Author Topic: 1980 mongoose (red and black) FINISHED (Read 11541 times)

bobafett · « **on:** December 19, 2009, 05:11 PM »

Right then - I was gonna build something else this month but with chritstmas coming fast I went for a slightly easier build option

So you may have seen this in the for sale section recently :

Well I actually sold those lesters to stfc about a year ago so it was time for them to come home

I wanted a few bits off the bike but the split wasn't on and the price complete was keen so I went for it

Anyways a bit of mongoose OCD kicked in and I had to make some changes !

I went about my tweeks and changed :

the forks
the bars
the headset
the stem
the grips
the seat
the seat post clamp
the pedals

added some pads,

removed an incorrect decal,

re-postioned another decal,

and now she looks like this......................

Full parts spec:

1980 mongoose frame powdered red
NOS chrome tange/mongoose forks
black mongoose steel bars
NOS original Winners Circle stamped grips
original mongoose gold stem with survivor decal
mongoose stamped headset
mongoose stamped BB
mongoose stamped snowflake chainring
mongoose stamped crank
NOS black rat traps
Red lester mags with original survivor paint finish
NOS Cheng Shin C183 knobblies fat/thin combo
mongoose messinger seat
stainless steel post
mongoose stamped seat clamp
NOS mongoose part-padset (stem pad has the original $1.99 price sticker inside

)

Gary72 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:18 PM »

Very nice, Now how is she standing? Cant see any kind of stand or glass under the pedal. Or has it been photoshopped out?
Another side note looking at the pic of the grip it looks like the pattern that Shadow Conspiracy use, Good design lasts decades.

mark 2 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:27 PM »

I like that, like it a lot. Real roots-y(?) looking, you can imagine a kid knocking about on it in the Californian sunshine. In a scene in CHiPS.

moanjam · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:34 PM »

another belta john

now are you goin to tell me where you get all your stems and padsets

xGoose · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:35 PM »

Nice build John

another one for the collection eh?

Steve P · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:37 PM »

Quote from: mark j. on December 19, 2009, 05:27 PM

I like that, like it a lot. Real roots-y(?) looking, you can imagine a kid knocking about on it in the Californian sunshine. In a scene in CHiPS.

Yeah, I agree with Mark and that bike takes me right back to my early days of BMX ... the good old days !! Nice build

ron burgundy · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:43 PM »

Awesome

poolysheriff · « **Reply #7 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:46 PM »

WoW

A few changes and what a difference John

The obbsession grows

NORTY40 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:58 PM »

I like it John , proper old school

The bars and the Chrome forks have made a big difference to the way it looks

Nice story on the wheels too mate , what goes around comes around

Quote from: Gary72 on December 19, 2009, 05:18 PM

Very nice, Now how is she standing? Cant see any kind of stand or glass under the pedal. Or has it been photoshopped out?

I reckon he is using that Kickstand that mysteriously disappeared from his for sale thread

markyp · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2009, 06:03 PM »

freekin cool john,love it,well old old school

sid1972 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2009, 06:45 PM »

rollin72 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2009, 07:41 PM »

really fookin nice

Deano · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2009, 07:54 PM »

Ace mate, it just shouts old school

woody allen bars · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2009, 08:05 PM »

Lovely clean build, nice one, like the other guys have said it's the kind of bike that takes you straight back to 1980

~ Craig

monkian · « **Reply #14 on:** December 19, 2009, 08:17 PM »

We've been spoilt this month with all these beautiful geese. Maybe it's the season?
I do like a goose this time of year (and the misses doesn't seem to mind so much)

Great job man, prefect tweekage

meticulous · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2009, 08:44 PM »

perfection... the ultimate bike in any collection....

bmxbob · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2009, 09:31 PM »

Aye, class that like

ozone · « **Reply #17 on:** December 19, 2009, 10:00 PM »

That looks the business now.

Do you have another project that you can use those Ashtabula forks on?

kdw712 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 19, 2009, 10:10 PM »

sweet as matey - nice one (again ...)

Spen69 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 20, 2009, 08:06 PM »

Nice & clean - that'll get Hootski70 going to polish up his Lester mags and get them on his red 'Goose I bet

southern andy · « **Reply #20 on:** December 21, 2009, 02:22 PM »

Looks nice that John mate, when you going to do something different

bobafett · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:55 AM »

Quote from: Southern Andy on December 21, 2009, 02:22 PM

Looks nice that John mate, when you going to do something different

It is different Andy - this ones got lesters

Thanks for the comments lads

Questions answered :

Quote from: Gary72 on December 19, 2009, 05:18 PM

Very nice, Now how is she standing? Cant see any kind of stand or glass under the pedal. Or has it been photoshopped out?

Same trusty pint glass I always use - the cold ground meant it didn't fill with condensation like it usually does so it stayed clear and less visible - you can just make it out in the background under the pedal in the close up pic of the front wheel and forks

Quote from: ozone on December 19, 2009, 10:00 PM