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Olliecw:
Hello all
I had to go round my girlfriends mum & dads house to day to fit a new bathroom light......When i got in the loft to sort out the wiring i saw looming in the corner a bmx ??? To my amazment there standing  untouched since the early 80's was a mongoose california lite :D It still has all the genuine parts down to the pads and stickers.I spoke to the dad about it and said he bought it for the girls around 82-83 ish but counld'nt remember the actual year.Can anyone tell me the year of this bike and is it a cali lite.
I 've already got the bike stripped down ready for a good clean up and i will be keeping it as a survivor as its in great condition :2gunsfiring_v1:
Here a couple of pics of the project bike
Thanks
Ollie

brass monkey!:
good find mate, :daumenhoch:

all i found in my loft when we moved house was dust and an empty suitcase  :(

jimwise68:
California Lite is just the name of the padset.

The mongoose california is the later bike (without the O gusset).

Don't know the exact model of yours, but it may just be called a Mongoose.

Great find with some choice parts and in awesome condition.

bodamus:
I think that's earlier than an 82-83 Model. Great find can't quite see but that looks like it could be a proper Mongoose Gold Stem under the stem pad aswell.

Nice ;)

Bob_Acid:
Mongoose 2, i think 80-82. Great score  :daumenhoch:

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