De-blued 1997(?) Kona Hei Hei..pic heavy

[Harryburgundy]

You probably saw this on Ebay with the blue components that I have been selling.
Not being keen on blue...I have so far de-blued it and have stripped and cleaned what was a very dirty bike.
Unfortunately I found a very small ding in the downtube (where the forks have spun around) but apart from that the frame is in superb condition.
Barely any chain-slap or cable rub etc. Decals are still good but not perfect, and I'll leave them that way. Everything else is pretty much as new.
Think I will go quite mono-chrome with this (and probably a wee bit of modern stuff on it)
I have had a few Hei Hei's and this certainly stands out in terms of finish, welds etc.
1997 I believe....B18571

 

[Major22]

Very nice Carl, makes me miss mine (the one you sold me a year ago or so), really great handling bikes these..

 

[al-onestare]

You probably saw this on Ebay with the blue components that I have been selling.
Not being keen on blue...I have so far de-blued it and have stripped and cleaned what was a very dirty bike.
Unfortunately I found a very small ding in the downtube (where the forks have spun around) but apart from that the frame is in superb condition.
Barely any chain-slap or cable rub etc. Decals are still good but not perfect, and I'll leave them that way. Everything else is pretty much as new.
Think I will go quite mono-chrome with this (and probably a wee bit of modern stuff on it)
I have had a few Hei Hei's and this certainly stands out in terms of finish, welds etc.
1997 I believe....B18571

I want one. Lovely stuff.

 

[magas]

lovely - 97 seems to be correct.

 

[..lee..]

i love that. welds are super neat.

 

[andrewl]

Unfortunately I found a very small ding in the downtube (where the forks have spun around) but apart from that the frame is in superb condition....

1997 I believe....B18571

Yes 1997 and ding would be from a MY97 Bomber Z2 as the preload adjusters were too tall to clear the downtube on most frames.