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Olliecw

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I've found a true survivor ;-)
« on: April 22, 2007, 10:03 PM »
Hello all
I had to go round my girlfriends mum & dads house to day to fit a new bathroom light......When i got in the loft to sort out the wiring i saw looming in the corner a bmx ??? To my amazment there standing  untouched since the early 80's was a mongoose california lite :D It still has all the genuine parts down to the pads and stickers.I spoke to the dad about it and said he bought it for the girls around 82-83 ish but counld'nt remember the actual year.Can anyone tell me the year of this bike and is it a cali lite.
I 've already got the bike stripped down ready for a good clean up and i will be keeping it as a survivor as its in great condition :2gunsfiring_v1:
Here a couple of pics of the project bike
Thanks
Ollie










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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2007, 10:09 PM »
good find mate, :daumenhoch:

all i found in my loft when we moved house was dust and an empty suitcase  :(

MONKEYBISCUITS RIP !!

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2007, 10:15 PM »
California Lite is just the name of the padset.

The mongoose california is the later bike (without the O gusset).

Don't know the exact model of yours, but it may just be called a Mongoose.

Great find with some choice parts and in awesome condition.

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2007, 10:22 PM »
I think that's earlier than an 82-83 Model. Great find can't quite see but that looks like it could be a proper Mongoose Gold Stem under the stem pad aswell.

Nice ;)

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2007, 10:29 PM »
Mongoose 2, i think 80-82. Great score  :daumenhoch:

Olliecw

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2007, 10:38 PM »
A couple more pics ;)
The frames coming up a treat at the mo :smitten:









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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2007, 10:39 PM »
nice find mate  :4_17_5: i thought it looked very similar to this wire wheel i had new in 1980



Deano :daumenhoch:

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2007, 10:47 PM »
great find that  :daumenhoch:

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2007, 10:57 PM »
 :smitten: mongoose stainless steel bars :smitten:
A long time ago, in a land far away!

Olliecw

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2007, 11:00 PM »
Thanks for all ya comments chaps :daumenhoch:
I'll get some more photos up through the clean up job ;)
Ollie

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2007, 11:07 PM »
looks pretty dope,  nice flats spots on the tyres..   meet me at harrow skatepark in the morning, i wanna try i flipwhip out of bowl 4 on it ;D ;D ;D

Olliecw

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2007, 11:14 PM »
or work the snake backwards and poppin out with a 180 bar spin  :2funny: :2funny: real tech moves :D
Ollie

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2007, 09:27 AM »
October 82 Mongoose. Great score. Looks awsome.

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2007, 11:43 AM »
Wicked find  :daumenhoch:

with some top orig bits
cheers Kev
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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2007, 01:02 PM »
Great find!!!  :daumenhoch:

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2007, 08:06 PM »
sweet find :daumenhoch: last of the gusseted geese. dubbel clamp stem, goose stainless bars all in all a nice survivor, just leave it as is and it's cool.
ding dong

Olliecw

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #16 on: April 23, 2007, 09:07 PM »
Thanks again all :daumenhoch:
I'm gonna just clean the bits up but not change anything on it .(except the tyres & cables)
It's surprisingly all cleaning up good so far :) it's been a bit of a job polishing each spoke up though :idiot2:  :shocked:
Ollie

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #17 on: April 23, 2007, 09:13 PM »
Thanks again all :daumenhoch:
I'm gonna just clean the bits up but not change anything on it .(except the tyres & cables)
It's surprisingly all cleaning up good so far :) it's been a bit of a job polishing each spoke up though :idiot2:  :shocked:
Ollie

Use one of those green brillo type pads first on the spokes,then polish them.  :daumenhoch:

Olliecw

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Re: I've found a true survivor ;-)
« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2007, 10:41 PM »
Thanks
I have used red scotch bright pads and some autosol.but it's taking some time :crazy2:

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