Shogun Appreciation Society
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Garethbmw » Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:54 pm
thanks
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Postby Burnsy » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:33 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Sc7 » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:35 am
Wondering if someone might be able to help me ID an ollllld Shogun if possible?
Woke up this morning to the news some b-tard had cut my lock and nicked it out of my backyard :'(
Black and red one in the following....not the greatest images sorry
http://imgur.com/a/62Cwy
http://imgur.com/WJ2naV7
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Burnsy » Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:01 pm
I have as pdf as well if whoever owns the dropbox with the other years in it would like them to add to the collection.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Burnsy » Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:47 pm
Before
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Postby koshari » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:11 pm
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Postby Garethbmw » Tue Feb 21, 2017 10:14 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Burnsy » Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:23 pm
I drew them up then had them cut. I have spares in the chrome and can do them for $25 a set posted with a chain stay protector. No other colours as that is what I bought, the Shogun decal is the same height as original but not as long, headtube is based on the 89 catalog one. Basically I can send you an exact set of what you see here, no other colours or modifications available. They are individual cut letters (same as originals were) not a transfer of the whole thing.Garethbmw wrote:Very nice who did decals do you have any shogun decal to sell
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Postby Burnsy » Wed Feb 22, 2017 11:26 pm
Thanks mate, I like it, it is just an off the shelf powdercoat colour and is so close to the original blue it is uncanny. For $80 blasted and coated you can't go wrongkoshari wrote:that has come up a treat burnsy, groat choice of colour.
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Postby koshari » Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:06 am
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Burnsy » Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:01 pm
Yes, hand them old frame and forks, they blast then coat, one of the off the shelf colours at that price, about twice that for a metalic. They are well regarded in Perth for poweder coating bike frames. Southside Powdercoaters in O'Connor WA. Reckon it would have cost me that in paint, thinners and consumables to do it myself.koshari wrote:that is a good deal, do they do all the prep?
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Postby koshari » Fri Feb 24, 2017 9:05 am
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby xargon » Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:26 pm
I wanted a new steel roadie and was lucky enough to grab this Shogun Samurai. Condition is excellent for a 30yo bike (almost no rust yay, decals mostly intact), full 105 groupset. I'm just missing the brake lever hoods. I've seen a few other guys do yellow bar tape, yellow saddle and yellow tires on these coloured frames and they look pretty cool, I might do that when the tires need replacing.
I was also after a purple Shogun mtb similar to my old one. I picked up this 1996 Trailbreaker 3 from ebay in decent condition (frame was excellent but a lot of parts needed to be adjusted. The front derailuer didn't clear the large chain ring properly and needed to be lifted 2mm higher on the frame, the whole bike felt like it was never assembled properly which is probably why it has had little use). All original components including the Shimano Alivio shifters and rear derailuer and the front one is STX.
Both bikes feel great to ride. It was heaps of fun hunting ebay and gumtree for the Shoguns I was after. It was just as much fun to strip them, clean, regrease and re-assemble them. They both feel like they have many years left in them and cost a fraction of the price of a new one from the shops .
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Postby koshari » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:05 am
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby uart » Tue Mar 07, 2017 1:27 pm
They're always an interesting look with that "triple triangle" design, but can anyone remember the stated rational behind that design?
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Postby scp » Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:08 pm
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Postby Mulger bill » Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:34 pm
Supposedly a smoother ride as rear wheel forces are transmitted into the top tube instead of the seat cluster. Science? I dunno...uart wrote:Yeah, great condition on that Samurai for the age.
They're always an interesting look with that "triple triangle" design, but can anyone remember the stated rational behind that design?
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Postby uart » Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:13 pm
Thanks Bill, I knew there would be an "official" benefit of having it. You know however that the reality for most of those things was more like the following.Mulger bill wrote:Supposedly a smoother ride as rear wheel forces are transmitted into the top tube instead of the seat cluster. Science? I dunno...
- You line up on the starting line and see the bloke next to you has something that you don't. Hmm, what's that you think?
- Then at the end of the race he beats you because he just happens to be a better rider, but all you can think is: "What chance did I have? That lowdown cheatin' barstool had 50% more triangles than me". Then after the race you rush out and buy one.
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Postby Chapwilliams » Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:39 pm
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Mickey1980 » Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:10 pm
Thanks in advance!
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby uart » Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:41 am
Yes I'd say 100% certain. It looks identical to mine (as originally purchased). I have since replaced the brifters with down tube levers and the saddle and a couple of other minor changes, but otherwise identical.Mickey1980 wrote:Dear fellow forum members. Could you please help me to check whether the bike in the link below is a genuine Shogun samurai?
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby Mickey1980 » Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:51 am
Thanks for the feedback.uart wrote:
Yes I'd say 100% certain. It looks identical to mine (as originally purchased). I have since replaced the brifters with down tube levers and the saddle and a couple of other minor changes, but otherwise identical.
Worth the try?
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
Postby uart » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:20 pm
Hi Mickey. I see that's it's now sold. Did you buy it?Mickey1980 wrote: Thanks for the feedback. Worth the try?
Sorry if the point is now moot as it's sold. But yeah it was probably quite a reasonable buy at that price. Nothing to get overly excited about though (or overly disappointed if you missed it). It's a 90's model that dates to after production shifted to Taiwan. I don't think that these TIG welded in Taiwan ones are near as desirable as the earlier lugged tube Japanese made models.
Having said that, I'm quite happy with how mine rides. It's a nice comfortable ride and handles fairly well.
BTW. Can someone please let me know if my picture above (my previous post) is visible to them? I've been having a few issues with linking pictures from Google Photos recently, and some of my earlier images of this bike went missing.
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Re: Shogun Appreciation Society
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