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Title: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: bmxbob on August 29, 2008, 05:48 PM: just got a Mongoose Blue Max frame, im wire wooling it now ;D

wondered if you could take a look at the serial number and ID it for me please ?

:D M4-J3410 :D

it is the frame like the cali without a gusset :daumenhoch:

thanks

Bob 8)

will post pics later.
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please
Post by: bmxbob on August 29, 2008, 07:23 PM: Quote from: bmxbob on August 29, 2008, 05:48 PM
just got a Mongoose Blue Max frame, im wire wooling it now ;D

wondered if you could take a look at the serial number and ID it for me please ?

:D M4-J3410 :D

it is the frame like the cali without a gusset :daumenhoch:

thanks

Bob 8)

will post pics later.

found an `83 stamped on the underside of the brake bridge :)

so i guess thats the year ;)
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please
Post by: bmxbob on August 29, 2008, 08:20 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_1833.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_1834.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_1846.jpg)

after a quick polish and with some Goose forks to hold her up :D

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_1856.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_1857.jpg)

also had this pro-class brake on it 8)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_1865.jpg)
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: fouronethreeoh! on August 29, 2008, 08:53 PM: Coming on nice,

look like curtis forks, rather than goose to me.

nowt wrong with that though :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: kdw712 on September 08, 2008, 11:57 PM: should be the same as the trimoly cali frame

M4 J 3140

M - Merida taiwanese bike builders

4 - 1984

J - poss month september

3140 - build ID

i'll have to have a looky under my brake bridge too now :)

these were available through Halfords as completes
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: kdw712 on September 08, 2008, 11:58 PM: heres some pics of mine

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/my%20mongooses/bluemaxside.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/my%20mongooses/bmaxwet.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/my%20mongooses/bluemax1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/my%20mongooses/calimax.jpg)

its got the original wheels rebuilt and back on now

love to get one of the gussetted versions too
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: motomagII on September 09, 2008, 09:38 AM: that came up well for quick clean
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: bmxbob on September 09, 2008, 09:47 AM: Thanks for the info and photos guys :)

Trying some white skyways on it but need some blue tyres too me thinks :D

8)
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: bmxbob on September 09, 2008, 11:46 AM: Quote from: fouronethreeoh! on August 29, 2008, 08:53 PM
Coming on nice,

look like curtis forks, rather than goose to me.

nowt wrong with that though :daumenhoch:

What do you guys think :- are these Curtis or Mongoose forks ? :D

let me know if you need more photos

Bob
Title: Re: Mongoose Blue Max Year ID please, now with photos.
Post by: stidds on September 09, 2008, 03:39 PM: Bob

They are more like Curtis than Mongoose. The drop outs on Curtis are a flat plate like yours and the dropouts on Mongoose are slightly diamond shaped, also the bottom of the fork leg on Curtis are angled like yours and the Mongoose fork legs are straight cut.