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Title: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: BrianP on April 29, 2008, 09:59 PM

Another frame and fork setup I'm hoping to get powdered this month...

This was my first BMX, and I got it in December 1983 for christmas. It was painted red with red tuffs and was bought 2nd hand from the local paper.

I'll be building it up with the parts I have available here, but can anybody tell me from the serial number, etc. what model it might originally have been? All I know is that from the CH, it's from Chatsworth.

I'm putting a set of repro motomag stickers on it that I got from Bill over at vintage.

Pics:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g1/brian4130/mongoose/2007_0121_155741AA.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g1/brian4130/mongoose/2007_0121_155828AA.jpg)

Thanks in advance,

Brian  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: kdw712 on April 29, 2008, 10:13 PM

looks like a 1980 trimoly motomag

you lucky boy  :daumenhoch:

 :smitten:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: oberonspacefruit on April 29, 2008, 10:24 PM

nice.

paint needs work though....lol

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: BrianP on April 29, 2008, 10:47 PM

Quote from: kdw712 on April 29, 2008, 10:13 PM

looks like a 1980 trimoly motomag

you lucky boy  :daumenhoch:

 :smitten:

Thanks for the info Kev  :daumenhoch:

Yeah I didn't know at the time, but my dad told me a few years later that it had turned out pretty expensive but he took a gamble on it and hoped he'd not see it lying in the shed after a few months... 25years later and I'm still hooked, lol.

Yeah Phil, think I'll take it back to the first colour it was... something about the black frame and metallic purple forks just isn't doing it for me anymore... ;)

Brian.

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: BrianP on August 17, 2008, 02:48 PM

I was hoping to get this frame and forks powdered back in April  ;D

Got round to it on Friday morning!

All stickered up and ready to build, maybe...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g1/brian4130/unit13/oldschooljam/mongoosemotomag.jpg)

Brian  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: dan-dare on August 17, 2008, 02:58 PM

Very nice brian!!

CH0,

C Chatsworth.
H August.
0 1980.
:daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: BrianP on August 17, 2008, 03:13 PM

Cheers Dan!
And cheers for the info. ;)

Brian

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: lazychubs on August 17, 2008, 04:19 PM

looks nice mate wish i did my one red now

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: BrianP on August 17, 2008, 04:41 PM

Cheers Rhys,
I did think of doing it yellow, as I had it yellow at one stage back when I rode it, but got drawn towards the red as it was red when it first arrived.
The forks were originally like a flat chrome / nickel colour, but the finish wasn't too hot.

Brian  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: lazychubs on August 17, 2008, 04:54 PM

yeah yellow looks good too
and love riding mine altho its tiny lol

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: daz bmx it! on August 17, 2008, 05:44 PM

Looks a top job buddy :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: Moose on August 17, 2008, 07:38 PM

Nice job - get it built  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: kdw712 on August 18, 2008, 11:12 AM

looking good  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: ron burgundy on August 18, 2008, 12:17 PM

Looks good :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: jT Racing on August 18, 2008, 07:18 PM

Quote from: Lazychubs on August 17, 2008, 04:19 PM

looks nice mate wish i did my one red now

told you so :LolLolLolLol:

sweet as a nut. might build mine back up this weekend.

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: lazychubs on August 18, 2008, 07:41 PM

if the sticker set wasnt so dear i would go red lol

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: Nosnod on August 19, 2008, 06:46 PM

How my 1981 motomag was found and how she turned out

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b389/nosnod/DSCN0923.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b389/nosnod/DSCN0985.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b389/nosnod/DSCN1553.jpg)

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: Steve P on August 22, 2008, 10:04 PM

Nice Goose Brian ... my very first BMX was an early Supergoose and one day I will build me one of these  :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Misc/Supergoose.jpg)

Steve

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: BrianP on August 24, 2008, 09:09 PM

Thanks for the comments guys, and those geese in the other pics also look real nice.  :smitten:

I wasn't planning on building this, as I didn't think I'd have the room or the gear, but I've been able to dig out a few bits here, so who knows...

Probably take me ages to get round to it tho ;)

Brian  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose ID needed
Post by: lazychubs on August 24, 2008, 11:44 PM

took mine for a spin after cleaning it yesterday
i must lose the goose neck stem and get somit that dont move lol