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Title: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: wrennas on December 23, 2007, 04:44 PM: Hi,

I just spotted this in a lay-by on the way home from Tescoâ€™s!

Anybody any ideas what the frame and forks are? (apart from old and rusty) I thought it could be an old Mongoose but I think the serial number is in the wrong place, which is J2006595 if that means anything to anybodyâ€¦Thanks if you can help...

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Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: downhill3375 on December 23, 2007, 04:48 PM: looks like a goose to me but don't hold me to it :-\
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: bof on December 23, 2007, 05:13 PM: I would say that is definitely a goose and a cracking find :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: Bob_Acid on December 23, 2007, 05:18 PM: Yup, an Mongoose 2. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: bodamus on December 23, 2007, 05:19 PM: Yep thats a Mongoose original Forks aswell and CW Freestyle Bars. You can see it's been used as a Freestyler, should clean up nicely by the look of it too.

bodamus ;)
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: crazycraig on December 23, 2007, 05:28 PM: it looks like a thompson local and half a chair to me :-\ .Crackin find :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: Olliecw on December 23, 2007, 05:35 PM: Nice find :daumenhoch: Should look like this ;)
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=33855.msg354557#msg354557
Ollie
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: wrennas on December 23, 2007, 10:06 PM: Thanks everybody...

Its the same month and year as yours OllieCW......October 82...

Thats 3 unfinished bikes now...... :)
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: kdw712 on December 24, 2007, 12:58 AM: crackin little find there :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: Bigplinky on December 24, 2007, 07:55 AM: Well spotted that'll rebuild nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on December 24, 2007, 08:33 AM: good find fella :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: daz bmx it! on December 27, 2007, 08:39 AM: Result! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: rarman1 on December 29, 2007, 11:15 PM: Congrats mate, very nice find ;)
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: pic1london on December 31, 2007, 08:07 PM: Nice 1..
Get it sorted & enter it in boty next year!!
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: selfpreservation on December 31, 2007, 08:12 PM: nice survivor leave as is i reckon :LolLolLolLol: nice find
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: skids on January 03, 2008, 01:45 AM: could be a supergoose....it looks very much like one a mate of mine has circa 84?
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: JT71 on January 04, 2008, 07:27 AM: that is a great great find.
nice one.
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on January 04, 2008, 07:45 PM: Yeah.... what a find.
Sublime welds.... :smitten: Its a Supergoose i reckon... they stopped making that shape in 82. I think it could be as early as 79. You can id it by the shape of the rear dropout and the brake holes on the rear brake stay... The serial number is in the right place.... one of the Goose experts will id it for defo i am sure :) PM TheRuler ;)
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: Sean 2000 on January 04, 2008, 07:52 PM: Yep, looks just like my old Supergoose that i had (2nd hand swapsy) back in 84!
Well done that man......another bit of history saved. :daumenhoch:

Sean.
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: steve Beech TA on January 04, 2008, 11:11 PM: :daumenhoch: VERY NICE :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Just found this in a layby but what is it???
Post by: lodge on January 04, 2008, 11:28 PM: Looks like it s seen some action by the look of the stem (bent)