Category: Builds

1980 Diamond Back Large Pro

Arrival Identifying characteristics Serial number are found on the rear, non-drive gusset and are in the Koizumi standard 6 digit format followed by a Kanji (baseball). Serial numbers will begin 9, 0 and 1 – 1979, 1980, 1981 only 1981 models will have a 1 followed by A, B or C, for January, February, March. […]

1982 Diamond Back Silver Streak

This Diamond Back Silver Streak is a favourite, it was purchased from eBay for a really fair sum as an original survivor, all parts correct, albeit missing wheels and pedals which I had already. This post covers the various stages of cleaning up, removing minor rust on parts with Oxalic acid, before final assembly. Arrival […]