Phil H’s 1983 Panasonic Sport 1000

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1983 Panasonic Sport 1000

Hi Cameron, I’m back again with one of my latest acquisitions, a circa 1983 Panasonic Sport 1000. I picked it up off a CL ad as part of a bundle while traveling through CT this past summer. The second half of the package deal is an older Araya road bike, year and model unknown. That one is going to take much more TLC to resurrect than this one did…but more about that when it’s done. For now, this Panasonic also needed some help to make it rideable again, including new tires, tubes, brake and derailleur cables and housings, handlebar tape, saddle, and brake pads. You know, the usual suspects. The innards, such as bearings, as well as the chain, all seemed perfectly usable, however, so remained untouched after a good going over. I must admit that, of all my modest bike-flipping projects, this one turned out the prettiest. Something about a blue frame and while tape/cable housings really appeals to me. Thanks, as always, for the great web site. “PhilH”

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  • BeaterRezQ

    Phil H., nice bike!I have two Panasonic Sport 500’s; one restored (search: panasonic 500) and one waiting for a rainy day–I never knew that a Sport 1000 was also available. The components are basically the same between the two, I wonder what the upgrade (if any) was? Same Panasonic stamped stem, same crank, etc., even the same head badge. Perhaps the only difference was 10 speed vs. 12 speed? Bottom-end in the Panasonic pecking order, but you gotta love ’em anyways! I ride mine proudly, hope you do…BRQ

    • Owen P.

      Do your two Sport 500s equal this 1000? lol
      Phil-that is one bright and shiny bike! Nice!

      • BeaterRezQ

        I’ll take your thousand and raise you….?

  • Ryan S

    Phil I agree that is a gorgeous blue and the white accents really set it off- beautiful job. Those handlebars look like Nitto Randos or their early 80s equivalent.

  • Phil11764

    Thanks, guys. The Panasonic Bike Virtual Museum has some great info on the entire line-up. There were many differences between the Sport 1000 and the Sport 500. The 1000 had a cro-mo frame, while the 500 had a hi-ten frame. Components were also different. You can see the 1983 catalog here: http://tinyurl.com/c9zlaej

    • BeaterRezQ

      Phil, thanks for the info, I now know that my bike is a 1983 model. I thought that my Panasonic Sport 500 was more like an 85-86 model.
      With the added crmo in parts of the frame, that would definately be an upgrade.
      I enjoyed visiting the site you recommended, I had not run across that one yet.
      Thanks again, BRQ
      http://www.yellowjersey.org (for Panasonic info)

  • Guest

    Here’s a look at the Sport 1000 vs Sport 500 specs from the 1983 catalog.