Author Topic: Supergoose u.k Supergoose usa (Read 90110 times)

jimmyp · « **Reply #125 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:37 PM »

Not sure it quiet as simple as that. Anyway the uk bike is 15g lighter that the usa version so as far as i can see they got stiffed. Jump on board dude we have just discoverd a new bike, just like when those people in the desert found those different dino bones. Today is a great day, now lets get collecting them up instead of ripping the fooking stickers of and putting cali decals on.

theRuler · « **Reply #126 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:39 PM »

Quote from: jimmyp on August 14, 2006, 05:37 PM

Not sure it quiet as simple as that. Anyway the uk bike is 15g lighter that the usa version so as far as i can see they got stiffed.

the us super has better geometry.
its a different frame to the others.
we got a cali with the wrong stickers and the grand pricks.

jimmyp · « **Reply #127 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:43 PM »

As a hole its still a great bike fella, look on the bright side and get yourself one. Come on you know you want one

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #128 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:44 PM »

Are you sure we are not just on some wild Goose chase

jimmyp · « **Reply #129 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:45 PM »

very funny dude

theRuler · « **Reply #130 on:** August 14, 2006, 05:59 PM »

Quote from: jimmyp on August 14, 2006, 05:43 PM

As a hole its still a great bike fella, look on the bright side and get yourself one. Come on you know you want one

i still think i already have one
and thats why the expert was US only.

i will see what it weighs later on

jimmyp · « **Reply #131 on:** August 14, 2006, 06:04 PM »

Cool

selfpreservation · « **Reply #132 on:** August 14, 2006, 06:24 PM »

Quote from: ruler. on August 14, 2006, 12:04 PM

ok you got me
i will strip the expert and weigh it.
if it weighs the same as yours i am gonna put supergoose stickers on it and sell it.
it's gonna be lighter than a supergoose, as it has thinner tubes on the back. not much lighter though.

my super is an 83, and my expert is an 84

youll probably get more for the stickers than the ff

theRuler · « **Reply #133 on:** August 14, 2006, 06:52 PM »

they'll be repros, and i will mis-spell supergoose

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #134 on:** August 14, 2006, 07:05 PM »

so, you weighed it yet?

Bren Gunn · « **Reply #135 on:** August 14, 2006, 08:10 PM »

Very interesting topic...

So did the manufacture of the Supergoose move from USA to Taiwan after 83 or did BMX products have 2 plants knocking out the Supergoose frames?

Does any one have a serial number log and if so, do both types of serial number run through 1984?

Could one of those frames be a Cali that was restickered back in the day? after all they did make a full cromo version...

Bren

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #136 on:** August 14, 2006, 08:19 PM »

man, dont complicate it any further....

Bren Gunn · « **Reply #137 on:** August 14, 2006, 08:40 PM »

It's stuff like this that keeps me interested in oldschool bmx... most of the stuff on all the sites is the same old, same old, which is fine, then every now and again someone brings something new(ish) to the table and it's good for everyone involved.

So keep those Q & A coming... I like it

Bren

jimmyp · « **Reply #138 on:** August 14, 2006, 09:01 PM »

Quote from: oberonspacefruit on August 14, 2006, 08:19 PM

man, dont complicate it any further....

i know i can't take anymore

theRuler · « **Reply #139 on:** August 14, 2006, 09:25 PM »

here is my expert weighed . . .

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=17208.new#new

billstup · « **Reply #140 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:35 PM »

Quote from: oberonspacefruit on August 14, 2006, 08:19 PM

man, dont complicate it any further....

Put it up on vbmx, then your`ll see how complicated it can get

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #141 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:41 PM »

Quote from: billstup on August 14, 2006, 10:35 PM

Quote from: oberonspacefruit on August 14, 2006, 08:19 PM
man, dont complicate it any further....

Put it up on vbmx, then your`ll see how complicated it can get

I can hear the sound of squeaking Sketchers approaching from over the pond as we speak to throw in the old 10 cents worth

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #142 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:45 PM »

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #143 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:46 PM »

"its ok theyre not mine"

steve · « **Reply #144 on:** August 14, 2006, 10:47 PM »

its
-after schwinn in 1978 went to taiwan to have their frames made
-mongoose couldn't compete in the usa against them
so they went to taiwan

-all the fat rear tubed frames were still made in chatsworth california, due to the supply of that guage of tubing
-oversized -thats all-they were for the us market
-and therefor cost more than a far eastern frame -due to more expensive manufacture

-all the thin rear ended ones were made in taiwan simple economics - export to europe

it bodes well to think that the high end component specs, were of us origin

-and low end complete bikes -taiwanese

the non loop tailed mongoose grand prix,was possibly made in another factory - probably the falcon pro one, as it would appear that they didn't have the tube bending jig

also beware, as if your frame is dated 1988 -maybe earlier, its not even a uk supergoose, but a ' M1'

-oh the shame

steve · « **Reply #145 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:02 PM »

/\ that all maybe lies and made up
-buut i bet the fat rear tube frames are an imperial measurement
-and the others are metric

-seems more plausable

steve · « **Reply #146 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:24 PM »

oh, and i could be said that -1983/4/5/6 thin back end supergeese, are more prevelent than the 1982/3
-maybe saink to do with ids wanting them, after seeing the 1982/83 us built ones ridden by the pros
?

-that makes sense too

-supply and demand - and cost -and shipping
-made for bmx products
-shipped to europe from aisa to ammoco -the uk distributor

billstup · « **Reply #147 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:33 PM »

Well thats cleared that up then

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #148 on:** August 14, 2006, 11:49 PM »

yeah, clear as mud.

steve · « **Reply #149 on:** August 15, 2006, 12:21 AM »

i wonder if it was just raw frames that came to the uk from taiwan?
-chromed here, assembled with renthals?
-or even if they came chromed, decals put on here

-by ammoco

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