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Title: Mongoose serial number
Post by: hotrodzombie on December 23, 2006, 05:38 PM

Hi all,

Just picked up a Mongoose from my local bike shop, was wondering if anyone could identify it and tell me where to look for the serial number?
cheers -HRZ-

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h6/hotrodzombie/DSC00439.jpg)

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: harris on December 23, 2006, 05:39 PM

under bb or rear dropout     

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: hotrodzombie on December 23, 2006, 05:45 PM

Excellent, cheers.

There seems to be one hidden on the inside of the rear drop-out. :)
Any ideas what this is? (model / year etc)

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: Nosnod on December 23, 2006, 06:19 PM

I think all Geese have Serial # under BB

It looks like a Mongoose Wire Wheel from 1984

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: RATTY on December 23, 2006, 07:12 PM

sorry, but something looks wrong on that, you sure its a goose? looks more like an ammaco

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: Nosnod on December 23, 2006, 09:38 PM

Pretty sure it is a Mongoose Wire Wheel as it has the correct rear dropouts although yours looks like it has got earlier style decals

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b389/nosnod/Goose3.jpg)

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: sawzall on December 23, 2006, 09:38 PM

i think you are right ratty,looks like an ammaco built goose :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: Nosnod on December 23, 2006, 09:40 PM

Pretty sure none of the Ammacos had that rear dropout with the cut out unless they changed from 85 onwards

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: Vegan on December 24, 2006, 03:28 AM

It has got a very Ammaco looking rear drop out

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: selfpreservation on December 24, 2006, 03:32 AM

its deffo an ammaco goose ,  its ukbmx history , a real burner killer

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: Vegan on December 24, 2006, 03:34 AM

Not bad for free eh matt ;)

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: hotrodzombie on December 24, 2006, 04:05 PM

It does have an ammaco decal on the forks.

So it's an Ammaco built Mongoose? Is this a good thing or is it a run-of-the-mill type of thing?
cheers all.

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: RATTY on December 24, 2006, 04:37 PM

Its not as desirable as some of the gooses, but deffo history, especially UK bmx history, so nice find  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: hotrodzombie on December 24, 2006, 04:45 PM

So it's not charity shop fodder then? Wicked! :D

OK, now my next question is....

What would have this bike looked like when it was brand new? Anyone have any scans of old catalogues etc?
cheers again! :)

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: RATTY on December 24, 2006, 05:08 PM

there is a thread on here somewhere with the ammaco catalogue with the bikes listed, ive tried to find it, but not so far

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: Vegan on December 25, 2006, 01:09 PM

Quote from: hotrodzombie on December 24, 2006, 04:45 PM

So it's not charity shop fodder then? Wicked! :D

OK, now my next question is....

What would have this bike looked like when it was brand new? Anyone have any scans of old catalogues etc?
cheers again! :)

surely that picture above shows what it should look like mate

Merry xmas from me, kat and the rest of the guys en France ;)

Title: Re: Mongoose serial number
Post by: kdw712 on December 26, 2006, 12:04 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/bigadvertpage02T.jpg)	(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/bigadvertpage02.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/bigadvertpage01T.jpg)	(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/bigadvertpage01.jpg)