Attention Shogun road bike experts

Hello everyone,

It seems that I've had the misfortune of having my bike stolen. I DO
have insurance, and I DID take photographs of my bike, however when I
was given the bike there were no model stickers on it (eg 5600, 6000,
etc.) nor did I do the smart thing of taking down the serial number.
So, to help me get things right with my insurance company and to see
just how much this bike was/is worth anyone that has any knowlege of
shogun road bikes please have a look at these photographs below and
send any clues or information my way that you're willing ot share.

Thank you in advance!

-Dean

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photo's here./abr
One's a detail of the badge just below the saddle. The quality is poor
but I thought it might help jog someone's memory.

HTML is not cooperating with me today. sorry!

-dean

wrote:
Hello everyone,

It seems that I've had the misfortune of having my bike stolen. I DO
have insurance, and I DID take photographs of my bike, however when I
was given the bike there were no model stickers on it (eg 5600, 6000,
etc.) nor did I do the smart thing of taking down the serial number.
So, to help me get things right with my insurance company and to see
just how much this bike was/is worth anyone that has any knowlege of
shogun road bikes please have a look at these photographs below and
send any clues or information my way that you're willing ot share.


Stem shifters and "basic" Tange tubing. Probably an under $300 bike
from the late 70s/early 80s. Is your insurance for replacement value?
If so, use an inflation calculator and work from there.

One inflation calculator is he

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

Were I you, I'd posit that the bike was ca 1979, priced at ~$275. that
will yield an inflation adjusted value of over $750.

Good luck!

Thank you in advance!

-Dean

bra target="_blank" href="http://bostoncarriage.net/dean/"Three
photo's here./abr
One's a detail of the badge just below the saddle. The quality is poor
but I thought it might help jog someone's memory.

says...

Hello everyone,

It seems that I've had the misfortune of having my bike stolen. I DO
have insurance, and I DID take photographs of my bike, however when I
was given the bike there were no model stickers on it (eg 5600, 6000,
etc.) nor did I do the smart thing of taking down the serial number.
So, to help me get things right with my insurance company and to see
just how much this bike was/is worth anyone that has any knowlege of
shogun road bikes please have a look at these photographs below and
send any clues or information my way that you're willing ot share.

Thank you in advance!

These were typical sport/touring Japanese bikes of the early '80s, much
like the popular Fuji bikes of the time, but probably not the same brand
recognition or resale value. To be honest, today this would be a yard
sale bike, although a relatively nice one. If you could find one like
it, you could probably get it for less than $100, maybe a lot less.
Modern equivalent would be one of the relaxed position recreational road
bikes with Sora or maybe Tiagra level componentry.