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ghostriderx

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Early Motomag frames.
« on: January 09, 2007, 06:21 PM »
can anyone tell me

which were the earliest Motomag frames, the one with a bracket welded near the rear dropout for the coaster arm to bolt to, or the one without the bracket and a clamp used instead ?

Cheers  :daumenhoch:

ghostriderx

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2007, 07:26 PM »
anyone know, there must be a motomag expert on here  :daumenhoch:

selfpreservation

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2007, 07:27 PM »
i would imagine the coaster came first

Bitchy Roo

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2007, 08:35 PM »
On my 1980 pics, BITD the coaster arm was clamped to the frame.  :daumenhoch:

selfpreservation

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2007, 08:41 PM »
1980  is well late for a motomag

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2007, 08:53 PM »
early ones had the coaster bracket  :daumenhoch:

Bitchy Roo

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2007, 08:55 PM »
It may have been earlier than 1980, Halfords had just started selling Team Murrays, BTW the memory fades at 36  :-[ :-[

Jazzchimp

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2007, 08:57 PM »
Halfords had team murrays back in 81, motomags are much earlier 76 onwards I would have thought

ghostriderx

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2007, 10:06 PM »
my team murray 346 was new from halfords late 79 im sure

motomagII

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2007, 10:08 PM »
earliest motomag ive had was no brake bridge ,coaster arm if i remember rightly .77

theRuler

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2007, 10:50 PM »
i think the earliest were the ones with the extra gusset from the downtube to the seattube

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2007, 10:51 PM »
earliest motomag ive had was no brake bridge ,coaster arm if i remember rightly .77

thats my thinking too: very early ones no brake bridge at all but coaster tab
then both & think the coaster tab got dropped around 1980
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« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2007, 10:55 PM »
Reilley might be able to help, he's a US member and has a huge (and highly desireable) collection of bikes that are pre 1980, if he doesn't know I am sure he knows someone that does  :daumenhoch:


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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2007, 11:18 PM »
1975 baby

extra gusset as mentioned and no rear bridge - crap pic though

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2007, 11:19 PM »
looks like 77 was the year the bridge appeared look at these two
both quoted as 1977 models



cheers Kev
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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2007, 11:26 PM »
1975 baby

extra gusset as mentioned and no rear bridge - crap pic though


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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2007, 12:58 AM »
so 75/6's had the seat/down tube gusset.
Then 76/7 had no brake bridge.
77 on till the 81 MK 2's was the goose we all know and love?

when did they stop doing the coaster bracket? anyone know?

motomagII

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2007, 08:25 AM »
i had 78 one new and im  pretty sure no coaster tab on that

Coastvl

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2007, 08:29 AM »
I have a 77 and a 79. The 77 has one and the 79 doesn't. That should narrow it down a little.

ghostriderx

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2007, 08:38 AM »
1975 baby

extra gusset as mentioned and no rear bridge - crap pic though



Think this picture answers my original question.nice one and thanks for all the info . It would be nice to know when they actually did drop the coaster tab or did they make both for a short while?  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2007, 10:35 AM »
my 79's and 80's don't have a coaster tab or gusset.
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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2007, 11:51 AM »
my 79 does have one
serial number is marked (from memory) CC9

so likely then mid / late 79 they dropped it

prob always find or two that will be the exception though i am sure
its mongoose after all  :D
« Last Edit: January 10, 2007, 11:54 AM by kdw712 »
cheers Kev
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ghostriderx

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Re: Early Motomag frames.
« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2007, 11:53 AM »
agreed  :daumenhoch:

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