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Title: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on April 20, 2009, 02:33 PM
Had nowt to do today so decided to make this up with bitza this and bitza that. All the parts are well worn and used apart from the wheels , i was gonna powder the frame set and make a minter but i can of like it as it is now as a survivor  :-\

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/1-15.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/2-13.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/3-15.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/4-12.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/5-11.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/6-9.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/7-7.jpg)

What would you do  ??? leave it as is or redo it  :-\

Paul  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: daz bmx it! on April 20, 2009, 02:39 PM
TBH that looks cracking as it is bud :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on April 20, 2009, 03:06 PM
Yep agree with Daz, looks smashing how it is  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: R Al on April 20, 2009, 03:43 PM
Loving that Paul, proper old school  :smitten:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: James Nada on April 20, 2009, 04:05 PM
I love the survivor look  :daumenhoch:- leave it as is.
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: zed4130 on April 20, 2009, 04:07 PM
looks a real survivor paul, i would leave it, you got plenty of sweet rides there mate  :4_17_5:


paul
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on April 20, 2009, 04:10 PM
Cheers fellas  :4_17_5:
I do like it as it is now  :smitten:

 :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: kdw712 on April 20, 2009, 04:34 PM
looks the bitz-ness .....  :D

 :daumenhoch:

don't change a thing
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: stfc on April 20, 2009, 05:46 PM
yeah leave it shes a sexy bitch  8)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: sawzall on April 20, 2009, 06:21 PM
that looks spot on paul :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on April 20, 2009, 06:25 PM
Bad Ass  :smitten:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: rollin72 on April 20, 2009, 06:44 PM
looks the dogz nutz mate 8)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: meticulous on April 20, 2009, 07:03 PM
love the crackle effect decals...   :)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: rooski on April 20, 2009, 07:18 PM
not enough survivors about, lovin it. :4_17_5:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on April 20, 2009, 07:22 PM
Cheers all  :)

The decals have probably gone like that from the sun , it lived all its life in the states till it was brought over here in feb  ;)

 :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: buzzlightyear05 on April 20, 2009, 07:37 PM
Love it!! Its got that look as if its been well loved :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: stuntmaster on April 20, 2009, 07:42 PM
keep it as it is
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: Juju on April 20, 2009, 08:33 PM
Yep.

BMX bikes are like t shirts, leather jackets or Keith Richards face.   Lived in is deffo the coolest look.

Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: magna13 on April 21, 2009, 10:24 PM
That looks mint! keep it as it is as everyone knows how big of a fan i am of survivor rides :4_17_5:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: Spen69 on April 23, 2009, 09:08 PM
Paul, leave it as it is bud, and ride it like you stole it >:D

All my builds are riders, but recently I've been tarting them up so they are carpet-queens and I just end up selling them as I daren't ride them. Mongooses were like Raliegh Burners in the USA, every fooker had one, so this should be treated with the same love..... I still ride my 1978 Team Mongoose with a re-welded set of Flights on it and will be doing so round the track at MK this year, so see you there bud :daumenhoch:

Spen
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/S4010846.jpg)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 01:55 PM
Old thread  :shocked:
Had a play about with this again as i was bored  ::) took the ukai's off and the brake and put some mk1 Tuff 2's on with a coater rear  :)
what do reckon  ??? better before or as is now  :-\

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSC04534.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSC04543.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSC04549.jpg)

 :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: Bigplinky on March 12, 2010, 02:32 PM
Liked the Ukia's with black tyres myself

Try the black tyres on don't think the red ones are doing anything for it

Fooking love the over all look though  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: Daletsunami on March 12, 2010, 02:54 PM
Think it looks better as it was with the Ukai's  :daumenhoch:

A nice colourful survivor just seems right  8)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: xGoose on March 12, 2010, 03:15 PM
I love the look of that. Im gonna put a Mongoose 'rat bike' together for MK10. Bits n pieces of everything!  ;D

Best thing is you can still ride em!


Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: dj_benice on March 12, 2010, 06:49 PM
Ukais back on then get it outside for a wheely n curb hoppin sesh
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: THIRSTYKIRSTY on March 12, 2010, 06:59 PM
mmmm

24/7 purple looks loverleeeee
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: moanjam on March 12, 2010, 07:17 PM
tuffs, gusset goose and tuffs are just right for me paul  :smitten: its just screamin to be riden that puppy, spens right what he says you build em up to nice and your scared to ride the fookas , got this one here but i just can't take her outside  :-\

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ss15/moanjam1/DSCF1789.jpg)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: dordymush on March 12, 2010, 08:09 PM
i like that as is  8).
to be honest im liking seeing more and more bikes in that condition than the as new look that everybody goes for.
its a shame to take all that ageing and history off.

you go to any vw show nowdays and see how many people are round the old ratty cars etc compared to the total mint show cars.
leave em all i say  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 08:38 PM
Cheers fellas  :)
I think i'm gonna leave it as it is now, the more i look at it the better i like it  :smitten:
Dean that blue goose is lovely mate  :smitten:  :4_17_5:

 :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: neiljonarcus on March 12, 2010, 08:57 PM
i say i say  best left alone mate   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: bobafett on March 12, 2010, 09:38 PM

Try the black tyres on don't think the red ones are doing anything for it


X2

Reckon it's worth trying her with black tyres on the tuffs Paul - or even some old cheng shin C183 all black knoblies - always like them on a gusset goose  8)

Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 09:52 PM
Tried the comp 3's off the ukai's John and they just didn't look nice at all, too black  :-\ if there had been any black on the bike then it may have looked ok  :-\
So i kept with the red Knarlers  ;)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: bobafett on March 12, 2010, 09:55 PM

  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: NORTY40 on March 12, 2010, 10:52 PM
Liked the Ukai's myself Paul but I have always preferred spokes over Tuffs !

Either way,  I love the old gusset geese  :daumenhoch:  

Could this be the start of a few facelifts mate  ???  :D  Get some of those NOS packets opened  ;)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 11:03 PM
I may re-do the TA Joff  ???
What are these NOS packets you speak of  ???  ::)  :-X
 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: NORTY40 on March 12, 2010, 11:17 PM
I may re-do the TA Joff  ???
What are these NOS packets you speak of  ???  ::)  :-X
 :LolLolLolLol:

The ones just to the left of the MX1000's in six diferent colours , under the 35 bags of unopened bubble font A'MEs and directly behind the 9 NOS DC hinged clamps in various colours  ;)  :D
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: trasher on March 12, 2010, 11:18 PM
you got no chance of him opening those nos packets ,,,fookin hoarder  :2funny:

are they my old knarlers  :daumenhoch:

like it both ways paul ,,,could be interested in those ukai's if they ever come up for sale in the near future  ;)

and its great to see the candy shop again  :smitten:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: moanjam on March 12, 2010, 11:20 PM
you got no chance of him opening those nos packets ,,,fookin hoarder  :2funny:

are they my old knarlers  :daumenhoch:

like it both ways paul ,,,could be interested in those ukai's if they ever come up for sale in the near future  ;)

and its great to see the candy shop again  :smitten:
straight in on the dib dobs , nothing changes  ;D
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: trasher on March 12, 2010, 11:22 PM
you got no chance of him opening those nos packets ,,,fookin hoarder  :2funny:

are they my old knarlers  :daumenhoch:

like it both ways paul ,,,could be interested in those ukai's if they ever come up for sale in the near future  ;)

and its great to see the candy shop again  :smitten:
straight in on the dib dobs , nothing changes  ;D

 :coolsmiley:  the flowers from this weekend will pay for them  ;)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: moanjam on March 12, 2010, 11:23 PM
you got no chance of him opening those nos packets ,,,fookin hoarder  :2funny:

are they my old knarlers  :daumenhoch:

like it both ways paul ,,,could be interested in those ukai's if they ever come up for sale in the near future  ;)

and its great to see the candy shop again  :smitten:
straight in on the dib dobs , nothing changes  ;D

 :coolsmiley:  the flowers from this weekend will pay for them  ;)
;) aye she's just got in and startin again at 6  :)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: trasher on March 12, 2010, 11:27 PM
you got no chance of him opening those nos packets ,,,fookin hoarder  :2funny:

are they my old knarlers  :daumenhoch:

like it both ways paul ,,,could be interested in those ukai's if they ever come up for sale in the near future  ;)

and its great to see the candy shop again  :smitten:
straight in on the dib dobs , nothing changes  ;D

 :coolsmiley:  the flowers from this weekend will pay for them  ;)
;) aye she's just got in and startin again at 6  :)

im delivering sunday  :yahoo_silent:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: moanjam on March 12, 2010, 11:30 PM
you got no chance of him opening those nos packets ,,,fookin hoarder  :2funny:

are they my old knarlers  :daumenhoch:

like it both ways paul ,,,could be interested in those ukai's if they ever come up for sale in the near future  ;)

and its great to see the candy shop again  :smitten:
straight in on the dib dobs , nothing changes  ;D

 :coolsmiley:  the flowers from this weekend will pay for them  ;)
;) aye she's just got in and startin again at 6  :)

im delivering sunday  :yahoo_silent:
used to myself but my get of jail card is the son , it is crap deliverin cos the horny housewifes never happen  >:D
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 11:31 PM
The ones just to the left of the MX1000's in six diferent colours , under the 35 bags of unopened bubble font A'MEs and directly behind the 9 NOS DC hinged clamps in various colours  ;)  :D

 :2funny:  :2funny:  :2funny:

Yeah Glen, them's your owd knarlers mate  :daumenhoch: and the UKAI's  :knuppel2:  :knuppel2:  :knuppel2:

 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: trasher on March 12, 2010, 11:33 PM
The ones just to the left of the MX1000's in six diferent colours , under the 35 bags of unopened bubble font A'MEs and directly behind the 9 NOS DC hinged clamps in various colours  ;)  :D

 :2funny:  :2funny:  :2funny:

Yeah Glen, them's your owd knarlers mate  :daumenhoch: and the UKAI's  :knuppel2:  :knuppel2:  :knuppel2:

 :LolLolLolLol:

i take it thats a NO on the ukai's then  :2funny:
you got no chance of him opening those nos packets ,,,fookin hoarder  :2funny:

are they my old knarlers  :daumenhoch:

like it both ways paul ,,,could be interested in those ukai's if they ever come up for sale in the near future  ;)

and its great to see the candy shop again  :smitten:
straight in on the dib dobs , nothing changes  ;D

 :coolsmiley:  the flowers from this weekend will pay for them  ;)
;) aye she's just got in and startin again at 6  :)

im delivering sunday  :yahoo_silent:
used to myself but my get of jail card is the son , it is crap deliverin cos the horny housewifes never happen  >:D

tell me about ,all old dears in there nighties ,,,,my three girls go to the motherinlaws for the day ,,so i can't get out of it  :tickedoff:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: NORTY40 on March 12, 2010, 11:41 PM
Is it just me or does everyone else focus on the stuff in the background when Paul puts a pic up in the shed  , when we should be concentrating on what he is trying to show us in the foreground .   ??? :D

Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: trasher on March 12, 2010, 11:43 PM
Is it just me or does everyone else focus on the stuff in the background when Paul puts a pic up in the shed  , when we should be concentrating on what he is trying to show us in the foreground .   ??? :D



i think he's just an attention seeking whore  :2funny:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/1237811519_chuck-norris-approves.gif)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 11:46 PM
 :2funny:  :2funny:  :2funny:

 :knuppel2:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: moanjam on March 12, 2010, 11:47 PM
snav norris  :P you didn't say you were hard as fook paul  :crazy2:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 11:54 PM
 ::)

 ;D
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: trasher on March 12, 2010, 11:55 PM
snav norris  :P you didn't say you were hard as fook paul  :crazy2:

not as hard as this cow though  :2funny:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/1260445340_bruce_lee_cow.gif)
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: snav69 on March 12, 2010, 11:58 PM
snav norris  :P you didn't say you were hard as fook paul  :crazy2:

not as hard as this cow though  :2funny:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/1260445340_bruce_lee_cow.gif)

 :2funny:  :2funny:  :2funny:
Title: Re: 1981 Mongoose Bitza
Post by: moanjam on March 13, 2010, 12:07 AM
snav norris  :P you didn't say you were hard as fook paul  :crazy2:

not as hard as this cow though  :2funny:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/1260445340_bruce_lee_cow.gif)

 :2funny:  :2funny:  :2funny:
that cow must of felt lush when he landed that bruce lee stylie  :coolsmiley:
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