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Title: What headset question ?
Post by: rick1970 on September 15, 2011, 03:08 PM: Building an 84 goose cali what headset was fitted as stock ?did mongoose have there own or was standard stuff tange etc

will be needing one pretty soon :daumenhoch: thanks Rick..
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: MartyC on September 15, 2011, 03:14 PM: Can never go wrong with a Tange MX2 or Beartrap headset but I think they used YST headsets on the later Gooses :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: rick1970 on September 15, 2011, 03:24 PM: Thank you marty :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: Spen69 on September 15, 2011, 03:29 PM: Aherm.... Mongooses all had stamped headsets and I may just be able to help you with one bud... ;-)
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: rick1970 on September 15, 2011, 03:31 PM: Bloody hell mate ive just pmd you :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: MartyC on September 15, 2011, 03:54 PM: Quote from: Spen69 on September 15, 2011, 03:29 PM
Aherm.... Mongooses all had stamped headsets and I may just be able to help you with one bud... ;-)

Early days maybe Spen but did they use Goose stamped stuff even in the mid 80's?
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: mattuknc on September 15, 2011, 04:02 PM: My '84 Cali has a Mongoose stamped one. :daumenhoch:
(But I guess this could have been changed at any time?!)
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: Spen69 on September 15, 2011, 04:25 PM: Yep, my '83 Cali had one.

Jonnygoose will tell us what day they stopped putting them on and what was for luch in the staff canteen that day, but deffo up to at least '85, possibly '87 before they got all cheap on us :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: MartyC on September 15, 2011, 04:46 PM: Quote from: Spen69 on September 15, 2011, 04:25 PM
Yep, my '83 Cali had one.

Jonnygoose will tell us what day they stopped putting them on and what was for luch in the staff canteen that day, but deffo up to at least '85, possibly '87 before they got all cheap on us :coolsmiley:

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: rick1970 on September 15, 2011, 04:59 PM: Cheers guys :2funny: woooo goose stampy lock nut for me tmoz :daumenhoch: still need a headset tho ::)
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: rick1970 on September 24, 2011, 05:30 PM: Ok guys having no joy in the wanted section so the bay it is, theres a few options so what do recommend theres two tange sets are these both exactly the same ? and a tioga beartrap ? it is for the cali goose and the top lock nut will be replaced with a o/s goose one ,thanks in advance :daumenhoch:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120767771050'ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 tange seiki 2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260850456286'ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 tange mx2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130578349380'ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 tioga beartrap
Title: Re: What headset question ?
Post by: e5dcb on September 24, 2011, 11:19 PM: 2 on the bay at the moment ( mongoose stamped) . Both are after silly money for them 50 + one emailed me. :idiot2:

Rick im sure any of those will do the job fine you have linked to if you have a goose top nut :daumenhoch: