Yamaguchi MARUWAI-GO （②Before/After)

次回この記事の日本語版を投稿します。

In the previous post “Yamaguchi MARUWAI-GO (① Selecting a Project)” I introduced Mr. H　who,　writes:

“I came across your blog two years ago and was deeply moved.  You repeatedly mention that ‛If it was made well in the first place, it will come back to life’.  I took this to heart, found an old Yamaguchi MARUWAI-GO bicycle as my first project.”

We also examined Mr. H's restoration project, a genuine, yet rather weather-beaten old Yamaguchi MARUWAI-GO from around 1951.  We shall now take a look at the results of Mr. H's first restoration conducted in his spare time over the course of six months whilst juggling both family and job.

【Before】

【After】

Amazing job indeed, especially when one considers it was his first project.  Let's take a closer look.　As the saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words" so I will let the before/after photos speak for themselves.

Front Fender 【Before・After】

Head Tube　【Before・After】

Fork, Fork Crown, Front Brake　【Before・After】

Frame　【Before・After】

Frame (Down Tube)　【Before・After】

Frame (Bottom Bracket)　【Before・After】

 
Chaincase  【Before・After】

Rear Fender　【Before・After】

Rear Brake　【Before・After】

I am a firm believer that most old things, not only bicycles, but pumps, wooden furniture, weight driven and wind-up clocks (link Japanese only), manual typewriters, rotary lawn mowers  and the like, precisely because they  are simple, sturdy, made of genuine materials and made well (built-to-last) in the first place, as opposed to being disposable, with a little elbow grease can indeed be brought back to life.  

An absolutely amazing job indeed. 
The level of detail is outstanding.

Mr H has clearly proven that "If it was made well in the first place, it will come back to life”.

Hats off to Mr. H and his beloved two-wheeled buddy Yamaguchi MARUWAI-GO.