Author Topic: Help with Identifying a Mongoose Frame Please...... (Read 1854 times)

stevesredvxr · « **on:** July 25, 2010, 09:43 AM »

Ok, got this from a guy who found it doing a house clearance and although I know it is a Mongoose, I don't know which model.

It has 3 holes in the brake bridge at the rear and seems to have quite thick rear tubing......Serial number is K300

I know its a November 83 bike but can any of you Geese Experts tell me exactly what it is? (Pics Below)

Cheers Steve.

southern andy · « **Reply #1 on:** July 25, 2010, 09:50 AM »

3 holes in the brake bridge normally means it's a supergoose.

Ping some proper photos up of it.

gusset or non gusset

??

stevesredvxr · « **Reply #2 on:** July 25, 2010, 10:08 AM »

No Gussetts anywhere....will try to get more pics up later...

revcore · « **Reply #3 on:** July 25, 2010, 10:16 AM »

The location of the serial number and the fact it doesn't start with M suggests it may be a US made model....Most likely a Supergoose.

stevesredvxr · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2010, 12:02 PM »

OK some more pics.....
I don't think the forks are original as they look long??
Not sure about the bars etc?

xGoose · « **Reply #5 on:** July 25, 2010, 12:11 PM »

Deffo a US made Supergoose III frame I reckon but not the forks. Ive got one and the serial is K3003806

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/33261

bmxbob · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2010, 12:23 PM »

Nice frame

pickle · « **Reply #7 on:** July 25, 2010, 12:26 PM »

Yeah nice score on the frame

southern andy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2010, 02:37 PM »

Yep as Xgoose above posted. Good luck with finding forks though, took me about 9 months to find some for mine.

Spen69 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2010, 11:43 PM »

Even though Jonnygoose Bobbafett is busy changing Nappies being a new daddy, the rest of us 'Goose nutters can confirm that is a US Supergoose 3. The rest of the bits are shite, but the frame is a great find

If you want to sell it, PM me as I sold one about a year ago and regret it every day

Spen

bobafett · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2010, 01:26 AM »

Quote from: Spen69 on July 25, 2010, 11:43 PM

Even though Jonnygoose Bobbafett is busy changing Nappies being a new daddy, the rest of us 'Goose nutters can confirm that is a US Supergoose 3. The rest of the bits are shite, but the frame is a great find

If you want to sell it, PM me as I sold one about a year ago and regret it every day

Spen

stevesredvxr · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2010, 07:35 AM »

OK thanks everyone....so it does appear to be a Supergoose then..

Now the bad news....it has a few dints/dings on it - whoever had it before must of treated it like shite..

I've heard brazing can be applied and then shaped back to original frame shape....is this worth doing or am I just wasting
my money spending cash on it?
Not really sure what to do with it really....

Spen69 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2010, 08:46 AM »

If you do the dents you'll have to re-chrome it so that will cost about £150ish inc postage so probably more than it's worth when it's finished ;-(

That's assuming chrome plating will stick to the repair - if not, it will have to be powdered which will de-value it as they only ever came in chrome. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong about the chroming.

Spen

Ps - or bring it to MK and I'll buy it off you or swap it for something as all my bikes are suvivors so the dents are fine... ;-)

stevesredvxr · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2010, 08:51 PM »

'Ps - or bring it to MK and I'll buy it off you or swap it for something as all my bikes are suvivors so the dents are fine... ;-)'

Spen....not sure what I wanna do with it...maybe build it as a rider, restore it ............or get rid of the ugly looking thing......

What u got to swop??

Steve