Apollo Kuwahara

The Apollo Kuwahara was a low end non-factory BMX bike made by Kuwahara and sold as an Apollo Kuwahara in North America. It used a mild steel frame instead of Chromoly like the Factory Kuwahara bikes. The Apollo had a metal badge that was riveted on the headtube and came with a unique front gusset with three little holes in it. The Apollo Kuwahara was made in Japan and was targeted for beginner BMX riders on a very low budget or an affordable street bike for having fun with.

The Apollo Kuwahara was also sold in the E.T. colors and was the low end "Toy Store Model" Kuwahara bike.

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Tim from Canada is the owner of this Canadian model Apollo Kuwahara. It is all original except for the Motomag wheels and Shimano brakes.

74K - Click for full size image The Apollo Kuwahara bikes came with this steel badge that was riveted into the head tube. Apollo Kuwahara bikes were never sold with the Factory Kuwahara mark. Many owners removed these badges and added Factory decals later on. 25K - Click for full size image

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Here is a NOS frame and fork set from Japan. It is the same Apollo frame with the three hole single gusset but notice the head tube sticker is like the ET (loop tail) bikes and the positioning of the front fork stickers. These colors were sold in very limited numbers and are quite rare today.

26K - Click for full size image Another example of a nice Apollo frame, this owner added Factory Kuwahara stickers to give it the Factory look and replaced many of the economy parts with higher end parts from SunTour, Araya, Elina and KKT. 26K - Click for full size image

34K - Click for full size image Another Apollo frame, notice the front gusset with it's three holes. Do not mistake these with the first model Kuwahara bike (KE-1) I have a feeling these are not the correct forks, but can not say for sure. 22K - Click for full size image

28K - Click for full size image The Apollo Kuwahara's serial number is stamped on the seat post near the bottom bracket as pictured on the left hand side. Some more pictures of an old Apollo Kuwahara on the right in white. Most (not all) of Apollo Kuwahara bikes did not come with Kuwahara stickers on the front forks, just on the frame. 46K - Click for full size image
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Apollo Kuwahara E.T. colors bike "Toy Store model"
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51K - Click for full size image Here are some pictures of the Apollo bike in the E.T. colors. This was the "Toy Store model" E.T Kuwahara. This should not be confused with the real "loop tail" model. Notice the single gusset and non-loop tail. 37K - Click for full size image

40K - Click for full size image This is me on my brand new Chrome Apollo Kuwahara back in the early 1980's. About one week after buying the bike I pried off the Apollo badge on the head tube and replaced it with a Factory decal set cause I could not afford the Factory bikes back then. I added Chrome pads, Dia-Compe brakes, F-1 grips, Araya rims and had some great times with this old bike. My sister actually rode this bike in the movie "RAD" as a movie extra when we were growing up as kids in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Unfortunately this bike was later on stolen.....