Kona Titanium Serial Number List - update 15/08/25

[LeeDevelopment]

Amazing that we have two 99's in a week, including the newest last KK ever made on file.

KH18072 - Red Painted Headtube, all original 1999 decals. Missing right rear V-brake post.

KK18074 - Unpainted Headtube, Orange Go Faster Decals.

I'll do some digging on the Made In Taiwan decal...that can't be right...

May be there to naively mislead thieves?!

 

[Pllacebo99]

Ive seen a 99 catalogue spec Hei Hei with painted headtube and a "Made in Taiwan" sticker (however the BB is stamped made in USA)

I think they were assembled in Taiwan with RaceFace (Canadian) running gear and also came with a X-Lite (UK) Seatpost clamp in the 99 Catalogue

Odd aswell because the KH18 (072) suggests its more likely to be a 98 frame that was painted at a later date

 

[MatBH5]

I’m assuming stickers relevant to the UK market were added on import to the UK. This would certainly be the ‘BS’ sticker (presumably not used in e.g. North America) and I wonder whether as 95% of the Kona’s would have indeed have been Taiwan-made, this was stuck in ‘automatically’ at the same time? Or do US bikes have the same rules on origin stickers.
I’ve never been involved in importing bike, so what do I know!!