1980 moosegoose [Finished survivor stylee for now]

[bobafett]

OK so you may or may not have seen the moosegoose for sale on here a few months ago ? The lady selling it was trying to fund a new school ride for her son - well we talked it out and came to an agreement so everyone was happy and it was added to my collection 

Now it's a bit of a marmite frame as far as peoples opinions - some love it and many hate it ! 

For those unfamiliar with the moose it was designed as a hybrid style 20" wheeled frame - it served 2 purposes - it was initially designed (With the help of then mongoose rider Danny Oakley who was 6ft+ ) as a race frame for taller riders. It was also sort of an adult cruiser that parents could knock around on with their BMX enthused kids.

It's full chr-mo frame and forks and is kind of a tall supergoose/team. It has 1 1/8" top and down tubes as oppose to the 1" tubes of the other 20" frames from mongoose at the time and has a reinforced thicker walled head tube due to the extra length.

Here's some back in the day shots of the moose in action (1st and last pics are Danny Oakley who helped design it)



They were only available for around 18 months or so - throughout 1980 and part of 81.

They weren't sold in high numbers in the UK but they were available over here.

Here is a pic from an article in BMX weekly :




So on to my bike.

The original candy red finish is falling off and is in a bad way - it already has large chunks missing  - eventually at some point I will strip it off as beneath it is a mint original chrome frame 

I'll build it with a totally different spec when it's down to it's chrome but for now in it's battered candy finish I decided it would be cool to do a survivor style build with it.

I kept the frame, forks and bars from how I bought it and changed everything else.

I used parts that I had which although not totally factory spec are in the same vein as to give it a factory spec "look" and feel.

Parts spec:

1980 moosegoose frame and forks (original candy over chrome & original decals)
mongoose 1st Gen SS bars
mongoose gold stem (original finish & decal)
mongoose team grips (original not repop)
mongoose seat clamp
mongoose BB
mongoose 175mm chr-mo crank
gold spider / 40T ring
weinmann 7c style rims
shimano high flange hubs
cheng shin snakebellies fat/thin combo
suede race saddle
dia-compe 1020 with dia-compe pre-bent lever
MKS BM5 rat traps
genuine original mongoose vinyl padset































So there you have it - let the debate and insults begin...............

 

[MartyC]

Love it, classic piece of BMX history right there   

[Macmania]

Love it John, it's completely mad    A great addition to any collection 

Hope to see it in action at Coppull next year 

[jimwise68]

Nice addition to your collection. 

But not my cup of tea really. Always thought they looked far too odd proportionally.

The candy red doesnt look that bad from the pix. 

[rollin72]

its this blokes bike

its one weird looking fooker

[Spen69]

John, that's a POS and I love it bud ;-)

Take it to Blackpool and see if we can get it over the coping >;-)

[markyp]

mental john,just mental,i love them crazy ass moose's,its like a bmx for people with special needs!

[kdw712]

i love marmite 

every goose collector should have one (or prob knowing you John 5 or 6 .... )

[rooski]

Top Monging

[double chevron]

Love it !!
Not sure about the seat though.. looks too big... if we ever can talk about proportions on such a funny bike 

[monkian]

Love it
A nice Kashi five gold wouldn't look out of place on it

[animal]

Ur Itus is getting worse bud  Where as mine has stalled   

Lovely build tho John 

[Rodgy1970]

Cracking, absolutely love these and that's one of the best I've seen   

[the_wheelie_king]

Back in the day I would have absolutely hated it. If you had ridden a moosegoose through my mid-80's playground you'd have been torn to ribbons.

However, as a bored thirtysomething I embrace it's weirdness and I love the way it doesn't make sense. I'd honestly love one.

And it looks as though it would wheelie forever...

[hunterdubber]

Only ever seen one in this country myself , there can't be many  

Quirky , yes

Rare, yes

Cool survivor , you betcha  


Really glad you managed to land this bike in the end John   , because at first it didn't look like you were gonna get it  


i'd be tempted NOT to resto it  

[sawzall]

weird but wonderful looks great as a survivor john

[bmxbob]

Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose 

[Bigplinky]

Love it, leave it as a survivor it's only original once 

[HUTCHMAN]

schweet!  lovin that

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

looking sweet - would love to see it pictured out on some dirt track some where

it's kinda strange to see the geometry and see it stretched like that

top job there - is it tempting to strip it to chrome ?

cheers B 

[woody allen bars]

Excellent build, I remember seeing one of those new back in the day and quite fancied it just for the quirkyness. You've really captured the early 80s flavour with those components. (nice detail pics BTW  )

Frameset looks to be in fine condition - how's it ride?

~ Craig

[spyderpit13]

still blows my mind, now, and just like it did the 1st time i saw it jon.... mental....

[Bettyswallocks]

Awesome.... 

[In2 bmx]

Pimp daddys bike from berm ?

I love that bike    I've had the pleasure to ride it . 

[NORTY40]

Totally bonkers John    It's a must have bike for any serious goose collector though . I was so glad it came to you when that women put it up for sale on here ........ and you got it at a good price too 

Got to say it looks so much better now you have changed the wheels from the Z's it had on and the other tweeks you have made 

I've had the pleasure to ride it . 

So have I        I don't think your neighbours were too happy though Carl when we took it for a midnight spin around your estate    It actually rides very well !


The dilema you have John is that as we both know the chrome underneath the laquer is absoluteley mint  but like others have said it is only original once    Personally because I have seen the condition of the laquer and the chrome underneath I would strip it .... it will build into one seriously mint moose