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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: 84performer on August 31, 2012, 10:42 AM

Title: mongoose decade
Post by: 84performer on August 31, 2012, 10:42 AM

Anyone know what brakes and levers should be on a 87 decade?
I know its a 990 on the rear but that's it
Cheers guys

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: wildon on August 31, 2012, 10:47 AM

DC 880 on the front. 

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: wildon on August 31, 2012, 10:51 AM

and it wasnt a 990 on the rear ... was a DC 750 i think  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: pickle on August 31, 2012, 10:53 AM

yeah deffo not a 990 on the rear  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: wildon on August 31, 2012, 11:01 AM

and tech 6 locking levers

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: oldschoolace on August 31, 2012, 02:51 PM

Quote from: wildon on August 31, 2012, 10:51 AM

and it wasnt a 990 on the rear ... was a DC 750 i think  :daumenhoch:

Yep 750s on the rear and skyway OE's if you run mags  :daumenhoch:
One of the nicest rides out there in my bias opinion    ;)

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: Wadz on August 31, 2012, 08:25 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv15/wadz1975/DSC02034.jpg)

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: oldschoolace on August 31, 2012, 08:30 PM

Sweet  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: deeman on September 01, 2012, 03:15 AM

Are we talking about the grey one that was on ebay fairly recently?? :angel:

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: 84performer on September 01, 2012, 06:30 PM

Nah got a killer deal on a frame forks and bar set from the states the dude says it was red from the factory but can't seem to find red as a standard colour anyone know any different

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: pkripster on September 01, 2012, 11:20 PM

if it was decade pro or 88 decade it will be ad 990 on rear for deffo

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: pkripster on September 01, 2012, 11:42 PM

could be 88 decade rare

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: deeman on September 02, 2012, 04:51 AM

Quote from: 84performer on September 01, 2012, 06:30 PM

Nah got a killer deal on a frame forks and bar set from the states the dude says it was red from the factory but can't seem to find red as a standard colour anyone know any different

could have been a factory colour dude,never seen one though!lovely bikes anyway-regardless of colour! :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: 84performer on September 02, 2012, 08:13 PM

Been doing some research,talking to the seller and looking at the photos it is indeed the rarer 88 with a late 87 frame number
Was gonna do it mint Green but now I know what it is I'm gonna do it factory spec so gonna need some help on specs

Title: Re: mongoose decade
Post by: oldschoolace on September 02, 2012, 10:12 PM

Couple of red 88's here with 990's by the look of it  :daumenhoch:

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/'model=755&pg=4