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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 11:59 AM

Title: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 11:59 AM

found an test in a 1983 copy of BMX Action

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/bmxaction1983.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:00 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p72.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:00 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p73.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:00 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p74-1.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:00 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p75.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:01 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p76.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:01 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p77.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:01 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p78.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 12:01 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/p79.jpg)

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: jT Racing on January 11, 2007, 12:34 PM

love thses scans.

any body got scans for a kuwi cruiser?

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: jimmyp on January 11, 2007, 12:34 PM

Great pics m8, what year are they from ;) ;). Love that first one  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: Pound for pound the mongoose's were the best you could buy , period  :) :) :) :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 01:10 PM

1983
september 1983 to be precise

wonder when the expert became full chromo must of been 84/85

which leads me to the next question when did the UK spec super goose come out ?

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: jimmyp on January 11, 2007, 01:26 PM

Quote from: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 01:10 PM

1983
september 1983 to be precise

wonder when the expert became full chromo must of been 84/85

which leads me to the next question when did the UK spec super goose come out ?

About nov 1984. The way i see it is the cali full cromo frame and forks are all 85-86 so they probs had loads of frames left and decided to upgrade the range in the USA. It was only the usa spec that had full cromo frame and forks calis. The bmx craze was coming to an end and sales were dropping fast so mongoose probs decided to get rid quick. It was not long after when mongoose were taken over then it all went tits up as far as im concerned. The last great bmx they did was the rupe in late 85- 86. All down hill from there  :'( :'(

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: kdw712 on January 11, 2007, 03:35 PM

slowly dropping into place

so around poss late 84 the full cromo expert frame came out in the states replacing the trimoly one
- though why with the supergoose already there i don't know
(meaning that the frames were subtley different in dimensions)

which also became the UK supergoose

what we need now is a US test from 84 of the cali & expert !

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: jimmyp on January 11, 2007, 06:06 PM

Probs about 85 m8 for full cromo me thinks  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: more goosey goodness
Post by: gt0733 on January 11, 2007, 09:41 PM

hmm check the brake pad location to the axle location in the first picture. pretty poor build imo for a marketing pic.
one of them loop tail mongoose is on the wish list, they look so cool.