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Title: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: lovethegoose on January 08, 2007, 10:18 PM: hey everyone, im a member over on bmxmuseum.com in the states. i put together a guide on how to read mongoose serial numbers, but the year 1983 is giving us trouble and we have a lack of 83 mongoose owners. can you guys (and gals) post your serial numbers and models on here to help us out. this site is awesome, thanks alot everyone.

michael s
new orleans,la
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: snav69 on January 08, 2007, 10:31 PM: I'll post mine tomorrow , I have 2 calis , ones an 83 but i think the other is an 84 :-\ . I will check in the morning :daumenhoch:

Paul :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: davemac1974 on January 08, 2007, 11:17 PM: Do you only want 83 frames then???
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: kdw712 on January 08, 2007, 11:41 PM: heres some i collected from here and there

1983
h3002060 supergoose
I3004854
M3E 5884 Californian
M3L 13053 californian

& my US spec supergoose is
E3001826
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: greentoad on January 09, 2007, 12:02 AM: M3 - K9598
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: lovethegoose on January 09, 2007, 12:20 AM: thanks guys that helps, i have figured out from 1977-87 but 83 was a wierd one, it seems you can only decode the year, and month built. got any more?
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: snav69 on January 09, 2007, 09:28 AM: Turns out both the Calis are from 83 :daumenhoch:

Californian - M3-L1796
Californian - M3-K9108

Paul :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 09, 2007, 11:22 AM: Supergoose-H3001907
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: kdw712 on January 09, 2007, 11:50 AM: Quote from: HUTCHMAN on January 09, 2007, 11:22 AM
Supergoose-H3001907

is it a US spec one ?
3 hole brake bridge and pro class sized tubes ?
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 09, 2007, 12:10 PM: Yes,three hole bridge,the rear triangle tubing is approx 19mm diameter.
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: kdw712 on January 09, 2007, 01:47 PM: cool :daumenhoch:

just wondering if most of the US ones would have a similar no style
and if the UK models were different type number ?
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: rockinlumberjack on January 09, 2007, 07:13 PM: Mine seems to be an early Rupe, but it's a 84
serial is : J4000946
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: selfpreservation on January 09, 2007, 07:18 PM: F3000113
83 supergoose us
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: RATTY on January 09, 2007, 07:24 PM: My nearly finished Cali is M3-H3450 I assume its an 83? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: kdw712 on January 09, 2007, 11:23 PM: Quote from: RATTY on January 09, 2007, 07:24 PM
My nearly finished Cali is M3-H3450 I assume its an 83? :daumenhoch:

aye reckon so :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Need Your Serial Numbers
Post by: RATTY on January 09, 2007, 11:25 PM: Quote from: lovethegoose on January 08, 2007, 10:18 PM
hey everyone, im a member over on bmxmuseum.com in the states. i put together a guide on how to read mongoose serial numbers, but the year 1983 is giving us trouble and we have a lack of 83 mongoose owners. can you guys (and gals) post your serial numbers and models on here to help us out. this site is awesome, thanks alot everyone.

michael s
new orleans,la
When you get a chance Michael, can you post a link to the thread, Ive just been over there and cant find it, thanks Tony
Quote from: kdw712 on January 09, 2007, 11:23 PM
Quote from: RATTY on January 09, 2007, 07:24 PM
My nearly finished Cali is M3-H3450 I assume its an 83? :daumenhoch:

aye reckon so :daumenhoch:
:daumenhoch: