mongoose expert finished

[Peter J]

Sweet Build bud

 

[Daletsunami]

Very nice mate, wish I never sold mine now with all these mongoose builds coming out

[scary_leary]

Sweet as... does your serial # have a dash in?

[suts89]

Cannot beat a bit Mongoositis like 

[kdw712]

june 1985 bmx plus test

final page
shows the frame as 4130 throughout




mines was a 1984 Expert - M4-C12557


these skinny rear stay non gusset frames are a norman nightmare without Orig decals   

[fmx]

Kev,

That's a great article you posted there. That is an 85 expert, do you think it applies to 83 ones aswell?

Paddy

[kdw712]

paddy i wouldn't like to say
as its a real mine field

chances are they were just churning out frames and forks
and banging them together out the door

the whole article can be found here along with a load of other stuff

http://www.kdw712.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scans.html

[fmx]

Kev that is a great link, ta

[bobafett]

Kev that is a great link, ta

Paddy, that's Kev's own site mate 

[Spen69]

Is mongoositis air-borne?

It's worse than that mate - you can catch it through the computer screen 

John, you of all people know it's even worse than that and you can catch it by thought alone - never underestimate the power of suggestion

Paddy - that bike is a cracker mate and should be well pleased - the F&F are really clean, and the Tuffs out the box - nice touch. It looks even better in the flesh

Now get it in BoTM, get it taken for a spin down your local track and finally, get yourself down to MK next year with this one and the other 6 'geese you'll have built by next summer now you've got the bug

Spen

[bobafett]

june 1985 bmx plus test
final page
shows the frame as 4130 throughout



mines was a 1984 Expert - M4-C12557
these skinny rear stay non gusset frames are a norman nightmare without Orig decals   

Just to throw fuel on the fire 


September 1983 BMX action test:




1984 mongoose catalogue:




1985 mongoose catalogue:





 

[kdw712]

 


stick to the gussetted frames

far less complex .....

honest 

[Spen69]

stick to the gussetted frames

far less complex .....

honest 

Just don't mention 1981.......  So, is it a Supergoose, a Team, a Motomag or a Mongoose......

Discuss......

Wait, here comes JonnyGoose now with a Taxi for Spencer........

[bobafett]

Wait, here comes JonnyGoose now with a Taxi for Spencer........

Make that a renault espaz 

[Spen69]

Wait, here comes JonnyGoose now with a Taxi for Spencer........

Make that a renault espaz 

..... or a battered bright red Volvo V50.........

[bobafett]

Wait, here comes JonnyGoose now with a Taxi for Spencer........

Make that a renault espaz 

..... or a battered bright red Volvo V50.........

Full chro-mo or just the front end ? 

[Spen69]

Wait, here comes JonnyGoose now with a Taxi for Spencer........

Make that a renault espaz 

..... or a battered bright red Volvo V50.........

Full chro-mo or just the front end ? 

Mmmm.... I can't sure. It was built in a factory on a production line where the spec changed randomly and often different parts were welded together to meet orders and finish prouction runs off, so you can never really be sure......

I'm guessing by the amount of damage at the front end compared to the amount at the back that it's actually a chro-mo rear end - just to start another thread on here of course.......