what goose ###update###

[spesh]

finaly picked this up today for £35 just want to know what goose it is frame number is m7h 11005
in fairly good condition no dents unfortunatly the skyways have been painted so im still thinking of how to strip the paint off
also what colour should i paint it?im thinking gloss black
i thought it might be chrome underneath but theres none the kid who had it said it was a light blue colour and was the original colour(the bike originaly belonged to his mum)
let me know what you think

[spesh]

can any body tell me anything about this bike?

[kdw712]

def made by Merida in 1987  (M7)
month August  (H)

looks like a steel rear end so poss trimoly frame

model - not sure past my point of interest

 

[Coastvl]

87 Expert or M1 . Expert was Cro-mo and the M1 is Hi-ten.

[bmxbob]

PM`d 

[spesh]

87 Expert or M1 . Expert was Cro-mo and the M1 is Hi-ten.

ive got the seatpost out and stripped the paint off(it was mint green!? underneath)
and its in great nick no cracks or dents

does anyone know how much its worth

[wirewheel]

looks to me earlier than 87 i think going by the bars and forks its a supergoose from 84/85 boomtime, my mate has one i'll persuade him to let me resto it. the californian was similar but i seem to remember it having smaller bars than the ones pictured.

[spesh]

right ive managed to remove the headbadge and this is the original colour underneath
has anyone seen a goose this colour with oe skyways as standard
all the ones ive seen are chrome so do i chrome it or restore in the original colours?.......help!



and has anyone got any pics of the colour sceme on the head badge

[kdw712]

have a look at this 1986 cat from over on vintagemongoose

http://www.vintagemongoose.com/pdfs/mongoose_cat86.pdf

cant see the range changing too much

it shows the californian in white .....

[spesh]

have a look at this 1986 cat from over on vintagemongoose

http://www.vintagemongoose.com/pdfs/mongoose_cat86.pdf

cant see the range changing too much

it shows the californian in white .....

thnx mate but the in the pic i took it looks white but it is actually mint green

[bmxbob]

i know its a mini but its mint green