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Title: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 22, 2006, 04:30 PM: Going to look at some BMX's tonight, but some of them I have never heard of, and was just wondering if they are any good, or if anyone wants them ?

Guy on the phone says he has;

Mongoose
1984 mightygoose
chrome oval tubing Burner
cyclecraft
Freeagent.

Some have mags on not sure what type though.

anyone shed some light on these ? I know about the burners and the monggose, but never heard of a mightygoose. Also found the cyclepro on the bmxmuseum site.

Thanks,
Mark
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: ORB on February 22, 2006, 04:32 PM: Sure its not a Mittygoose?
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 22, 2006, 04:37 PM: He said mighty on the phone, I will see later. Is it a mongoose pitbike ? I have never seen one of those are they rare ?

Mark
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Moose on February 22, 2006, 04:41 PM: If it's an old school FreeAgent then there a couple of people on here who might be interested.
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Frosty on February 22, 2006, 05:21 PM: Always worth a look, you never know what components may be on them :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Steve P on February 22, 2006, 05:45 PM: Definitely known as a "MityGoose" . . . here's a photo from my 1980 catalogue

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Mongoose%20Catalogue/009.jpg)

Cheers

Steve :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: gmac on February 22, 2006, 06:29 PM: I've got a MityGoose :)
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 22, 2006, 06:33 PM: Quote from: gmac on February 22, 2006, 06:29 PM
I've got a MityGoose :)

Hey arnt u Gmac of the Escorts site ? Think we have spoken on the phone b4 when a certain guy came to look at one of yr RS's from the Dorset Group ??

So are the mitys any good ? rare or worth much ?

M@rk
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: gmac on February 22, 2006, 06:39 PM: Hi Mark, how you doing ? Yeah we met at the Beaulieu show when I brought my Kaliber car down :daumenhoch:

Not sure how rare/valuable the Mity's are. They come up now and again on U.S ebay. Mine is a resto case, it's all there though. It's in the pit bike resto queue behind the Mini Viper and the Mini Team Burner :D

Cheers

Guy :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 22, 2006, 06:43 PM: Yeah doing well thanks Guy, hope you are too. Yes remember you now @ Beaulieu (i getting old), lol.

Well going to look at them laterz, but prob sell them on as I got 3 BMX's already.

I am looking for another MK1/2 RS if you hear of any going ?

Take it easy mate.

mark

Quote from: gmac on February 22, 2006, 06:39 PM
Hi Mark, how you doing ? Yeah we met at the Beaulieu show when I brought my Kaliber car down :daumenhoch:

Not sure how rare/valuable the Mity's are. They come up now and again on U.S ebay. Mine is a resto case, it's all there though. It's in the pit bike resto queue behind the Mini Viper and the Mini Team Burner :D

Cheers

Guy :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: gmac on February 22, 2006, 07:03 PM: Let me know on the MityGoose Mark. I like a pit bike me :daumenhoch:

I got a flat front RS2k being resto'd at the moment

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/DSCF0901.jpg)

Got these fat bastards to go on it too

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/DSCF0975.jpg)
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: rakas17 on February 22, 2006, 07:12 PM: guy, wots the address for that escort forum?

i sold my mk1 a couple of years ago but i might have a look for another one.. is there often some for sale on there?

joe
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: gmac on February 22, 2006, 08:07 PM: It's not strictly for Escorts, but to be honest most of the members there have an old school Ford of some description. There are normally a few for sale on there. There's a seriously nice MK2 RS2000 Turbo (Pinto) on there for sale at the moment, and quite a few members have Cossie Turbos in their rides.

I've been with the site since it started, and it's just like here. Very friendly and almost never any bitching, unlike alot of the other forums. Well worth a visit :daumenhoch:

I'm Gmac on their too (management team) if you need anything :)

www.turbosport.co.uk

Cheers

Guy :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: rakas17 on February 22, 2006, 08:16 PM: cool, i'll have a browse :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: retrogeezer on February 22, 2006, 10:25 PM: jeez Guy, what with this site, ebay and the turbosport site it's amazing you get any work done!! ;D
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 22, 2006, 10:34 PM: Right I went to look at the bmx's, here's what I saw (I no expert tho)

Amaco (spelling), complete bike all orig had 1981 - 1983 decals on it finished in chrome, very good.
Mitygoose, all chrome with black mags ! seat not orig but generally in good nick.
Freeagent, this was a race bike prob early 90's in chrome, good components fitted.

Burner was a pro one i think finished in chrome it had funny blue/yellow and red i think striped decals and tange forks, fatter oval tubing at the rear, kashimax seat, dia comp brakes, oval araya's.

Cyclepro now this was pure ali, with titanium forks, pure race bike very very light. circ early 90's again I think

so can someone give me any figures what they are worth, I have some real crap pics from my phone which i will put up tomorrow.

Ta,

Mark
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: beard1973 on February 23, 2006, 12:18 AM: I am interested in the Burner..... but shush....!! :-X
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Moose on February 23, 2006, 12:57 AM: Quote
Freeagent, this was a race bike prob early 90's in chrome, good components fitted.

I might be interested if it turn's out to be an 80's FA. You can tell by the decals, 80's are on 'old script style' and 90's are 'block style'
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 23, 2006, 07:32 AM: Quote from: Moose on February 23, 2006, 12:57 AM
Quote
Freeagent, this was a race bike prob early 90's in chrome, good components fitted.

I might be interested if it turn's out to be an 80's FA. You can tell by the decals, 80's are on 'old script style' and 90's are 'block style'

Got any pics you can send me of both of them ??

I am getting the burner tonight as hopefully it will clean up ok.
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Moose on February 23, 2006, 08:31 AM: 80's Script style

(http://www2.propichosting.com/Images/421595242/1.jpg)
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 23, 2006, 08:48 AM: Yes looks like a 80's freeagent then, PM how much you wanna pay for one, and i'll see what the guy is willing to take.

Here's some pics (a bit dark but you might get the idea).

Freeagent
(http://www.troll.mcmail.com/freeagent.jpg)

Burner
(http://www.troll.mcmail.com/aeroburner.jpg)

Mitygoose
(http://www.troll.mcmail.com/mity.jpg)

He also had this Amaco from 1983 I recon, all complete and in good condition. I will try and get better pics tonight if they are still there !

Mark
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: gmac on February 23, 2006, 08:58 AM: Sent you a pm last night Mark ;)
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: ORB on February 23, 2006, 11:00 AM: Is that one of the Limo series of Freeagent?
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Moose on February 23, 2006, 11:43 AM: Quote
Is that one of the Limo series of Freeagent

It might be a Limo, but from that picture it's difficult to tell. Looks like it might be a mini
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: ORB on February 23, 2006, 12:09 PM: Yeah, that BB does look a bit Euro

and the stay seem to have no angle from the cross bar.
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Waxintaxin on February 23, 2006, 06:22 PM: The burner is a aero pro with diff decals the world cup decals i belive , worth a bit nowadays nice bikes

Rich :)
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: jezza on February 24, 2006, 04:41 PM: Quote from: Waxintaxin on February 23, 2006, 06:22 PM
The burner is a aero pro with diff decals the world cup decals i belive , worth a bit nowadays nice bikes

Rich :)

yeah anything upto about 60quid LOOOL nah shud bring a decent price, its a later version probably 85/86ish should have the world championship winners badge on the front
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: troll on February 24, 2006, 06:09 PM: Yes it dows have the IFBMX decal on the front.

Always open to offers :-)

Ok I am afriad the freeagent was already sold before I got back there, but it was a mini. so all I have is the Aero Pro burner.
Mark
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: kdw712 on March 08, 2006, 05:25 PM: Quote from: troll on February 24, 2006, 06:09 PM
the freeagent was already sold before I got back there, but it was a mini. Mark

Oh i would like one of those, shame its gone already.
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: othomas2 on March 08, 2006, 11:39 PM: I presume the aero pro has sold by now ?
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: beard1973 on March 09, 2006, 12:08 AM: Its the rusty one that Jezza brought a couple of days ago...
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: othomas2 on March 09, 2006, 12:15 AM: oh yeah, I know the one. :o
Title: Re: Been offered mightygoose, cyclepro freeagent and a burner any good ?
Post by: Astrodamus on March 17, 2006, 06:57 AM: that's weird.. he seemed to oscillate back and forth between cycle-pro and cycle-craft. Big difference! (both quality bikes, but one was 70's/80's (pro) and the other late 80's 90's (craft)