Author Topic: 1984 mongoose blue max FINISHED...... Pro Class Stylee...... (Read 12227 times)

bobafett · « **on:** June 15, 2009, 12:11 AM »

Right then - been wanting to get this finished for a while now but finally got my last bits I needed. I wanted to do a mongoose blue max with some nice parts since essentially the F&F is a cali but mongoose used to put some cheaper bits on them as stock BITD. I picked it up as a really tidy survivor a while back - the frame was really clean with real nice original decals as the bike had been housed from new and looks as if it was well looked after

I used the frame and forks, tange stamped BB, tange stamped headset and unstamped takagi crank and then set about getting all the parts I wanted for it........

I'm well pleased how she's turned out - Hope you like it too

Parts Run Down :
Very nice condition 1984 mongoose blue max F&F (Serial No. M4-I6865) wearing original chrome & original decals
mint Pro-Class bars (cali size)
mint Pro-Class ACS stem (original finish - not polished)
very nice survivor Pro-Class wheels on SR hubs with original spokes,rim tape & decals (original finish - not polished)
NOS Knarler Knobby's
mint Dia Compe MX900 calipers
mint Dia Compe Tech 3's
NOS Dia Compe Cables & Clips
NOS Skyway Tuff Pads
NOS Kashimax Aero
NOS KKT AMX
NOS Takagi Spider & chainring
NOS Izumi Chain
mint Takagi unstamped OPC (original to bike)
mint Tange stamped BB (original to bike)
mint Tange stamped Headset (original to bike)
mint Cr-Mo stamped seatpost (not sure who by $:-\$ )
mint MX hinged clamp
new mongoose grips
iron cross dust caps (I just had to get these when they came up - to match the blue max cross

)
custom Blue Max padset - made by the one and only

(It took many phone calls and emails between myself and Steve to get these just how I wanted them - thanks for your patience bud

I took scans of my original survivor bar pad and Kev (kdw712) gave me scans of his survivor framepad - that was 2 pads sorted - the stem pad was were all the phone calls began

the original Blue Max stem pads were bloody awful looking so myself and Steve batted it around until we were both happy - and I am made up with the results - Steve you are a genius mate I owe you a few beers at MK

)

Enough waffle - here she is:

Sorry there's so many pictures

I couldn't stop snapping and couldn't decide which ones to leave out

bmxbob · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:16 AM »

Lush

NORTY40 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:25 AM »

Like that a lot mate

I can see why you are so pleased with the pads , they are top draw

Steve P · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:26 AM »

Feck ... that's really nice John and those photos are top shelf too. Nice work matey

Steve

jimmyp · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:07 AM »

Say, thats a nice bike

stevochb · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2009, 07:07 AM »

mmmmmm chrome and blue very nice wish i had one of them.

snav69 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2009, 08:28 AM »

Thats an absolute stunner John

Well done mate

currio · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2009, 10:07 AM »

Have to agree with the rest, that's come out really nice John.
Good job

sweetbeats · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2009, 10:11 AM »

Horny

James Nada · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2009, 10:14 AM »

Lovely bike

kdw712 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2009, 11:38 AM »

WOW

and more WOW

the pads look the mutts nuts
and i love the spec up grade on the standard bike

some nice touches on that
and the result is a stunning build john

bigsman · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2009, 11:59 AM »

Take my hat off to you dude that is one very very clean and complete build there

Gotta love a goose

Mattdub · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:16 PM »

Very nice indeed and the better parts look like genuine upgrades bitd

.

crazycraig · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:25 PM »

I like that very much so

Brandy Truffle · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:28 PM »

Loving that. A kid on my street had one of those. Always enjoy seeing builds with tasteful upgrades as well.

Great Lawn as well!

jimmyp · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:01 PM »

Could do with a nice blue Viscount Aero saddle on that thing dude

bobafett · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:12 PM »

Thanks for all the nice comments everyone - glad you like it

Quote from: jimmyp on June 15, 2009, 01:01 PM

Could do with a nice blue Viscount Aero saddle on that thing dude

Jimmy ya bugger - I'm still not buying yours

Still got the survivor one that came with it and to be fair it's in pretty decent nick so i'll use it on something else - but once I started going off spec with the Dia Compe's and Pro-Class wheels etc. I thought she demanded a Kashi Aero

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:18 PM »

JOHN THAT IS A SHOW CLASS BIKE MATE I LOVE IT WELL DONE

southern andy · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2009, 02:24 PM »

Hmmmmmmmmm nice, very very nice.

Especially the forks, do you need them

??

Quality John.

I have some seat guts here that are the same as yours but instead of K.S.M , mine say V.I.P, it has the PAT.P aswell, what are mine if yours are Kashimax

?

bobafett · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2009, 02:39 PM »

Quote from: Southern Andy on June 15, 2009, 02:24 PM

I have some seat guts here that are the same as yours but instead of K.S.M , mine say V.I.P, it has the PAT.P aswell, what are mine if yours are Kashimax ?

They'll be Viscount them Andy