Wheels


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It looks like Tire Rack’s wheel viewer.  They certainly don’t sell Watanabe products now though.  I didn’t think anyone stateside ever did. Doesn’t look so horrible.

I Found This On The Interwebz


Most of you who are regular visitors come specifically for the wheels. Google analytics actually blew me away when I looked last month and discovered this site is getting more views than every before, most of you straight to the Kyusha Shoes page. The wheel database is growing. If you can read Japanese, you understand I’m past 300 now. Someday […]

三百本旧車ホイール



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…It had better be a real banana, and not a penis in a yellow coat. I scored these on Yahoo. I know that Wats aren’t the original banana spoke wheel, but they are certainly the best. No one else makes a 6.0kg 16 8J wheel. No one else got spoke shapes and lip steps this right. I know these aren’t […]

If You’re Going To Eat Banana…


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I’m getting lots of emails recently about buying things off Yahoo Auctions Japan, and they are starting to tax my patience and time.  I can’t advise you much better on condition of a particular item based on a written description much better than Babelfish, nor can I recommend an importer, but I can help you search and navigate.  If you […]

Search Terms For Finding Wheels On Yahoo Auction



The wheel search isn’t going so well. So much so, that I’ve almost decided to go with boring Enkei RP01’s again. They’re good light, strong, affordable wheels but it’s pretty hard to love any car that sits on an ordinary five spoke. It’s also pretty hard to find an upgrade for my Speedlines that isn’t already on the Subaru down […]

探している


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Buying goodies from Japan has been an expensive venture for the past few years.  But look at our dollar climb now.  The Canadian dollar is getting close to even with the Japanese yen, and I for one, am going berserk on Yahoo.  In fact, I’m sending my wife and kids there for three months just so they can pack and […]

Yahoo Alert.