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paullightowler

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Your comments please Gentlemen
« on: November 26, 2009, 09:21 PM »
Hi Guys,

I have had a load of help and advice on this frame (you know who you are guys, thanks)

I thought i would post it up for some comments (all are welcome)

Gonna get it restored and i was thinking of white with new decals ?

I have been told its a Californian full cromo, maybe a prototype because of the dropouts.

It also weighs the same as a Supergoose/ touch lighter but does not have 3 holes in the brake bridge and has the thinner rear triangle tubing.

The stickers are repop by the guy i bought off so ignore them.

Can anybody give a definative answer on reading the serial number.

Cheers all








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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2009, 09:26 PM »
That date is right on the change over from Gusset goose to Non Gusset goose.

April 1983.



Here's mine but it is a very late gusset model





« Last Edit: November 26, 2009, 09:31 PM by Southern Andy »
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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2009, 09:38 PM »
Cheers

Anybody seen those kind of rear dropouts before ?

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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2009, 09:39 PM »

I've chatted with Paul about this frame both via PM on here and on vintage - my 2 peneth for what it's worth :

1. The lack of additional holes in the brake bridge and thinner rear tubing mean it is not a standard USA supergoose 3
2. The dae means it is too early to be a UK supergoose
3. The fact that it is so early and yet so light and the position were the seat stays meet the seat tube should rule out a tri-moly cali
4. The dropouts are different to 83 cali and supergoose frames

Conclusion - fook knows  :LolLolLolLol:

It's earlier than any other recorded californian frame that's registered with vintagemongoose.com and yet does not share the rear tube geometry of a super and then there's those dropouts.

My final thoughts were that it could be a cali prototype   :)

Whatever it is..... it is quite unique and i would leave it in it's original chrome to keep it as original as poss  :daumenhoch:
mongoositis - an expensive disease......

paullightowler

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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2009, 09:44 PM »
John

I did believe you mate, but i had to post it as i was excited by your comments.

The guys at vintage mongoose said very similar.

I had a good chat with Neil about what to do with the frame but now you have really thrown a spanner in the works !!!!!

 ;) ;) ;) ;)

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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2009, 09:52 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol:

Always good to get as many opinions as possible Paul - especially on such an unusual frame  ;)

I really wouldn't re-finish it mate, it would be a crime in my opinion.

I'd rather buy you another cali to play with and buy this one off you just to preserve it mate - and that's the truth  :daumenhoch:

But at the end of the day bud - it's yours to do what you want with  ;)

Back on the topic of the dropouts, the only thing they even look close to out of the mongoose range are the mongoose "twofour" cruiser dropouts - similar angle and shape but 3 holes rather than 2 and without that slight "dip" in the top of the plate.  :-\

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safc1

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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2009, 10:00 PM »
 :coolsmiley: i love a goose


that one needs loving and cherishing, no idea what it is though  :LolLolLolLol: 

lodge

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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2009, 10:05 PM »
Could be a custom frame specced for a factory rider, would be a shame to lose the original chrome on a unique frame like that.

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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2009, 10:07 PM »
Gotta agree with bobafett - that should be preserved.

I'm sure Mongoose did this sort of thing knowing that 25 years later people would be confused!

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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2009, 10:17 PM »
I'd have to listen to these boys if I were you. It sounds like you've something potentially a bit special there.
I'm sure there's folk on here who could do wonders on the original chrome to bring it back to life :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2010, 11:51 PM »
Right then.........

It's been a while since this was first posted up but, Paul, I have finally identified your dropouts and............

They are blue max ones ! :shocked:

They are the dropouts found on the late 82 - 83 iron cross gusset blue max frames.

What they are doing on a cali frame dated April 83 fook knows ! I can only now assume that it was a welder's error BITD as he grabbed the wrong dropouts during a very early production run of the calis.

And therefore a freak frame ! Very unique  :LolLolLolLol:

But they're deffo 82/83 gusset blue max frame dropouts - take a look........

Same shallow step down in the top plate and downward angle of the axle slot  ;)














PS...........

How's the resto coming along ?

Are you keeping it as a survivor frame ? What did you decide in the end mate ?

 :daumenhoch:

« Last Edit: January 21, 2010, 11:53 PM by bobafett »
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monkian

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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2010, 12:07 AM »
Great work Holmes :daumenhoch:
Are you saying it's effectively an Iron Cross gusset Blue Max without the gusset or am I reading it wrong? ???
Whatever it is :shocked:

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« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2010, 12:39 AM »
Nice unusual frame mate  :4_17_5:

Did you heed 'jongoose's and other radsters advice  and keep the chrome  ???

John , how many late nights have you had trying to work this one out  :LolLolLolLol:   Knew you would get there in the end  ;)
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« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2010, 07:31 AM »

Are you saying it's effectively an Iron Cross gusset Blue Max without the gusset or am I reading it wrong? ???


Well....

The way the rear stays meet the top of the seat tube is closer to a how gusset bluemax than that of a cali of the same era as well so I guess effectively it's like the rear triangle is from an 83 gusset blue max and the front triangle is from a cali !

Prototype frame ?

Welder's mistake ?

Either way that's what it's made up of  ;)

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« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2010, 08:11 AM »
Great investagative work there Mr Fett! :daumenhoch:

Now, someone make sure this "CaliMax" is cared for.

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« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2010, 08:17 AM »

Now, someone make sure this "CaliMax" is cared for.


"CaliMax" LOL ! I like that  :LolLolLolLol:

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« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2010, 09:35 AM »
good spot john  :daumenhoch:

you can sleep again at nights now  :LolLolLolLol:

well until the next case comes along  >:D
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« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2010, 11:38 AM »
Umm, This frame is a 1984 Blue Max.
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/bmx_products_inc/7775

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« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2010, 11:58 AM »
Umm, This frame is a 1984 Blue Max.
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/bmx_products_inc/7775

Yep but that one has the standard step down dropouts like on a cali (i.e. deeper step down in the top plate of the dropout and axle slot is parallel to the ground not angled down)

 ;)

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Coastvl

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« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2010, 12:07 PM »
Yep I see that now. I'm guessin being the changover model in 83 it has the gussett model dropouts on a no-gussett frame. Sweet!

monkian

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« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2010, 04:47 PM »
I was just looking at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/80s-MONGOOSE-M-1-BMX-Expert-Looptail-Torker-GT_W0QQitemZ150406907121
To my untrained eye there seems to be some similarities. The Serial stamp being an obvious issue.

What do you think? :-\

monkian

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« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2010, 04:50 PM »
I was just looking at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/80s-MONGOOSE-M-1-BMX-Expert-Looptail-Torker-GT_W0QQitemZ150406907121
To my untrained eye there seems to be some similarities. The Serial stamp being an obvious issue.

What do you think? :-\

Looking closer it's a different shape :D
Scrap that :-X

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« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2010, 05:03 PM »
Looking closer it's a different shape :D
Scrap that :-X

 :LolLolLolLol:

Yep standard "step down" drop outs on that bud - with the axle slot parallel to the ground  ;)

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paullightowler

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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2010, 10:16 PM »
Wow what a response !!!!!

John, you lived up to your reputation as king of all things mongoose !

So... What is it for definate and how unusual or have I got just some strange cock up ?

I have been collecting parts and getting some wheels refurbed, new Suzue hubs, Asahi etc

Got an original Mongoose stem and cranks, pro class bars etc etc.

I havnt done anything with the frame yet as I want to get it right.

The chrome is in bad shape so I am tempted to get it re chrome but still not sure !

bmxbob

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Re: Your comments please Gentlemen
« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2010, 10:26 PM »
leave it  :knuppel2:

survivor all the way mate  :)

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