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Title: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: xGoose on October 15, 2009, 01:08 PM
Anyone ever heard of a 'racergoose'? I saw one a while ago and thought it might be some kind of knockoff but Ive just seen another one, is there such a bike?


Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: kdw712 on October 15, 2009, 02:46 PM
certainly not from BMX products 1975 - 1985

but beyond that - who knows

pics, we need some pics  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: dan-dare on October 15, 2009, 03:01 PM
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y31/dan-dare/rg1.jpg)
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: James Nada on October 15, 2009, 03:16 PM
Could this be Malcolm Jarvis working some Ammaco evil in the early 80's?
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: kdw712 on October 15, 2009, 03:25 PM
blimey dan you did't muck about there  :LolLolLolLol:

does have a ammaco look to it
i give you that

though the gusset doesn't look as swoopy as a Ammaco
or as badly welded on ....   ::)
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: James Nada on October 15, 2009, 03:28 PM
blimey dan you did't muck about there  :LolLolLolLol:

...the gusset doesn't look as swoopy as a Ammaco
or as badly welded on ....   ::)

 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: crazycraig on October 15, 2009, 03:32 PM
intresting
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: James Nada on October 15, 2009, 03:37 PM

Other racergoose threads:


http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=84883.0

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=75586.0

All very interesting
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: kdw712 on October 15, 2009, 03:43 PM
that last one

i remb my mate had a chrome puch
2nd hand in 1980

that was a goose look a like
he slapped goosey stickers on it

bet thats long now  :(
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: bobafett on October 15, 2009, 11:26 PM

Other racergoose threads:


http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=84883.0

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=75586.0

All very interesting


Aye I remember that second thread.

As I posted in that one I saw this on Australian ebay a while ago :

(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/racergoose.jpg)

There are a LOT of knock of gooses in australia as there were lots of copycat companies trying to cash in on the popularity of mongoose bikes BITD - racergoose being one it would seem  ;)

Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: xGoose on October 16, 2009, 03:44 AM
Here it is

Ive seen 4 now, 2 were identical and the other 2 posted in this thread just make it more confusing, one has a looptail and the one posted by Bobafett has different dropouts and gusset.

If anyone can ID this gusset please do, would you take a chance on this?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt134/botophuket/racer-1.jpg)


Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: steve Beech TA on October 16, 2009, 06:49 AM


Think i agree with bob, i have never seen one  :-\ soz i cant be of more use
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: bobafett on October 16, 2009, 09:35 AM

 would you take a chance on this?


Would I take a chance on it as a mongoose ? No !

Would I take a chance on it to get some parts cheap ? Yes !

 :)
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: meticulous on October 16, 2009, 06:46 PM
Here it is

Ive seen 4 now, 2 were identical and the other 2 posted in this thread just make it more confusing, one has a looptail and the one posted by Bobafett has different dropouts and gusset.

If anyone can ID this gusset please do, would you take a chance on this?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt134/botophuket/racer.jpg)


looks very much like a scorpion untill you get to the gusset.... ???


Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: MartyC on October 16, 2009, 06:57 PM
Here it is

Ive seen 4 now, 2 were identical and the other 2 posted in this thread just make it more confusing, one has a looptail and the one posted by Bobafett has different dropouts and gusset.

If anyone can ID this gusset please do, would you take a chance on this?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt134/botophuket/racer.jpg)

looks very much like a scorpion untill you get to the gusset.... ???


Yep, in fact looking at it I think it's identical to the grocery store Kuwahara ET which was made by Sentinal Bikes (Scorpion's parent company) for Kuwahara.  I think these frames were also marketed down under as another brand too  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: oldschoolib on October 16, 2009, 07:17 PM
evening all ive looked into this and mr mongoose laughed at me when i asked him if he had any old ones knocking about in his factory like previously stated some company jumped on the bandwagon and cause its got goose in the name it sold, if i knew this back in the day i would have made some and sold a top spec goosy goosy gander and would be sat in the sun right now, hope this helps
Title: Re: Q for the Mongoosers
Post by: xGoose on October 17, 2009, 04:05 PM
Great info on this cheers all. Hopefully that closes the mystery of the racergoose!  ;)


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