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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: winnit93 on April 20, 2006, 09:18 PM

Title: mongoose id please
Post by: winnit93 on April 20, 2006, 09:18 PM

ive got this puppy.
i think its a 1981 supergoose.
can anyone confirm.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v665/winnit93/mongoose002.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v665/winnit93/mongoose003.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v665/winnit93/mongoose012.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v665/winnit93/mongoose010.jpg)

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: gmac on April 20, 2006, 09:32 PM

It's not a Supergoose, more likely a Team  :)

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: Bob_Acid on April 20, 2006, 10:08 PM

81/2 i expect

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: kdw712 on April 20, 2006, 11:05 PM

whats the Cyril number ?

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: kdw712 on April 20, 2006, 11:22 PM

had a zoomed in look and i reckon its a regular goose

red tag decals on rear seat stays - look orig too
one hole rear brake bridge
no flat section on chain side seat stay

those renthal bars as well ?

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: Coastvl on April 21, 2006, 09:21 AM

Definately a regular goose. Supers/teams have 3 holes in the brake bridge on those models. Also as kdw712 said, if the decals are original, the full cro-mo's are gold and regulars are red..

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: theRuler on April 21, 2006, 09:27 AM

its a regular goose
or a "mongoose 2" - last of the gussetted gooses with the later style dropouts

nice bike. the chrome was good on them.

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: winnit93 on April 21, 2006, 08:51 PM

serial no J185390

Title: Re: mongoose id please
Post by: Nosnod on April 21, 2006, 09:37 PM

Deffo a regular trimoly Goose - Nov 1981