Kona Hei Hei

Gday,

Thought I might post an update on the Hei Hei.

It was always destined to be a spare bike/full time commute, hence over the last 10 months its seen various builds - from full on slicks, to modern fox forks with small block 8s.

After 10,000+ km, the only problem I've had is with the hope ti-glide hub, a spacer was missing inside the hub, which was kinda irritating, we were on a road trip (and its tough to get spares like that in Oz) so a piece of garden hose did the trick - 8 months later its still in there.

And 10,000+ km without a clean looks like this... mud is kinda rare here.....

Cheers
Martin

Holy cr*p.

That is stunning. Looks like the ti version of my gunmmetal grey 1999 853 Explosif. Same decals.

looks great!


funny.. it's back it 'that' gear again :shock: :roll:

;]

Very nice although I preferred the original build

Honestly, the build changes on a weekly basis, and the intent for this bike was pure utility

It is a lovely bike, and suited to anything (modern & old parts)

I am fortuanate to own a Hei Hei as well and I don't think I'd ever part with it as it's timeless

Very nice - I think I saw your Pace locked up on Lonsdale St a while back - can't be many of those in Canberra.

Interested to know how you wangled shipping - I was tempted by a Dean Colonel frame that was on eBay over in the US a few weeks back, but it was going to be about $300 to get it out here!

Might have been my Pace but I doubt it...
I've got an Rc200 and a Rc300 hanging up in my garage, both with cracked frames - (since about 2 years ago..) and my Rc100 is mothballed in the UK!

Shipping was wangled on Hei Hei, by a very helpful seller who bent over backwards to get around USPS. The frame was packed into a box that looked like a stealth bomber - all faceted to try and get the dimensions down.
To be honest It's the last time I'd buy a frame from the US, as surface shipping isn't an option these days on USPS (which used to be less than half the cost of air, and took about 4 weeks) its too hard and expensive.

Its almost as cheap to fly over there as the shipping these days, and its getting cheaper....

Happy Trails.

"sitting in the corner dribbling" that is lovely

All

Does anyone know where I can get a good durable set of decals for the Hei Hei?

The set that has been on the bike for a couple years (sourced from RB) are now very very shabby - the print has pretty much disappeared off the top tube decal :-(

Cheers
RB