Other Kuwahara related stuff

At the moment there is not much stuff here. Just a few things I have found on the Internet. If anybody has something they would like to share or add, please e-mail to me here. This section is open to anything related to Kuwahara old school BMX bikes. Click on the thumbnails for a larger image. Be sure to check out the Old Ads section as well for lots more pictures.

Click to view this picture on You Tube This video was sent in by Ed Wong. He has an excellent collection of old school Kuwahara BMX bikes and uploaded this video to You Tube for us all to share. Click here or on the picture to jump to the You Tube site and watch it.
Click to download - 2.74MB  MPG video This cool video was sent in to me by an anonymous Emailer who is shown here doing a really long and amazing wheelie on his old school Kuwahara KZ-1 bike. Click here or on the picture to download the video in a MPG file. (2.74 MB, 7 seconds duration with sound)
273K - Click for full size image Here is a short report on one of the most famous Kuwahara riders ever, Gary Ellis. This report is from the October 1984 Issue of a BMX magazine.
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Here is a great action shot from the July 1981 Issue of BMX Action Magazine featuring RL Osbourne and Mike Buff. Check out the chrome Kuwahara KZ-1 with it's cool Tuff Wheels.

Special thanks to James O'Donnell

54K - Click for full size image This is a British factory rider named Stu Diggins. This picture shows him on his custom LaserLite which he raced back in the 1980's in the UK.
51K - Click for full size image Here is an early LaserLite (Fully aero KZ-83) with Tange ARX forks from the United Kingdom. Some Kuwahara bikes came with different parts depending on your part of the world.
This is a Kuwahara catalog from around 1987-1988 from my own personal collection. This is when Kuwahara decided to shift more to Freestyle than BMX racing.
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63K - Click for full size image Here is a great picture from the cover of the February/March issue of Total BMX magazine.
82K - Click for full size image The legendary Dave Vanderspek of the infamous Curb Dogs showing off on his 1986 Bravo KT. Want to know more about Dave Vanderspek?? Then click here for more.
68K - Click for full size image A picture of the 1980 Kuwahara USA National BMX team, see any familiar faces there?
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The cover of the March 1981 Bicycle Motocross Action magazine featuring the Kuwahara Grand Nationals. Check out rider no. 5!!

Special thanks to "Gavin"

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A old advertisement poster from 1982 of the ET Kuwahara. I really wanted to have this bike when I was about 10 years old.

Special thanks to "Scary Leary"

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An old ad from the December 1980 issue of BMX Action magazine with Trash Can Bob Morgan.

Special thanks to "Gavin"

127K - Click for full size image An old advertisement from 1981 of some cool Kuwahara accessories.