I would like to assume readers of this site are familiar with the name Koichi Yamaguchi. If not, let me offer a quick intro. Yamaguchi began his career as the master builder for 3 Rensho in Japan during the early 1980’s. Most of his frames went between the legs of professional Keirin riders. They had to be light, durable, and fast! Keirin frames have to withstand the trials and tribulations of track racing. If one were to break, the builder would lose their NJS license and that would mean the end of the company.
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Back from the Grave: Donal Rey’s Yamaguchi Track
When your precious track bike gets hit by a car, most would just hang her up on the wall and blow her kisses at night. Not Donal. He sent his wrecked Yamaguchi to Ian Sutton of Icarus Frames for a little repair job. The completed work is really rad, as captured here in this studio portrait. Looking good holmes!
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Beautiful Bicycle: Yamaguchi Track
There are two blogs that I’ll plug regardless of frequency and that’s Tracko and Fyxo. This week, it’s Tracko getting all the love. What can I say? GSC gets a lotta nice bikes rolling through. See more of this Yamaguchi track at Kyle’s Flickr.
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Milk Money: Armando’s Yamaguchi
Wilis took some photos of Armando’s Yamaguchi track bike and posted them up to Milk Money. Gotta love a little Chris King bling on the front end. Check out more here.