Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the video 😁🤙 bit of a warning, there’s some wind noise in the riding clips. It’s not too awful, there’s also talking there but just a heads up 😄👍 enjoy! 😎
Wow! You really took on a tough bike to save and did a very nice job. I love old Miyata's as I became a professional Cat-1 racer on a Team Koga Miyata which was an exact replica of the Miyata's used in the Tour de France in 1980. I got it because it had state of the art aero Shimano components. And because of that bike that I eventually got hired by the Japan Group which allowed me to work with Shimano which gave me the opportunity to meet and know Mr. Miyata very well. He was a ton of fun to be around and boy did he love to dance, especially with my beautiful wife. He was quite old when I knew him and he always got in trouble with his rental cars when he came to the US. One time he was on his way to attended Greg Herbald's wedding in Colorado when he called for help saying he hit a deer and demolished the rental car. And he always seemed to run over those parking lot spikes which were popular in the 80s. Like I said, he was a very nice man and he did create some beautiful bikes. I don't know if he still lives or not.
beautifully done! i have a soft spot for old Miyatas as my first real road bike was one, so it’s lovely to see one cared for and refreshed. learned a few new tricks and tips for my own builds too, thanks and love the videos!
Great job! These are awesome old bikes, they punch way above their weight. I'm more of a tinkerer than a restorer as you are. My best Frankenbike ever was a 1981 Miyata 110 (their entry level drop bar bike that year, basically a marketing-repurposed roadster frame with no cable braze-ons and very slack geometry) in this same lovely light blue. Despite its low tier pedigree, it came with butted cromoly main tubes and had a super sweet ride. I basically removed all the original 10 speed components and 27" wheelset, and grafted on a full Campy Record groupo from the same era. The donor bike for the Campy was a trashed Tomasini racing bike, and I also managed to get its Columbus air crown fork onto the Miyata. Speedy Modolo calipers just barely reached the 700c wheels. That was the sweetest, smoothest rolling bike ever. I miss it.
The current project I am working on I used an air brush to fill in paint the larger areas. Came out pretty well. I actually ended up painting highly worn areas like the drive side chain stay. Getting a paint to match is the tricky part. Velo Orange sells some half clips that are strapless which is good for casual riding.
Nice work. You did the best you could with that frame in that condition. I hope that one day you'll decide to give it a new paint job. A frame like that deserves it.
Just found your channel after upgrading a 92 cannondale 3.0 r800 to 7800 dura ace. You live very close to me. I hoon down godley on my more modern carbon bikes all the time!
Oh nice!! That’s cool to hear a local recognises the area! Haha. Sweet, an old Cannondale! Sounds like a decent setup 😎If you ever notice me out then give a wave 😁🤙
Very nice. My college roommate had a Nishiki steel bike with, I believe, Shimano 600 components. It was a very nice bike to ride, a darn sight better than the Schwinn Varsity I had at the time.
Hey! Nice to see a road bike video too. A warning: if the fork was bent, you should check the down tube and top tube close to where they meet the head tube, for they might be slightly bent too. As always, awesome content! Greetings from the other side of the Pacific!
Kia ora! The bike came out beautifully. I've got a bike from around the same time, originally also with the beautiful Shimano 600 arabesque groupset, but the only parts that remained before I got it were the brakes and levers. I looked up the name on the sticker on the back of the seat tube, turns out that bike shop still exists! Mücke in Krefeld, Germany. Wonder how that bike ended up in your hands, half way around the globe!
Looks like you have shortened up the rake in the front forks. This puts the wheel closer to the down tube and your toes. It makes it harder to no hands it but may make it better for climbing. Nice looking bike!
Love me a Miyata. Have had several across thier range. Best I had was a Miyata 710, so beautifully equipped...Campy hubs, Wolber rims, Suntour shift, Gran Compe braking. Still had original saddle. I think of Miyata as the working man's sport bike brand. Affordable quality bikes. Of course, I'm too young to have bought one new, but from what I've seen and read, a less expensive, top of the line Miyata was likely a superior product to some of its Italian counterparts. Case in point, how many Japanese made Bianchi's have you worked on in your time? Maybe more of these were shipped to Canada. I'm jealous of this bike, I've been wanting to do a Koga.
I have an 85/86 Miyata 710 that I love to death. I'm going to be converting from drop bars to flat bars with index shifters soon though. I've done around a thousand miles on it, and it needs a whole service, so I thought I'd change some of the more major parts also.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah I use penetrol as a rust prevention, I just stopped showing it in the videos as it got repetitive haha. There are other products like Boeshield and Frame Saver, too 👌 I use Penetrol because it’s available locally, it spreads really nicely and sets to a clear film so doesn’t hold dirt etc
Hi! The fork is probably from a track frame, drilled for brake. Suntour Superbe dropouts, shape of the fork crown (flat top, small arc for the tire), round fork blades, small rake, and tight clearances are the indicators of a track fork. It was probably not the best decision to put that on the bike, because it has much different geometry than a road fork, so it can mess up the handling, you will get a lot of toe overlap etc... plus track forks worth a lot more than road forks since they are more rare. Nice build other than that.
So jealous that you can just find what you want when you want. Living in the Philippines it took 8 yrs just to find a frame in my size....then two came along at once...an 85 Trek 560 and a Colnago super....There is a good community of enthusiasts here ,but it can be a challenge to find just the right part.
Wow! Yeah I think we have lots of retro bikes compared to the number of people into them, so I’m a bit spoilt for choice. Sometimes it takes a few weeks for something cool to show up, though. And there’s not always the right part when I need it, but they do show up! Those are some cool bikes 😍 funny that they show up in pairs like that 😆 Wish you luck!! 😄🤙
I have a similar 1978 road speed koga miyata frame. Were you able to find the right seat post size?
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Regarding the rear wheel - could't you just have thrown a hyperglide freehub on it instead of modifying the hyperglide cassette to fit the old freehub? ;)
Oh wow, thanks for letting me know! The bike must have been sold there, then? I had a Koga Miyata mtb that had a sticker from Amsterdam, too. There have been a few bikes from overseas pass through my hands, I guess people bring them here when they move 🤔 although I’m sure some are used as touring bikes, but I don’t think this one would have been haha
@@toastyrides funny enough is that i grew up really close to that city and even lived there for the first few years. My dad might aswell have went to that same bike shop when he was studying there. Its a small world as they say.
Thanks! Yeah definitely, would’ve been nicer to have at least a 28 up front for a bit of extra cushion, but ah well. The Healing Shogun has decent tyre clearance 😉
@@toastyrides wonder how that bike found it's way to new Zealand, judging from the sticker it's been originally sold in Krefeld Germany, wished these bikes could tell us their story!
Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the video 😁🤙 bit of a warning, there’s some wind noise in the riding clips. It’s not too awful, there’s also talking there but just a heads up 😄👍 enjoy! 😎
Wow! You really took on a tough bike to save and did a very nice job. I love old Miyata's as I became a professional Cat-1 racer on a Team Koga Miyata which was an exact replica of the Miyata's used in the Tour de France in 1980. I got it because it had state of the art aero Shimano components. And because of that bike that I eventually got hired by the Japan Group which allowed me to work with Shimano which gave me the opportunity to meet and know Mr. Miyata very well. He was a ton of fun to be around and boy did he love to dance, especially with my beautiful wife. He was quite old when I knew him and he always got in trouble with his rental cars when he came to the US. One time he was on his way to attended Greg Herbald's wedding in Colorado when he called for help saying he hit a deer and demolished the rental car. And he always seemed to run over those parking lot spikes which were popular in the 80s. Like I said, he was a very nice man and he did create some beautiful bikes. I don't know if he still lives or not.
beautifully done! i have a soft spot for old Miyatas as my first real road bike was one, so it’s lovely to see one cared for and refreshed. learned a few new tricks and tips for my own builds too, thanks and love the videos!
Great job! These are awesome old bikes, they punch way above their weight.
I'm more of a tinkerer than a restorer as you are. My best Frankenbike ever was a 1981 Miyata 110 (their entry level drop bar bike that year, basically a marketing-repurposed roadster frame with no cable braze-ons and very slack geometry) in this same lovely light blue. Despite its low tier pedigree, it came with butted cromoly main tubes and had a super sweet ride. I basically removed all the original 10 speed components and 27" wheelset, and grafted on a full Campy Record groupo from the same era. The donor bike for the Campy was a trashed Tomasini racing bike, and I also managed to get its Columbus air crown fork onto the Miyata. Speedy Modolo calipers just barely reached the 700c wheels. That was the sweetest, smoothest rolling bike ever. I miss it.
It came up a treat, very nice lines on the frame and the detailing on the bolt on parts really make it.
Thank you! Definitely, the 600 groupset really adds a touch of class and style to the build 👌
Quite a labor of love. Nice work filming, wrenching, and editing.🤗🙂🤔
Toasty Ride and Chill 👌👌👌
Watching with Wifey while drinking apple beer.
Nice!! 😁🤙 Oo cool! You know what video will be up next 😎🥳
@@toastyrides I can't really wait. ahaha
I had a couple bike in my early teens similar to this bike. Brings back great memories😀
this is very therapeutic to watch. really nice clean build. i love how you install the bar tape, gonna try that next time haha ~♡
That’s good to hear!! 😄 thank you 🤙 haha hope it goes that quickly for you! 😆
This is a restoration. From non-rideable to super rides after the 'operation'. Congratulations!!!
everything cleaned up nice good work nice build !!!
Thanks!! 🤙
The current project I am working on I used an air brush to fill in paint the larger areas. Came out pretty well. I actually ended up painting highly worn areas like the drive side chain stay. Getting a paint to match is the tricky part. Velo Orange sells some half clips that are strapless which is good for casual riding.
Nice work. You did the best you could with that frame in that condition. I hope that one day you'll decide to give it a new paint job. A frame like that deserves it.
I really think it’s a shame. So much nice work on the componenta.. the frame really looks quite bad imho.
I'm not mad - Just disappointed. Where did that 26" suspension fork idea go? ;)
Nice result! Arabesque is a classy group!
Hahaha would’ve been a comfier ride, that’s for sure!
Thanks! Definitely a classy groupset 👌
I have that bike. In pretty good condition too. Enjoy the bike 👍🏼
Great tip for the rear cassette
Cheers mate! Yeah good to know for those old style cassettes 😄😎
Just found your channel after upgrading a 92 cannondale 3.0 r800 to 7800 dura ace. You live very close to me. I hoon down godley on my more modern carbon bikes all the time!
Oh nice!! That’s cool to hear a local recognises the area! Haha. Sweet, an old Cannondale! Sounds like a decent setup 😎If you ever notice me out then give a wave 😁🤙
A really nice looking bike, I wouldnt wish to go back to down tube shifter though. Brifters are just a joy to use
i love these so much 😭
😄🤙❤️ that’s good!! 🥳
Worked on a similar koga a couple of months ago. The 600 Gruppo is such a lovely piece of art. Loved the work you did with frame!
Nice!! It sure is, one of the best looking sets around 👌
Thank you!!
works beautifully
Very nice. My college roommate had a Nishiki steel bike with, I believe, Shimano 600 components. It was a very nice bike to ride, a darn sight better than the Schwinn Varsity I had at the time.
“as close to stock as I can get it”. Music to my ears.
Excellent work as always, favorite part had to be the "reckless" fork chop 🤙👌
Thank you! Haha it worked out well 😆👌
You did a fantastic job on this bicycle.
Cool find. I have something similar, a Koga superwinner. It rides very well and the steel frame is more comfortable than my aluminium bicycle.
love these videos. I learn a lot by watching thank you!
great result,really enjoyable video.
Thanks! Glad you liked the video 🤟
Hey! Nice to see a road bike video too.
A warning: if the fork was bent, you should check the down tube and top tube close to where they meet the head tube, for they might be slightly bent too.
As always, awesome content! Greetings from the other side of the Pacific!
Hey, thank you! Yeah it’s normally pretty easy to spot, the headtube can ovalise too 😳 haha
Thank you!! Oh cool, greetings from New Zealand! 😄🤙
Kia ora! The bike came out beautifully. I've got a bike from around the same time, originally also with the beautiful Shimano 600 arabesque groupset, but the only parts that remained before I got it were the brakes and levers.
I looked up the name on the sticker on the back of the seat tube, turns out that bike shop still exists! Mücke in Krefeld, Germany. Wonder how that bike ended up in your hands, half way around the globe!
Looks like you have shortened up the rake in the front forks. This puts the wheel closer to the down tube and your toes. It makes it harder to no hands it but may make it better for climbing.
Nice looking bike!
So good. Thank you for the detailed video.
Thank you and you’re welcome! 😄🤙
Love me a Miyata. Have had several across thier range. Best I had was a Miyata 710, so beautifully equipped...Campy hubs, Wolber rims, Suntour shift, Gran Compe braking. Still had original saddle. I think of Miyata as the working man's sport bike brand. Affordable quality bikes. Of course, I'm too young to have bought one new, but from what I've seen and read, a less expensive, top of the line Miyata was likely a superior product to some of its Italian counterparts. Case in point, how many Japanese made Bianchi's have you worked on in your time? Maybe more of these were shipped to Canada. I'm jealous of this bike, I've been wanting to do a Koga.
Beautiful job
Bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻 good job ciao da Milano Italy
Thank you!! 😄🙌❤️
I have an 85/86 Miyata 710 that I love to death. I'm going to be converting from drop bars to flat bars with index shifters soon though. I've done around a thousand miles on it, and it needs a whole service, so I thought I'd change some of the more major parts also.
Mücke is a bikeshop in the town of Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westfalia. It still exists today and there I assume, someone bought the bike in the 80s.
Hi. Thanks for a nice video. I always use spray wax on the inside of the framed tubes. This should prevent further corrosion.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah I use penetrol as a rust prevention, I just stopped showing it in the videos as it got repetitive haha. There are other products like Boeshield and Frame Saver, too 👌
I use Penetrol because it’s available locally, it spreads really nicely and sets to a clear film so doesn’t hold dirt etc
Hi! The fork is probably from a track frame, drilled for brake. Suntour Superbe dropouts, shape of the fork crown (flat top, small arc for the tire), round fork blades, small rake, and tight clearances are the indicators of a track fork. It was probably not the best decision to put that on the bike, because it has much different geometry than a road fork, so it can mess up the handling, you will get a lot of toe overlap etc... plus track forks worth a lot more than road forks since they are more rare. Nice build other than that.
So jealous that you can just find what you want when you want. Living in the Philippines it took 8 yrs just to find a frame in my size....then two came along at once...an 85 Trek 560 and a Colnago super....There is a good community of enthusiasts here ,but it can be a challenge to find just the right part.
Wow! Yeah I think we have lots of retro bikes compared to the number of people into them, so I’m a bit spoilt for choice. Sometimes it takes a few weeks for something cool to show up, though. And there’s not always the right part when I need it, but they do show up!
Those are some cool bikes 😍 funny that they show up in pairs like that 😆
Wish you luck!! 😄🤙
Amazing!!!
Thank you! 🤙😎
nice clean up. had one of those kogas once too. mine came with shimano golden arrow group set.
that chrome fork though... I'm pretty sure it's bent.
Thanks! Oo sweet, sounds like a good bike! Yeah the original one was pretty badly bent, probably had a bit of an accident 🥲
Красота! Great job!
i think i fell in love.
Might I suggest you get the Dremel flex shaft attachment? it's far easier on the hands.
looks the business sir
Thanks!
VAPOR RUST ARMYYYYYYYY
Fantastic
great job. For me looks the front fork was banded in crash
This was my first Group Set 35y. ago! ;-)
This is a beauty! Would you be willing to tell for how much this one sold?
"... as close to stock as possible..." except that washer at 2:03... :)
Hahaha
I have a similar 1978 road speed koga miyata frame. Were you able to find the right seat post size?
Regarding the rear wheel - could't you just have thrown a hyperglide freehub on it instead of modifying the hyperglide cassette to fit the old freehub? ;)
The SR crankarm is Sakae. Very good brand.
Correct! Sakae Ringyo, I now have about 3 or 4 lonely non driveside the same as these but varying lengths haha
You know that Sticker on the seat tube is from a bike shop in krefeld germany.
Wonder how it ended done in new zealand.
Oh wow, thanks for letting me know! The bike must have been sold there, then? I had a Koga Miyata mtb that had a sticker from Amsterdam, too.
There have been a few bikes from overseas pass through my hands, I guess people bring them here when they move 🤔 although I’m sure some are used as touring bikes, but I don’t think this one would have been haha
@@toastyrides funny enough is that i grew up really close to that city and even lived there for the first few years. My dad might aswell have went to that same bike shop when he was studying there.
Its a small world as they say.
@@josh28874 woah, cool!! Haha it sure is, thanks for sharing 😄
Sweet, it's a shame that tire clearance is so tight
Thanks! Yeah definitely, would’ve been nicer to have at least a 28 up front for a bit of extra cushion, but ah well.
The Healing Shogun has decent tyre clearance 😉
Isn't the right brake lever for the rear tire and the left one for the front one?🤔
I've got an old Pallas (about 65 years) touring bicycle that I'm just too old to restore. How can I sell it?
Show us how to disassemble that freehub pls
I think the oldies look more “normal” with a 23.
Excellent vdo
What is your location? Maybe Australia 🇦🇺 or New Zealand 🇳🇿
Thanks! I’m in New Zealand 😄
@@toastyrides wonder how that bike found it's way to new Zealand, judging from the sticker it's been originally sold in Krefeld Germany, wished these bikes could tell us their story!
Love the old Miyatas. I have a Retro-mod 1983 Miyata Pro on my channel. check it out
Oh cool, I’ll check it out!
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you just basically cleaned it
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