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BMXs and the art of painting them..errm...oops..

#1 Post by Kwackerz » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:03 pm

Forgive me for I have sinned..

Ive just stripped down a Mongoose BMX, stripped the old but quite good Blue paint off, threw away the buckled wheels and painted the thing Bright Pink for my Daughter.. :smt011

Only after I'd done all this did I think to do an internet search to see which model it was...

Great one K...

That'll be an Mongoose Expert Pro from the late 80s then that you just completely trashed... :smt011 :smt011 Hohum.. S'not like it was worth a few bob or anything.. :smt075

Thank God it wasnt a Supergoose.... :smt003 That wouldve seen people flying over from USA to personally throttle me..

Just thought i'd share it with y'all anyways.. :smt001
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#2 Post by Samray » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:08 pm

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#3 Post by Kwackerz » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:19 pm

If I go down, Youre going with me... It was your Nitromors I used!! :smt019
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#4 Post by BikerGran » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:42 pm

But you made your daughter happy, that's the main thing!
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#5 Post by bigun » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:42 pm

Sacriledge!!! Mongoose's were THE bike when I was growing up. :smt002
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#6 Post by Gio » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:43 am

I bet the buckled wheels were worth a few bob......................NOT :smt005
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#7 Post by Kwackerz » Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:01 am

Buckled spoked wheels.. couldve redone them I guess :smt012 Too late now though, theyre in the Tip!
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#8 Post by Falcopops » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:52 am

I just got a little Mongoose for my son from a little charity shop in Camberwell, Melbourne for $5. Thought it was a bargain esp. when it still had the original barcode on the fork leg for $175.

Got the mongoose emblem on the tyres too!

So are these a bit special or summat?
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#9 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:40 pm

1970's and 1980's ones tend to be, theyve got a huge cult following.. mainly amongst the kids who've now grown up and can afford whatthey couldnt when they were kids..lol

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/

Frame number exclusivety.. third sticky down on the following..

http://www.bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewforum.php?id=28
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