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Title: not a mongoose
Post by: selfpreservation on November 12, 2006, 10:33 PM: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mongoose-80s-BMX-old-skool-retro_W0QQitemZ290049332996QQihZ019QQcategoryZ22677QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem kuwi ?
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: kdw712 on November 13, 2006, 10:00 AM: not a goose
wondered at first if it was a kuwie but don't think it that as the gussets wrong for one of those too

but what is it and is it worth chasing for the wheels and pedals ?
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: selfpreservation on November 13, 2006, 10:11 AM: weldings nice
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: kdw712 on November 13, 2006, 10:20 AM: i asked the seller for more pics
will post up if they ever arrive
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: theRuler on November 13, 2006, 01:44 PM: ammaco

but that opinion is advertised elsewhere so i reserve the right to remove it at any time
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: snav69 on November 13, 2006, 01:53 PM: Looks like the one i have , POS probably :daumenhoch:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=19907.0

Paul :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: selfpreservation on November 13, 2006, 02:39 PM: the welding on yours looks like it was done by stevie wonders guide dog the one on the gay has lovely seams , i think this was on the bay before avertised as a goose
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: snav69 on November 13, 2006, 03:37 PM: Whatever it is , mine is 'orrible , looks like a fed up employee abused that POS in my shed.The parts that came on it though were outta this world :daumenhoch:

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: stuntmaster on November 13, 2006, 05:59 PM: saxon ;)
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: Bananaman on November 13, 2006, 06:41 PM: Quote from: selfpreservation on November 12, 2006, 10:33 PM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mongoose-80s-BMX-old-skool-retro_W0QQitemZ290049332996QQihZ019QQcategoryZ22677QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem kuwi ?

Christ, who has been on them pedals, Rowland from Grange Hill!!!!!
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: jT Racing on November 13, 2006, 08:10 PM: i saw the gusset and thought cook bro's. Then my eyes looked left and thought akisu. :-[
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: kdw712 on November 13, 2006, 11:15 PM: got the pics

think townsend has it
check the second pic

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/notgoose02.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/notgoose01.jpg)

i have a similar one but the gusset has a raised lip to the hole
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/akisu.jpg)

and a ad for it, think they were sold as peugeot here

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/team_hotfootsml.jpg)
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: Bob_Acid on November 14, 2006, 02:49 AM: it's another one of those generic Akisu frames. I love the way his pictures on the auction don't show any of the bits you really need to see to make a positive i.d. cracker :police:
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: stuntmaster on November 14, 2006, 08:03 AM: akisu did loads of frame for different peeps , i got one in garage which is a saxon also simon has one as well which is a saxon .
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: selfpreservation on November 14, 2006, 09:06 AM: yeah the tt looks about 16" in the brochure :LolLolLolLol: id be smacking my knees off the mx2 s good spec for a cheap bike bitd though
Title: Re: not a mongoose
Post by: jT Racing on November 14, 2006, 05:36 PM: akisu made bikes for major builders bitd. read it on vintage a couple of years ago but can't remember who they were. :-\ sorry