Kuwahara Models
KE-1
The KE-1 was the very first Kuwahara Model made.

KZ-1
The second model which was lighter and stronger. The Frames and Forks were made by Tange.

KZ-2
Same model as the KZ-1, but with different parts.

ET
The BMX bike used in the hit movie Extra Terrestrial. The bike that made Kuwahara what it is today. It came in White and Red.

Nova
The Nova was designed for high speed that was still not super expensive. It was the same bike as the ET just it doesn't have the front gusset.

LaserLite
The ultimate Kuwahara ever made. The bike designed for high performance.

Survivor
The survivor replaced the Nova, but it was much more affordable. Same dropouts, but it wasn't a loop.

Apollo
The Apollo was the cheaper, toy store bike Kuwahara made. It came in the ET colors as well. It was the last Kuwahara and lowest quality.

If you have any further information on Kuwahara please reply. Thank you to Jamie Harrell for creating the Kuwahara website.

get yourself a can of pork soda........youll be feeling just fine.

I really enjoy the sounds of Primus!

I'll entertain you with one you didn't mention. This is an early 90's CS (Champ Series), wish I still had this one

Wow! I can't believe I forgot about the Freestyle bikes they made. Man I new I'd forget something.

Let's get Kappa or Kuwahara, for that matter, to do one of these. I get one.

Griggs?

22" top tube.

The CS was all race, and yes did forget to mention the freestyle side of Kuwahara.

Reall. I never new CS was race. I saw one one Ebay early this year and said 1992 Kuwahara CS Freestyle Bike. Well they fooled me.

Sorry.

LOL,

I'd rather see that stuff then "I like baked beans blah blah blah."

for some reason im not a fan of baked beans.

well, i like them but only with champagne. (sorta strange i know)

ohhhhh and before i forget.......blah, blah, blah

warmest wishes,
TONE

Alright, I'm starting to hate you so much, your becoming my freind. LOL

Any have any E.T. articles?????

http://www.dreamgate.ne.jp/kuwahara/history/et.html

Quote: "If you have any further information on Kuwahara please reply. Thank you to Jamie Harrell for creating the Kuwahara website."

Your welcome, but my last name isn't Harrell Lots of work went into the site and I still keep it updated from time to time.

My bikes

Two Jamies that are into Kuwahara makes it confusing to some I guess...lol. NSR Jamie has done excellent with his Kuwahara site!

Just picked up a Kuwahara today, anyone have any info on the Ser #'s...How Do I know if it is a KZ or a KE, there is an E in the Ser #, does that make it a KE 1

All the info you need is here

My Kuwahara Website

Look at the models and history, also look at the bikes I posted above, the gussets and dropouts are totally different on the KE-1 and KZ-1 bikes. Cheers

There is another site here:

http://www.kuwaharasite.org

Michael Ringseis and myself, along with a host of others in Singapore have tried to make it as authentic as possible.

By the way, there is no such thing as a KYZ frame. KY frames, yes.

This is a Kuwahara Nova. It had a hi-tensile steel rear and a chromoly steel front. If you look on the seat tube, that green sticker is in the place of the "ALL TUBES TANGE COMPETITION 4130 CHROMOLY"

the LaserLite and the Survivor pretty much used the same frame. At the time, lots of companies like Vector and GHP were releasing bikes that featured their pro frames with lower-specced parts. Another company was RedLine which used their PL-20 frame in their 700p

yep, the survivor was the Laserlite with lesser parts. Not a replacement for the Nova.

ok, now I've come across an ad that kinda throws a kink into both theories. Its from an 83 BMXA that shows a KZ-1 frame with Laser Bars, a Laser post, a couple other Laserlite parts, and a one piece crank.

The Survivor is a Laserlite or KZ-1 frame with a 1 piece crank to cut the price down.

Got a scan of it Mike?

yeah, check it out.

Go to Kuwaharabmx.com. The new 2009 models are now being shown and they are sick indeed.