Wow ! mongoose legend Danny Oakley just sent me a PM on vintage ..............

[bobafett]

I posted a thread on my supergoose 2 MK race bike build on vintage and added some pictures of me racing it on sunday at MK and he sent me this PM :

Hi there,

Sorry I don't know your name, wish I did...

I enjoyed your post about your 1982 supergoose. Reading your comments, your
parts breakdown, viewing your pictures, well, very special, the race pictures
are to die for, thank you.

Your custom mongoose decals are sweet, put some aside for me, very nice :-)

Your outright enthusiasm brings back memories for me of an innocent time
and age in the 70's & 80's when I traveled throughout Europe for
B.M.X. Products, Inc., Mongoose.

I distinctly remember traveling to the UK in the 70's for a number of
reasons. Skip Hess and I wanted to help Malcolm Jarvis (importer of
mongoose) get Malcolm's company Ammaco up and going. I remember building
a BMX track for Malcolm on his property in Tenterden, Kent, and showing Don
Smith what BMX was all about. It was so much fun promoting the sport,
designing & building tracks from Kent, to Leeds, to Scotland.

Everyone I met was so kind to me, and so enthusiastic, great people...

Please tell your friends, and everyone at the RADBMX.CO.UK annual UK old
school BMX event I said hello and wish them the best.

It would be nice to see some pictures of your goose flock.


I thought this might be fun for you to look at, as it covers a brief glimpse
of my BMX career:

http://www.vintagemongoose.com/people/ride...nyoakleybio.php


Cheers,
Danny Oakley

[southern andy]

The link doesn't work John.

Got to be happy with that reply though.

[moanjam]

fookin nice one john , link aint workin tho dude 

[Glynnyboy]

John that is the dogs matey, i bet you were well chuft. When you sort out the link can you put the link of your post up as well for us to check out

[NORTY40]

Bet your head over heels with that mate      

Made up  for you    

[kdw712]

freakin awesom'   

[munners]

Wicked. Thats what its all about!

I liked that Mongoose that Oakley designed with the huge head tube. They look mad but are real late 70's stuff.

[bmxbob]

class that like mate 

very cool 

[bobafett]

Yeah totally chuffed with that 

Dunno why that link didn't work  anyways here it is : http://www.vintagemongoose.com/people/riders/usa/dannyoakley/dannyoakleybio.php

Check out his extra long supergoose prototype frame 

[bmxbob]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm XL Supergoose 

[Mattdub]

That's so cool he got in touch 

[brummie]

  How cools that... Nice one mate

[jimmyp]

 

Cool as fook 

[Spen69]

Holy crap, a 21" TT bike back in the late 70's (look at the rear drop-outs!). Form an orderly queue to give your left testicle for a go round a track on that frame - just wow!

John, that's fookin class bud. Put a link up for the post and get back to him to tell him there were 2 other pre-1983 'gooses in your race (both Hootski's as Kendo was riding one) and another in my race (mine!) mate. It was just class to see these old bikes getting a trip round a track after probably 20-odd years gathering dust - admittedly we didn't get anywhere near the speed the good riders got up to, but hell, it was great to use them for what they were designed and built for after all these years......

I'll be in touch about picking your 'goose up for a coat of white later fella

Spen

[Bob_Acid]

Excellent 

[bobafett]

John, that's fookin class bud. Put a link up for the post and get back to him to tell him there were 2 other pre-1983 'gooses in your race

Already sorted spen - this pic below that you sent to me of your kid, Steve kendo, and meself all on geese was in the thread I posted on vintage mate so he's bound to have spotted all the geese 





Your right about that "longoose" as well mate - shame they never went into production - bet it rides like a dream 

[jimmyp]

Who made that top up for you m8 

[bobafett]

Who made that top up for you m8 

PM on the way Jimbo