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Title: mongoose i.d WITH PICS. :)
Post by: lk_97 on January 20, 2011, 07:18 PM: hi guys, got this a long time ago, i think it's a mongoose but i'm not so sure, I will have pictures up as soon as i can find my memory card reader
but, here's a serial number:
M3-H7693
this was in the bmx chat section, but I thought it was probably in the wrong place.
thanks :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: help? :L
Post by: James Nada on January 20, 2011, 07:27 PM: Quote from: lk_97 on January 20, 2011, 07:18 PM
hi guys, got this a long time ago, i think it's a mongoose but i'm not so sure, I will have pictures up as soon as i can find my memory card reader
but, here's a serial number:
M3-H7693
this was in the bmx chat section, but I thought it was probably in the wrong place.
thanks :daumenhoch:

I'm sure Bobafett or one of the other Goose Ganderers will be along to give you a proper answers soon, but...

...it think the serial makes it a an 83 Mongoose (that's the first 3 in the serial) made in August (the H part. H being the 8th letter/month).

Get some pics up
Title: Re: help? :L
Post by: lk_97 on January 20, 2011, 07:31 PM: thanks dude :daumenhoch:
im gonna as soon as my memory card reader is found, its in a state, im gonna take the rust off,replace the cw bars and my dads giving me a mx seat(blue weinnman wheels and a crankset, this should be all done through the weekend ;D
Title: Re: help? :L
Post by: lk_97 on January 20, 2011, 08:57 PM: (http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3042/img00318201101201821.jpg) (http://img80.imageshack.us/i/img00318201101201821.jpg/)

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Title: Re: help? :L WITH PICS. :)
Post by: monkian on January 20, 2011, 09:25 PM: Taiwanese made Goose August something or other (I think) ???
Not sure if the 3=83 or the 7=87

John will be along soon and clear it all up for us :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: help? :L WITH PICS. :)
Post by: lk_97 on January 20, 2011, 09:35 PM: cheers dude, you know what stickers this would have needed? and i thought they only came in a grey-ish colour?
Title: Re: help? :L WITH PICS. :)
Post by: lk_97 on January 21, 2011, 04:30 PM: anyone? wouldnt mind knowing if possible cuz i wanna buy the decals pretty soon ;)
Title: Re: help? :L WITH PICS. :)
Post by: bobafett on January 21, 2011, 05:46 PM: M = Merida manufactured in Taiwan
3 = 1983
H = August
7693 = build number

Could do with a side-on pic but from the pics you posted and the serial I would say it is a 1983 mongoose "expert" and that will be main tubes chro-mo rear tubes steel.

It's probably not likely to be a Blue Max as the earliest I've seen on this shape frame is a september, but you never know with mongoose :D

These are the decals you need for a mongoose expert :

LINK : http://www.bmxproducts.com/catalog/index.php'main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=12

Piccy........

(http://www.bmxproducts.com/catalog/images/expert_chatsworth.jpg)

And here is a catalogue pic of the expert...........

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/84expert.jpg)

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: help? :L WITH PICS. :)
Post by: lk_97 on January 21, 2011, 06:17 PM: thanks! im deffo gonna buy some stickers after its been cleaned up, im gonna do a race bike, these are really light! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: mongoose i.d WITH PICS. :)
Post by: stfc on January 21, 2011, 06:59 PM: Wrong forks though ...
Title: Re: mongoose i.d WITH PICS. :)
Post by: monkian on January 21, 2011, 07:18 PM: I'm sure there's a few Radsters who could help this young man out with the right kind of parts :coolsmiley: