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 Most early (1983-1985) Kuwahara mountain bikes sold in North America were dual branded: Kuwahara on the down tube with an Apollo headbadge.  Apollo was an Australian brand ((Apollo continues to design bikes in Australia: [[https://www.apollobikes.com/|apollobikes]]))((BTW, Takashi Kuwahara [[http://amblinroad.com/2019/09/08/interview-with-kuwahara-bikes-as-featured-in-et-president-takashi-kuwahara/|stated]] that Kuwahara exported mountain bikes to Canada and Australia starting in 1980...)) Most early (1983-1985) Kuwahara mountain bikes sold in North America were dual branded: Kuwahara on the down tube with an Apollo headbadge.  Apollo was an Australian brand ((Apollo continues to design bikes in Australia: [[https://www.apollobikes.com/|apollobikes]]))((BTW, Takashi Kuwahara [[http://amblinroad.com/2019/09/08/interview-with-kuwahara-bikes-as-featured-in-et-president-takashi-kuwahara/|stated]] that Kuwahara exported mountain bikes to Canada and Australia starting in 1980...))
- imported into North America by Fred Deeley of Vancouver, BC.  All early North American Kuwahara/Apollo mountain bikes will likely have a Deeley sticker on the seat tube.+ imported into North America by Fred Deeley of Vancouver, BC.  All early North American Kuwahara/Apollo mountain bikes will likely have a Deeley sticker on the seat tube.  All Kuwaharas from 1986 on wards have a Kuwahara logo on the head tube.
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   * Many Kuwaharas in Australia do not have an Apollo badge.  For example: [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/classic-kuwahara-mtbs.513225/page-4|mtbr]]   * Many Kuwaharas in Australia do not have an Apollo badge.  For example: [[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/classic-kuwahara-mtbs.513225/page-4|mtbr]]
  
-Apollo of Australia should get its own timeline entry if some local Aussie examples can be found.+Apollo of Australia has its own timeline entry: [[apollo:start|Apollo]].
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 </div> </div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1983b>
 +----
 +===== 1983 Kuwahara =====
 +
 +
 +SunTour Mountech GTL 1982-83.
 +Seems to be an indentical frame to the Apollo/Deeley and also the [[apollo:start#s1983|1983 Apollo Mountaineer]].  Yet it uses the traditional Kuwahara paint job and stickers.  And this has no other stickers than a simple shop sticker written in English.  It's possible, but unlikely, that this is a 1982.
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1983b.jpg?300|1983 Kuwahara}}
 +\\
 +1983 Kuwahara
 +[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/255245642761?hash=item3b6dd36c09:g:uYYAAOSwxSphnwau|ebay]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +
  
  
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 ===== 1984 Aries ===== ===== 1984 Aries =====
  
-All of the mountain bikes pictured on this page are Apollos with Deeley stickers.+Many of the mountain bikes pictured on this page are Apollos with Deeley stickers.
  
 {{badge.jpg?300|Headtube badge and sticker}} {{badge.jpg?300|Headtube badge and sticker}}
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 1984 Aries 1984 Aries
 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/29916553@N02/albums/72157630245137796|flickr]] [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/29916553@N02/albums/72157630245137796|flickr]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1984b>
 +----
 +
 +===== 1984 Kuwahara =====
 +
 +1983-4 Suntour parts, a Kuwahara head badge and no Apollo/Deeley stickers.  It doesn't appear to be a Japanese market bicycle, so it's likely that Fred Deeley's deal was for Canada only, which he exported to the PNW.
 +
 +
 +{{ebay2.jpg?300|Kuwahara Head Badge}}
 +\\
 +Kuwahara Head Badge
 +[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341028622|ebay]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{ebay.jpg?300|1984 Kuwahara}}
 +\\
 +1984? Kuwahara
 +[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341028622|ebay]]
  
 </div> </div>
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-<div column 50% #production>+ 
 + 
 +<div column 50% #s1986>
 ---- ----
-==== Production Notes ==== + 
-<WRAP #prod1 /> +===== 1986 Puma ===== 
-[1]. ?+ 
 +By 1986 the Apollo connection with North America is done and pure Kuwaharas are being exported throughout the world. 
 +SunTour XC Sport RD-6900 (1986) 
 +</div> 
 + 
 + 
 +<div column 45%> 
 + 
 +{{1986.jpg?300|1986 Puma}}
 \\ \\
 +1986 Puma
 +[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/393341040597?hash=item5b94f3f7d5:g:qtkAAOSwoqtgqd5y|ebay]]
 +
 </div> </div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1987>
 +----
 +
 +===== 1987 Lynx =====
 +
 +SunTour alpaha-5000 (1987)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +
 +{{1987.jpg?300|1987 Lynx}}
 +\\
 +1987 Lynx
 +[[https://offerup.com/item/detail/524050737|offerup]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1988>
 +----
 +===== 1988 Mondia Cascade Road =====
 +SunTour XC 9000 front & back, Ishiwata triple butted & lugged frame,
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +{{1988.jpg?300|1988 Mondia Cascade Road}}
 +\\
 +1988 Mondia Cascade Road
 +[[https://mountainbikemuseum.nl/en/mountainbikes/kuwahara-mondia-cascade-road-458| mountainbikemuseum.nl]]
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1989>
 +----
 +
 +===== 1989 Impulse =====
 +
 +Deore MT62 (1989)
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +
 +{{1989.jpg?300|1989 Impulse}}
 +\\
 +1989 Impulse
 +[[https://www.ebay.com/itm/174314950279|ebay]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1990>
 +----
 +
 +===== 1990 Cascade =====
 +
 +Deore DX MT650 (1990-93)
 +
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +
 +{{1990.jpg?300|1990 Cascade}}
 +\\
 +1990 Cascade
 +[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/saddleupbike/10361755235/in/photostream/|flickr]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1991>
 +----
 +
 +===== 1991 Carbo-Titan =====
 +
 +An early carbon mtb.  [[special:start#s1988|Specialized]] was first, in 1988.  Were there any others from 1989-1991?
 +\\
 +
 +
 +Carbon stem/bar combo, tubes. Tange Switchblade forks, Shimano Deore XT.
 +
 +
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +
 +{{1991.jpg?300|1991 Carbo-Titan}}
 +\\
 +1991 Carbo-Titan
 +[[https://www.facebook.com/cultmtb/photos/pcb.751917818323839/751916904990597/|facebook]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +<div column 50% #s1992>
 +----
 +
 +===== 1992 Pacer =====
 +
 +Their 2nd cheapest MTB of 1992, whose model lineup included: Weasel, Lynx, C-Pacer, A-Pacer, X-Pacer, Hi-Pacer, U-Pacer & Pacer.  From the 1992 Kuwahara [[https://kuwahara-family.brieger.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kuwahara-Katalog-92.pdf|catalog]].  Deore LX.
 +
 +
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +<div column 45%>
 +
 +{{1992.png?300|1992 Pacer}}
 +\\
 +1992 Pacer, from 1992 Kuwahara catalog, page 20 
 +\\
 +[[https://kuwahara-family.brieger.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Kuwahara-Katalog-92.pdf|kuwahara-family.brieger.blog]]
 +
 +</div>
 +
 +
 +
 +
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