Given the “Tony Hawk” cranks and pegs I’m fairly confident its a spec built Chinese open design frame. Which means it probably exists with multiple brands stuck on it.
kuatorecall on
It’s definitely NOT a 1989 VFR. How do I know? VFRs from that era didnt have mounts for V-Brakes on the seatstay and didn’t have a cable guide brazed onto the top tube.
Mattlovesthe90s on
Vfr certainly had v brake mounts (since 96 I believe) and looking at pics online did in fact have cable guides on that too tube like this one. One thing throwing me off is the threadless forks. Even in 98 the vfr was 1”. Does it have a “D” stamped on the dropouts or behind the seat tube/seat stay junction
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Given the “Tony Hawk” cranks and pegs I’m fairly confident its a spec built Chinese open design frame. Which means it probably exists with multiple brands stuck on it.
It’s definitely NOT a 1989 VFR. How do I know? VFRs from that era didnt have mounts for V-Brakes on the seatstay and didn’t have a cable guide brazed onto the top tube.
Vfr certainly had v brake mounts (since 96 I believe) and looking at pics online did in fact have cable guides on that too tube like this one. One thing throwing me off is the threadless forks. Even in 98 the vfr was 1”. Does it have a “D” stamped on the dropouts or behind the seat tube/seat stay junction
I think whoever told you the year got 89 and 98 mixed up. [Here is an example for reference.](https://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/dyno/7784)