1980's Silk Katakura

61cm, measured c-c.

Frame and fork are fully chrome; the chrome is in marvelously good condition. With the exception of the CrMo sticker - which I am flattening off the bike and will reglue - the graphics are also in very good condition. There are a couple of edges on the "bird" logos that will need to be pressed down with a tiny addition of adhesive, but nothing worrisome.

With the exception of the bars, wrap, (well, tires, of course) and saddle, I am pretty confident this bike is all original. I can only go by a couple of other examples I've located with serial numbers that are very close to mine, but I'm going to tentatively date this to ca. 1984. I am quite willing to reappraise that date when/if new information arises.

One small detail: In the few catalog scans I've come across, and in other examples of Silks, I haven't seen any run with Aero levers like this one is. So I'm thinking that is probably a later "upgrade."