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Title: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Olliecw on April 22, 2007, 10:03 PM

Hello all
I had to go round my girlfriends mum & dads house to day to fit a new bathroom light......When i got in the loft to sort out the wiring i saw looming in the corner a bmx ??? To my amazment there standing  untouched since the early 80's was a mongoose california lite :D It still has all the genuine parts down to the pads and stickers.I spoke to the dad about it and said he bought it for the girls around 82-83 ish but counld'nt remember the actual year.Can anyone tell me the year of this bike and is it a cali lite.
I 've already got the bike stripped down ready for a good clean up and i will be keeping it as a survivor as its in great condition :2gunsfiring_v1:
Here a couple of pics of the project bike
Thanks
Ollie

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon5.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon4.jpg)

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: brass monkey! on April 22, 2007, 10:09 PM

good find mate, :daumenhoch:

all i found in my loft when we moved house was dust and an empty suitcase  :(

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: jimwise68 on April 22, 2007, 10:15 PM

California Lite is just the name of the padset.

The mongoose california is the later bike (without the O gusset).

Don't know the exact model of yours, but it may just be called a Mongoose.

Great find with some choice parts and in awesome condition.

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: bodamus on April 22, 2007, 10:22 PM

I think that's earlier than an 82-83 Model. Great find can't quite see but that looks like it could be a proper Mongoose Gold Stem under the stem pad aswell.

Nice ;)

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Bob_Acid on April 22, 2007, 10:29 PM

Mongoose 2, i think 80-82. Great score  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Olliecw on April 22, 2007, 10:38 PM

A couple more pics ;)
The frames coming up a treat at the mo :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon6.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon7.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon8.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i115/Olliereefer/mon9.jpg)

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: ghostriderx on April 22, 2007, 10:39 PM

nice find mate  :4_17_5: i thought it looked very similar to this wire wheel i had new in 1980

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q214/ghostriderx_2007/scan0002.jpg)

Deano :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on April 22, 2007, 10:47 PM

great find that  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: RATTY on April 22, 2007, 10:57 PM

 :smitten: mongoose stainless steel bars :smitten:

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Olliecw on April 22, 2007, 11:00 PM

Thanks for all ya comments chaps :daumenhoch:
I'll get some more photos up through the clean up job ;)
Ollie

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: rakas17 on April 22, 2007, 11:07 PM

looks pretty dope,  nice flats spots on the tyres..   meet me at harrow skatepark in the morning, i wanna try i flipwhip out of bowl 4 on it ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Olliecw on April 22, 2007, 11:14 PM

or work the snake backwards and poppin out with a 180 bar spin  :2funny: :2funny: real tech moves :D
Ollie

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Coastvl on April 23, 2007, 09:27 AM

October 82 Mongoose. Great score. Looks awsome.

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: kdw712 on April 23, 2007, 11:43 AM

Wicked find  :daumenhoch:

with some top orig bits

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Stodgy on April 23, 2007, 01:02 PM

Great find!!!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: jT Racing on April 23, 2007, 08:06 PM

sweet find :daumenhoch: last of the gusseted geese. dubbel clamp stem, goose stainless bars all in all a nice survivor, just leave it as is and it's cool.

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Olliecw on April 23, 2007, 09:07 PM

Thanks again all :daumenhoch:
I'm gonna just clean the bits up but not change anything on it .(except the tyres & cables)
It's surprisingly all cleaning up good so far :) it's been a bit of a job polishing each spoke up though :idiot2:  :shocked:
Ollie

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: login_user on April 23, 2007, 09:13 PM

Quote from: Olliecw on April 23, 2007, 09:07 PM

Thanks again all :daumenhoch:
I'm gonna just clean the bits up but not change anything on it .(except the tyres & cables)
It's surprisingly all cleaning up good so far :) it's been a bit of a job polishing each spoke up though :idiot2:  :shocked:
Ollie

Use one of those green brillo type pads first on the spokes,then polish them.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
Post by: Olliecw on April 23, 2007, 10:41 PM

Thanks
I have used red scotch bright pads and some autosol.but it's taking some time :crazy2: