by Darin Nederhoff | Apr 3, 2013 | '89 MC-5500, 1989 Panasonic Models
1989 was the final year of Panasonic sales in North America and that makes this the final MC-5500 mountain bike model sold here as well. As you can see, Panasonic chose to finish the bike in what they refer to as Purple Haze paint. It is a very good looking bike,...
by Darin | Aug 24, 2012 | '89 Team MC 800 Custom, '89 Team MC Custom Project
By 1989, sales of Panasonic Bicycles here in the USA were tapering off and the final curtain was about to come down halting future sales of Panasonic bike in the USA. These PICS bikes were not very common to begin with as they were a premium line and had to be special...
by Darin | Apr 25, 2012 | '87 MC-6500
The 1987 Panasonic Mountain Cat 6500 (MC-6500) was the second model from the top in the mountain bike lineup for that year. It featured Tange double butted tubing and a majority of the part group consisted of Suntour XC Sport 7000. This particular bike was added to...
by Darin Nederhoff | Aug 29, 2008 | '88 MC-5500, 1988 Panasonic Models
The 1988 MC-5500 represented the third best MC model for the 1988 model year. 1988 Panasonic MC-5500 Specifications List Price:N/A Frame Sizes:16″, 18″, 20″, 22″ Frame:Tange Cr-Mo double butted tube, forged ends and Tange TK-25S sealed bottom...
by Darin Nederhoff | Jul 9, 2008 | '92 MC Team, 1992 Panasonic Models
The 1992 MC Team was a high end Panasonic mountain bike. It was not sold in the USA. Photo credit: Unknown, from German ebay auction Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new...
