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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: motomagII on January 01, 2006, 09:46 AM

Title: this needs some serious help
Post by: motomagII on January 01, 2006, 09:46 AM: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Olde-School-Mongoose-BMX_W0QQitemZ6593100607QQcategoryZ35960QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

this a a very poorly mongoose
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: rad dad on January 01, 2006, 10:12 AM: Sure does mate, strange model too the welds look poo. Do you know what it is? looks similar to this one too

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7208716565&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:UK:1

Awful IMHO :santa_undecided:
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: maghubs on January 01, 2006, 11:06 AM: motomagII.

lools like,

MONGOOSE GRAND PRIX/WIRE WHEEL.
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: kdw712 on January 01, 2006, 01:40 PM: motomag
it looks like it could be an ammaco model as the gusset has a bigger arc than a USA goose
and the rear stays have no box outs where it meets the seat tube etc ...
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: dordymush on January 01, 2006, 02:04 PM: now thats some resto project :santa_shocked:.
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: Mattskybeat on January 01, 2006, 02:10 PM: yep it is an ammaco, my pal has one, there was a few stickered up as mongoose when ammaco were taken over, pretty poo bikes really
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: retrorider.u.k on January 01, 2006, 03:03 PM: looks like a mongoose wire wheel to me. my mate had one bitd with cro mo main tubes.they were circa £150 all in :-\
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: kdw712 on January 01, 2006, 04:36 PM: gotta be one of these two

the wire wheel model seems most likely then

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/mongoose%20scans/ammacogooses.jpg)
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: kusam on January 01, 2006, 04:50 PM: Look Burnerish to me those
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: danny silverstreak on January 01, 2006, 05:13 PM: Why the fook was it called a wire wheel ??????? , or am i being thick :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: aditup2004 on January 01, 2006, 05:18 PM: Could be the wire wheels, thicko :santa_afro: :santa_grin: :santa_wink: Ad
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: danny silverstreak on January 01, 2006, 05:24 PM: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: dordymush on January 01, 2006, 06:43 PM: poor ole danny dont get out much you see :crazy2:.
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: motomagII on January 01, 2006, 06:59 PM: i thought it was an ammaco witht he gusset shape but someone will buy and restore it to glory im sure .
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: kdw712 on January 01, 2006, 07:37 PM: for 99p its a bargain

just gotta get there to collect it :santa_angry:
Title: Re: this needs some serious help
Post by: motomagII on January 04, 2006, 06:58 PM: 2 days left still great project for someone nearby .id get it if i lived near .like a challenge anyone