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If your serial is M4JXXXX then it's definitely not a US supergoose but "J" is around the month that they started doing the UK supergoose (which is basically a full chr-mo californian frame with supergoose forks) so it could be one of those. As for the pink finish - I can't see that being original at all - the supergoose commercially was only available in chrome - now it may have been custom painted pink back in the day either by the bike shop, distributor or original owner making the paint finish look a bit old and therefore making you feel like it is original but it won't have left the factory that way.A lot of the parts are correct for a UK supergoose but the SR pedals and MX clamp would have been silver not red, regardless of the colour scheme of the bike (maybe someone got these anodised at a later date or replaced these parts with the red ones it now has )Since externally the UK supergoose will basically look the same as a standard model the only way to prove it's authenticity as a UK supergoose is to strip it down and weigh both the frame and the forks individually and put your results up here As for keeping the "original" pink I would have a little look inside the BB tube and head tube and also look at the fork steerer tube once you strip the bike down and if you see chrome (which I reckon you will unless it was de-chromed before it's pink paint job) then there's a good chance that original shiney chrome is preserved under the paint.If it is a supergoose I wouldn't get it re-powdered a different colour as like I say they only came in chrome so hopefully you can strip the pink off and get back to original chrome or if not, best to have it re-chromed if necessary..... but hey - it's your bike so its up to you Hope that info helps.
I remember a handful of the looptail geese on ebay over the years that have had a pink finish the same as the one that is in completed items on ebay.Also i remember a few with a green finish done in the same pastel shades as the pink .........only a handful
Hope that helps!? You're a star! Thanks for your time and effort in producing the detailed and knowledgeable reply. I would have wasted time working in wrong direction with this project. If i may push my luck? The stem at first looked out of place as i presumed it should be an "SR" but I have something that looks similar to a tuff neck with markings "BY" (in an oval) on shaft. Having looked at the mention Ebay goose it appears to have the same as mine. Thanks again.
That's not the one i mean mate, i have seen a few supergoose not in the same green as the later one you got pictured, a lot more subtle. Like i say only a handful but enough bikes, as with the pink but enough to make me think that it came original from the factory.................. not that i have any evidence to back this up of course , its just a few ive seen come up for sale over the years
Quote from: BMXJON on February 19, 2010, 11:41 PMThat's not the one i mean mate, i have seen a few supergoose not in the same green as the later one you got pictured, a lot more subtle. Like i say only a handful but enough bikes, as with the pink but enough to make me think that it came original from the factory.................. not that i have any evidence to back this up of course , its just a few ive seen come up for sale over the yearsTrouble with anything being sold now as a "rare" paint finish is that it's impossible to say when it's been painted - without any printed media to colaborate it from BITD I am sceptical.The only other possibility that I can see is that Malcom Jarvis (Ammaco founder) offered custom paint finishes and had this done after the frames where received from the mongoose manufacturing plants - but I haven't heard or read anything like that.For me - at this point in time at least - other than the 79 nickel supergoose all old school supergoose frames where chrome
Get some photos on then
The only other possibility that I can see is that Malcom Jarvis (Ammaco founder) offered custom paint finishes and had this done after the frames where received from the mongoose manufacturing plants - but I haven't heard or read anything like that.
Quote from: bobafett on February 19, 2010, 11:50 PMThe only other possibility that I can see is that Malcom Jarvis (Ammaco founder) offered custom paint finishes and had this done after the frames where received from the mongoose manufacturing plants - but I haven't heard or read anything like that.pretty sure i've seen pics in the BMX books with F&F sets in white badged up with ammaco decals see if i can find & scan them
another one surfaces http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MONGOOSE-SUPERGOOSE-BMX-F-F-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-MONGOOSE-1986-/150679589491?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item2315341273
