Mtacortex
Sorry to bare bad news, I have checked the references and,
SHOGUN (USA?
See Mikki, S(1), S(2), N(1), Yamaguchi.
MIKI (Japan)
: MyFxxxx NOT AS S(1) or (S2)
YAMAGUCHI (Japan
YyFxxxx. There has been some speculation whether Yamaguchi is the manufacturer for this format but samples have been reported with Yamaguchi labels. NOT AS S(1)
SPECIALIZED
Giant 1978-1986:
Gyymm on rear dropout. NOT AS S(1)
1987-1989:
GFyxxxxx NOT AS S(1)
TAKARA (USA
See Fuji, Kuwahara, S(1), Y(1). = AS S(1) SAME AS THE SCHWINN I OWN, I THINK THAT TAKARA FRAME COULD HAVE COME FROM SCHWINN IN 1983
When I saw a Takara MTB of 1983 I did some searching and even emailed Kuwahara and got this reply.
Dear Les
Thank you contact to us and visiting to our web site.
At first yes before we produced Schwin bike for OEM business late 70's (not early 80's).
Then your bike serial number 1981 that is not our production actually very sorry we can
not give you any information such bike.
Best Regards,
Takashi Kuwahara
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Director
KUWAHARA INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
His only suggestion was Bridgestone as the builder simlpy because of the BS. Not Bridgestone NOT KUWAHARA BUILT
FUJI (Japan
P designates assumed production facility codes with known characters including F.G. I,J, K and M
http://www.classicfuji.com/0_Serial_Number_TableAA.htm The first
3 letters required of which non are included with the B and S for the first 2, the third is not a letter NOT AS S(1)
KUWAHARA (Japan
yy mm xxxx(x) year could be a B but the month cannot be an S NOT AS S(1) or S(
BIANCHI (Italy
See Hodaka, S(1) = HODAKA (Taiwan
HyMxxxxx NOT AS S(1)
MIELE (Canada
See S(1). The only Miele SN I found is one "bottom of the seat tube with
P3361549" comments suggest it may not be the SN If it it is it is NOT AS S(1)
www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/1058003-miele-road-bicycle-information.html
From all of this you can see why I am skeptical about the Asian Guide
THE OTHER WAY FOR THAT NUMBER TO BE ON THE FRAMES IS THAT IT WAS ADDED BY SCHWINN IN THE USA
Les