ok, im already signed with boost mobile yamaha of troy racing, so i don't need to get a new one or anything. im just wondering what DO you consider is the best manufacture.\n\n1. yamaha(duh!!!)\n2.honda\n3.kawi\n4.suzuki\n5.KTM\n6. huh?
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yamaha is what i like best
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I know from personal knowledge that the bike you have was designed by Ben Lawee of lawee inc..I like the way the bikes of his design ride at least the 5 or ten of them I have experinced. According to sheldon brown (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/japan.html#univega) the biek you have was made by miyata-that in itself should be a more important factor determining ride quality that the type of tubing..\nMiyata started in the bike industry coming from the weapons industry in the late 1800's..from what I understand the made swords and when the first guns cae to japan they started making guns..this gave them the jump on drawing (manufacturing) tubing I am not aware that Miyata made there own tubing in the 20th centry though..that being said Miyata has had tubing drawn to its own specifications in the past and judging from the era of the bike it is a good guess that it has either Tange OR  Ishiwata tubing. More important than that for your sucess with the bike is that it is still straight and that it fits you well as you don't want to put energy towards a bike that doenst fit right..A steel frame of that quality should last a life time so before you invest in improvements make sure you can ride it comfortably for a rasonable amount of time. I dont think I have a brochure in my files but I will check and reply here ONLY if I do..good luck with it and Stay on 2 wheels!\nerik ZO
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Vintage Bicycle Discussion Area\nVintage Lightweights\nVINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer\nPosted by J.T. on 7/30/2004 at  1:12:04 AM \nI bought a race/road bike from a thrift store the other day. It has been repainted and I don't know who made the bike. It is a ten-speed with multiple Sun Tour components. It has a Shimano 333 Stem Shifter and Shimano 27" Wheels. The brakes, handle bars and front derailer are diacompe. There was foam padding on the handle bars but I replaced it with tape. When I removed the padding there were two inscriptions. On the left hand bar there was an ivy wreath. Inside the wreath it says "Japan Champion". On the right hand bar it says "KB". Anyone know wjo made the bike?\nby: 67.5.136.119 \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNavigation: \n  oldroads.com \n    Top of Vintage Lightweights Discussion Area \n      First message in this thread \n\n        Replies:\n       RE:VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer posted by JONathan on 7/30/2004 at 6:14:51 AM \n Not too much to go on. Fins, gills and scales...what kind of fish is it? If you have names for the cranks, wheels (hubs and rims) and freewheel type and make, the field could be narrowed a bit. The higher quality Japanese imports from the '70's were: Fuji; Miyata; Nishiki; Univega (Nishiki); Centurion; Bridgestone; Panasonic; and a host of branded Schwinns. The assumption is US imports. Canada had several others. Sekine comes to mind.\nPost a picture of the frame so the lug work and seat-stays are discernable. This can be matched up with known models for a good guess. The alloy "Champion" bars indicate a good quality bike. There were other quality rides, such as Kobe and Nakamura, etc., but these were fewer, at least from my experiences spotting VLW's. A serial number can be useful as gifferent makes had different number schemes and location on the frame.\nGood luck, JONathan\nNote: Sounds like a great commuter bike; the more generic looking the better, IMHO. Even lousy paint protects against rust. \nby: 67.118.246.240  \n\n       S/N, please posted by John E on 7/30/2004 at 2:34:23 PM \n In addition to more details on components and lug details, please post the serial number. Kawamura, Nishiki's framebuilder, punched S/Ns such as KS78091 (my 1971 American Eagle Semi-Pro) on the bottom of the BB shell. \n\nThe 333 indicates lower-end early 1970s Shimano components. I am guessing your bike weighs about 15kilos=33lbs. A lighter weight would indicate something better and/or newer.\nby: 66.185.168.82  \n\n       RE:VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer posted by J.T. on 7/30/2004 at 5:28:19 PM \n The crankset has the same KB inscribed on it. The s/n is under the crankset, KS70120\nby: 67.5.140.46  \n\n       RE:RE:VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer posted by JONathan on 7/30/2004 at 8:05:51 PM \n How about "Kabuki Bridegstone"? I have a Kabuki that is made by Bridegstone. One way to see is to check the lugs for magnetic response. They used Al lugs and thermal bonding, way ahead of the times. I would check mine for serial number, but it is second tier location. Another thing is to look for "integral derailer hanger" and check for forged dropouts. This would make it a keeper, for sure.\nUnless it was a Schwinn "varsity" with its unique construction, the identification of the myriad look-alikes is tough without decals and/or stickers. Unless there is a specific serial number provenance. Have you given it the test ride? The better bikes ride better, so you could then narrow it down to maybe a dozen makes.\nGood luck and happy rides,\nJONathan\nby: 67.118.246.2  \n\n       Nishiki posted by J.T. on 7/30/2004 at 8:21:46 PM \n Doing some of my own research I stumbled upon the Nishiki logo. The square with a stripe through it in the middle of the logo is inscribed next to
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forget the choices you have I'd suggest a Giant STP..you can get a 07 frame for $300 or talk to your local Giant dealer about a 2006 stp complete bike, I know right now giant is blowing them out to make room for the new stuff. the STP (Street,Trails,Park) is a sweet bike, the geo. is perfect for street or DJ and it rides well on the trails\nI have owned a P bike and a Cowan before and will never go back now that I ride a STP
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Go to Competition Accessories and test drive as many motorcycles as possible.  I know I'd enjoy it.
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It really depends on 'what' type of riding you'll be doing and how much of it.  If you're just planning on being a weekend warrior and just want something decent to ride then you could get away with a lower end bike like the IronHorse Warrior or something like that.  If you're looking at seriously getting into the sport and spending some serious coin, then the options are limitless.  \n\nCheck out this site and sign up to post some questions.  I use it to find all kinds of info and find most people really helpful.  I go there daily to offer my insights or to ask a question.  \n\nwww.mtbr.com and click on the forums link.  Or just go to forums.mtbr.com\n\nThere's a specific forum for 'What bike to buy' and this question has been asked quite a bit.  So if you don't want to sign up to post, then you can just read other responses.\n\nGood luck!
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There are an incredible variety of gearhub powered bikes.  \n\nSee www.harriscyclery.com for your 3 speed parts and repair directions.  \n\nThere are 3 speed cruisers, 7 speed crusiers, 8 speed crusiers, these all come in a modern look or a retro look with both steel and aluminum available.  \n\nThere are 7 speed mountain bikes, 8 speed mountain bikes, 14 speed mountain bikes, and coming soon, a 9 speed.  \n\nThere are also 8 speed road bikes.  \n\nNone of these have derailleurs at all, and they all have gearhubs like your 3-speed.  ;)
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I would say your best bet is to approach a potential sponsor but have all the details of your team to hand results ages experience bikes and i mean everything the more details you have the more likely they are to sponsor you
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I like all motorcycles, crouch rockets and customs, but my dream motorcycle is the Susuki GSXR 1000!!! Hella fast!
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go to http://www.motoexpress.co.uk you should find what you want they do motocross holidays with your bike
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I found my daughters latest bike @ Kmart. I would try there , their web site, and toys r us web site. They always have more available on line. What was the brand? Try going to that site. Good luck, I know how picky they can be!
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I cant tell you the shops, but I can tell you where I get my components.  Digikey (as in digikey.com) has very good deals on components.  I used to price shop components for an engineering firm, and I would get quotes from dozens of places for the same part.  Hands-down digikey won almost every time.  They have very good part costs.
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Can't go wrong with a Honda. They are a bit more $$ but they last forever and you can't kill em. But stay away from the electric shift option on some of them. Just get the normal shifter. The quad with less gadgets and do-dads the better. Less thing to possibly give you a headache someday.
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Very good and famous brands are Gazelle and Batavus. Gazelle already exists for 114 years. They have all kinds of different styles and are really good quality. \nBatavus was founded in 1904 and has as well a huge range of different bikes. \nBoth brands have the typical Dutch bikes, in Dutch called 'omafiets' (translated 'Grannybike'). Gazelle calls that range 'Basic' and Batavus 'Old Dutch'. On both sites, you can find information about where you can buy the bikes.
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Not sure what tracks they have in India?  Check out some bike web sites, but the best thing to do is finish what you studying just incase the bike puts a end a future you currently busy in, then take a few trips to London where you can get used to Brands Hatch and Silverstone, if money is not the option move to the U.K. and get into the standard biking class where some of the big sponsers might be able to help. Get the Doctors auto biography and read how he did it, that is why i am sure he stays in the U.K. as all the big guys sponser wise is from there.  Sounds like you really are passionate about it so thats the best way to begin, maybe check out some bike shops in the U.K. and see if you can get a job from them first and work as a pit crew if the shop has one.  Im from South Africa and support Vale too, but from here most of our top riders go to the U.K. live out of trailors and try and get there name into the sport as soon as they can as it becomes for costly but then again as i said if money isnt the option go over and follow what you dream of doing, i think all bike riders like myself would like to be like all the top riders!!!  It takes alot serious hard work but GO 4 IT!!!!
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haro V4 but u might want to consider the following\n\nu should consider getting companys like haro,kona,norco,specialized,tr... and gt. start with kona, specialized and giant they make good bikes and they are cheap for bikes within the same range. for kona look for stuff, lavadom or scrap\nnorco:shore series\nharo:v series\nspecialized:any thing they are all good and cheap\nironhorse:make almost unbreakable bikes but they are heavy\nbanshee:morphine series\n\n\nbefore buying the bike make sure that the dimonds of the frame should be small and points upwards the tyres should be wide and with lots of rubber studs. the fork should have atleast 100mm of travel better if beond 130mm. the suspention brand that you should look for is marzochii or rock shock they are the most common ones. if you dont like the suspention then you might consider spending an other 500$ on bomber shocks they are good qualityed stuff. i recomand a hard tail because they are easier to ride up hill and gives lots of air. and is cheaper and lighter. you should look for disk breaks but if the bike dont come with them v breaks are good too exept over time they dig into your rim and shorten the rim's life.
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The best dirtbike is the safest one.  That usually means a snickers-powered one.  These are also known by the more common name of mountain bikes.  The best ones are made by Cannondale and Trek, and start at about $400.  They require relatively inexpensive tune-ups every so often, and new brake and shifter cables about once a year.  This will get him off his tuches and out in the wilderness.  Remember that a $100 helmet will protect him more than a $100 pair of shoes!