Author Topic: MONGOOSE FRAME NUMBER (Read 4921 times)

jimmyp · « **on:** February 02, 2006, 11:58 AM »

Can anyone help with this frame number M3L13053 Its on a mongoose cali, just wondering if anyone can explain i.e. year of production so on. Ta

theRuler · « **Reply #1 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:01 PM »

83 i think

does it have the sticker on the headtube or the riveted plate?

ORB · « **Reply #2 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:11 PM »

1983 is correct

jimmyp · « **Reply #3 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:11 PM »

Yea 83 cali, just checking to see if it's not fake and it adds up

jimmyp · « **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:14 PM »

How do you work it out from the numbers

theRuler · « **Reply #5 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:15 PM »

first number is the year

ORB · « **Reply #6 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:18 PM »

it wont be a fake, if so, it should be plainly obvious.

jimmyp · « **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:20 PM »

I mean as in the sticker on the down tube. It says 1983 mongoose cali just checking to see if it was correct year

theRuler · « **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:21 PM »

well it sure is
calis are nice frames and build up into good light bikes

jimmyp · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:24 PM »

Quote from: jimmyp on February 02, 2006, 12:14 PM

How do you work it out from the numbers

theRuler · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2006, 12:25 PM »

Quote from: theRuler on February 02, 2006, 12:15 PM

first number is the year

the letter after could be the month, then the other digits are the batch number (frame number in batch?)

the first letter i think will say either which style of frame / or the plant where it's made

kdw712 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 02, 2006, 01:14 PM »

What they said -^_^_^_^_^_ up there

also the serial should be stamped onto bot brkt shell
or poss on the "C" shaped section just behind,
though its mainly pro class that have it there, my cali is stamped there .... typical mongoose

the 2nd letter is assumed to be the month of produciton but it aint confirmed info
some one should have thought to ask skip hess in the recent interview on VBMX

A - Jan
B - Feb etc ....

jT Racing · « **Reply #12 on:** February 02, 2006, 01:51 PM »

no the letter is not the month with mongoose. some say manufactured others say mongoose. this stems from a team bike having a T instead of a M. The L should be the month but I saw one once with a m after the number and i don't know the name of the 13th month. but 83 is deffo the year.

theRuler · « **Reply #13 on:** February 02, 2006, 01:55 PM »

the 13th month is smarch

jT Racing · « **Reply #14 on:** February 02, 2006, 01:58 PM »

Quote from: theRuler on February 02, 2006, 01:55 PM

the 13th month is smarch

kdw712 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 02, 2006, 02:13 PM »

M - mongoose ?
3 - 1983
L - Nov (edit) "i" prob weren't used as too like "1"

13053 - prod number for month/year/model ?

the older gooses with Chatworth serials had the T for super and team frames
eg T CC9 12345, then the K198765 format then this M3L12345 style

i have seen the extra "m" in some did wonder if it was pro class at once stage but don't think it is now though