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Title: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag *NOW LOOKING BETTER*
Post by: stfc on February 11, 2009, 07:44 PM: remember this http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=78036.0 I am now the new proud owner :) me and a mate,2hrs a squirt of 3 in 1 ,heat,molegrips and a fook off hammer, shes now looking a tad sexier (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj262/lambrettalee/002.jpg)
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: stfc on February 11, 2009, 07:49 PM: the seat post tube has bent back in to position rather well so the mig welder will be out tomorrow to strengthen the splits, dress and then ready to powder (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj262/lambrettalee/001.jpg)
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: mileyboy on February 11, 2009, 08:24 PM: How many many mongooses (mongeese?) do you need dude? I want one!
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: kdw712 on February 11, 2009, 09:14 PM: Quote from: mileyboy on February 11, 2009, 08:24 PM
How many many mongooses (mongeese?) do you need dude? I want one!

:LolLolLolLol:
you can never have too many geese ;D
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: kdw712 on February 11, 2009, 09:17 PM: Quote from: stfc on February 11, 2009, 07:44 PM
remember this

thats looking a lot better

nice save :daumenhoch:

what colour you going for ?
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: stfc on February 11, 2009, 09:22 PM: dunno mate, got a yellow on the go so will see if it comes back from the powdercoaters the yellow ive asked for... pos red,white,something boring!!, was great to get that post out :)
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: Daletsunami on February 11, 2009, 11:52 PM: Great work mate, glad you managed to sort it.

Looking forward to the finished build now :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 12, 2009, 07:28 AM: wow well done i seen that in the flesh "well tight" .... good job ... what colour is she going to be ?
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: lazychubs on February 12, 2009, 07:41 PM: mine looked the same as that but was hit into the seat tube so a tad harder to get out lol
but well done another saved from the scrapper
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: stfc on February 12, 2009, 09:27 PM: i inserted another post this evening and it fell in no problem ,i reckon the post that i got out was "hammered" in to get it to fit, hence being a right bastard to get out ...
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: sweetbeats on February 12, 2009, 09:33 PM: Go for Green there was an old goose on us bay a while ago restored looked the business :daumenhoch:
Nice work TLC RULES :smitten:
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: bobafett on February 12, 2009, 11:47 PM: Quote from: sweetbeats™ on February 12, 2009, 09:33 PM
Go for Green there was an old goose on us bay a while ago restored looked the business :daumenhoch:
Nice work TLC RULES :smitten:

I remember that bike - did look nice but i remember he wanted crazy money for it - seem to recall the mad fooker powdercoated it with the BB cups still in :LolLolLolLol:

Oops sorry for the thread hijack :-[ :-X
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: Nosnod on February 13, 2009, 05:09 PM: Go for Red like mine :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b389/nosnod/DSCN0985.jpg)
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: sweetbeats on February 13, 2009, 05:16 PM: Yeah that's the one bobafett..lovely colour :smitten:
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: stfc on February 13, 2009, 05:30 PM: Quote from: Nosnod on February 13, 2009, 05:09 PM
Go for Red like mine :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b389/nosnod/DSCN0985.jpg)
yes mate , that was one on the list but a deeper red and black forks...or boring white :) i have one being powder coated at the minute in yellow...
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: BrianP on February 15, 2009, 12:37 PM: Quote from: stfc on February 13, 2009, 05:30 PM
yes mate , that was one on the list but a deeper red and black forks...or boring white :) i have one being powder coated at the minute in yellow...

Here's my first bmx, done in red with black forks: ;)

Brian :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g1/brian4130/mongoose/mongoosemotomag-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: mileyboy on February 15, 2009, 03:20 PM: Boring white works for me!
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: bobafett on February 15, 2009, 04:23 PM: Quote from: brianp on February 15, 2009, 12:37 PM
Quote from: stfc on February 13, 2009, 05:30 PM
yes mate , that was one on the list but a deeper red and black forks...or boring white :) i have one being powder coated at the minute in yellow...
Here's my first bmx, done in red with black forks: ;)
Brian :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g1/brian4130/mongoose/mongoosemotomag-1.jpg)

Nice that BrianP - did you ever build it up ? any pics ?
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: stfc on February 19, 2009, 07:10 PM: yeah the black forks look really nice , just got a nos set of original mongoose chrome forks so it looks like a change of plan again, also a pair of new old stock IRC knobbly tyres hit the mat from the states today dated what looks like 1980 so they will be fitted as well...
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag
Post by: stfc on February 27, 2009, 04:57 PM: looking better :) :) :) sh1t pic though sorry (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj262/lambrettalee/001-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag *NOW LOOKING BETTER*
Post by: mileyboy on February 27, 2009, 06:19 PM: you're right about that picture mate!
Title: Re: Dales Mangled Mongoose Motomag *NOW LOOKING BETTER*
Post by: Daletsunami on February 27, 2009, 07:27 PM: Looking a lot better, nice work :daumenhoch: