Technical & Reference Section > Tech and Restoration

Do UK supergoose 3's have stamped bb?

<< < (2/4) > >>

bobafett:

--- Quote from: scary_leary on September 20, 2009, 05:24 PM ---Hmm cheers.. so the only way to id a UK supergoose is the extra holes in the brake bridge? (apart from weight)

--- End quote ---

The UK supergoose 3 does not have the 3 holes - only the USA.

To sum up - the UK supergoose frame is essentially an all tubes chro-mo cali/expert frame dated late '84 (prior to that point supergoose frames in the UK where the USA frame) with supergoose decals.

The key important thing is that the UK supergoose has chro-mo forks like the USA one, whereas a cali/expert does not.

So basically if there are no survivor decals to help ID it then - late '84 full chro-mo cali style frame + chro-mo forks = UK supergoose 3  :daumenhoch:

PS it was also known as the '75' model and the other things that made it a distinct model where the renthal bars and post in place of the stock mongoose equipment ;)



 8) :daumenhoch:

James Nada:
Bobafett,

Do you know if it is possible to identify if a set of forks are indeed chro-mo (aside from the weight)?

(Sorry for the thread hijack).

EDDIE

bobafett:

--- Quote from: Eddie Nada on September 21, 2009, 08:35 AM ---Bobafett,

Do you know if it is possible to identify if a set of forks are indeed chro-mo (aside from the weight)?

(Sorry for the thread hijack).

EDDIE

--- End quote ---

yes - but it would be difficult from a picture on their own - you'd really need them side by side with a set of cali ones as there is a slight diff - I'll try and stick a piccy later to show what I mean ;)

Also the later 86 triple butted cali's had chro-mo forks as standard - these are stamped "lungi chro-mo" so if you where trying to piece together a UK super I guess you could buy a set of these - although not strictly era correct they are full chro-mo  :)

I'll try and get some pics up of the earlier chro-mo / non chro-mo comparisons  :daumenhoch:

James Nada:
Cheers boba  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

scary_leary:
I picked up an unstickered goose, serial M4J*** which is Oct 1984 and it
just seemed really light compaired with previous cali's ive owned.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page