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peteox:
Hi all,
 Recently acquired what appears to be all original Supergoose 3 complete bike in all round good condition but.. "PINK" F&F! (M4J etc).
Red:   SR pedals, MX clamp, Ching Shin comp 3, Mongoose seat, grips and pad set
Silver: Dia compe brakes, Pro-class rims and power disc, Renthal bars and straight post, mongoose OPC
Having done usual research I can't find any references for them ever being produced in Pink, Except there was one on Ebay last week (which had freestyle components).
I am convinced the finish is original. Also it has Ammaco cro-mo tube decal on seat tube as Ebay one.
Question is: How rare is Pink and would it be wrong to re-powder coat if it is.  F&F coat condition is 6/10, Decals 5/10 approx.
 Thanks Pete.

bobafett:

If your serial is M4JXXXX then it's definitely not a US supergoose but "J" is around the month that they started doing the UK supergoose (which is basically a full chr-mo californian frame with supergoose forks) so it could be one of those. As for the pink finish - I can't see that being original at all - the supergoose commercially was only available in chrome - now it may have been custom painted pink back in the day either by the bike shop, distributor or original owner making the paint finish look a bit old and therefore making you feel like it is original but it won't have left the factory that way.

A lot of the parts are correct for a UK supergoose but the SR pedals and MX clamp would have been silver not red, regardless of the colour scheme of the bike (maybe someone got these anodised at a later date or replaced these parts with the red ones it now has :-\ )

Since externally the UK supergoose will basically look the same as a standard model the only way to prove it's authenticity as a UK supergoose is to strip it down and weigh both the frame and the forks individually and put your results up here  :daumenhoch:

As for keeping the "original" pink I would have a little look inside the BB tube and head tube and also look at the fork steerer tube once you strip the bike down and if you see chrome (which I reckon you will unless it was de-chromed before it's pink paint job) then there's a good chance that original shiney chrome is preserved under the paint.

If it is a supergoose I wouldn't get it re-powdered a different colour as like I say they only came in chrome so hopefully you can strip the pink off and get back to original chrome or if not, best to have it re-chromed if necessary..... but hey - it's your bike so its up to you  :)

Hope that info helps.

peteox:
Hope that helps!?
 You're a star! Thanks for your time and effort in producing the detailed and knowledgeable reply. I would have wasted time working in wrong direction with this project.
 If i may push my luck? The stem at first looked out of place as i presumed it should be an "SR" but I have something that looks similar to a tuff neck with markings "BY" (in an oval) on shaft. Having looked at the mention Ebay goose it appears to have the same as mine.
 Thanks again.

trasher:

--- Quote from: bobafett on February 19, 2010, 09:28 AM ---
If your serial is M4JXXXX then it's definitely not a US supergoose but "J" is around the month that they started doing the UK supergoose (which is basically a full chr-mo californian frame with supergoose forks) so it could be one of those. As for the pink finish - I can't see that being original at all - the supergoose commercially was only available in chrome - now it may have been custom painted pink back in the day either by the bike shop, distributor or original owner making the paint finish look a bit old and therefore making you feel like it is original but it won't have left the factory that way.

A lot of the parts are correct for a UK supergoose but the SR pedals and MX clamp would have been silver not red, regardless of the colour scheme of the bike (maybe someone got these anodised at a later date or replaced these parts with the red ones it now has :-\ )

Since externally the UK supergoose will basically look the same as a standard model the only way to prove it's authenticity as a UK supergoose is to strip it down and weigh both the frame and the forks individually and put your results up here  :daumenhoch:

As for keeping the "original" pink I would have a little look inside the BB tube and head tube and also look at the fork steerer tube once you strip the bike down and if you see chrome (which I reckon you will unless it was de-chromed before it's pink paint job) then there's a good chance that original shiney chrome is preserved under the paint.

If it is a supergoose I wouldn't get it re-powdered a different colour as like I say they only came in chrome so hopefully you can strip the pink off and get back to original chrome or if not, best to have it re-chromed if necessary..... but hey - it's your bike so its up to you  :)

Hope that info helps.


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john .can you go a bit more into detail  please :LolLolLolLol:

Jonnyboy bmx:

I remember a handful of the looptail geese on ebay over the years that have had a pink finish the same as the one that is in completed items on ebay.
Also i remember a few with a green finish done in the same pastel shades as the pink  ??? .........only a handful

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