And here's a track version of the 4000:
http://www.5andadime.com/
On 1/18/11, Thomas R <thomasr_240@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> The wrap-around seat stays, lugs and fork crown look identical to those on
> my '77 Centurion Semi-Pro.
> http://www.flickr.com/
> Best regards,
>
> Tom Royce in San Diego.
>
>
>
>> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:25:12 -0800
>> From: jbunik@gmail.com
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Subject: Re: [CR] Curious about Sekai Professional 4000
>>
>> Good afternoon all
>>
>> I've enjoyed these pieces of Sekai info that have floated in the past
>> few days. Last year I offered on-list a Sekai 4000 frameset (which we
>> still cellar, btw... ;-) ), and struck up a discussion with Mr. Black
>> when he noted his Centurion Semi-Pro was near-identical (save for the
>> Shimano dropouts on mine)... here's my 1976 Sekai 4000 (57x57),
>> "M6xxxx" serial. Prior owner had also indicated this was Champion #1:
>> http://www.flickr.com/
>>
>> I'd read somewhere more regarding the Miki(/Miko???) and Yamaguchi
>> connection, but can't recover them! Was Yamaguchi employed by that
>> shop?
>>
>> This thread, too has some possibly relevant trivia:
>> http://www.bikeforums.net/
>> ... which corroborates a mysterious comment Mr. Black once made to me,
>> "About ten years ago I had a KHS touring bike from the early 80s, that
>> had a seattube sticker that said, Parker Process, Miki Sakai. It was
>> really crude, though." Points to Black for discerning the spelling of
>> Sekai vs. Sakai...
>>
>> =- Joe Bunik
>> Walnut Creek, CA