Eric Cartman Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Hi Guys, Me again with my Old School BMX fetish. I found myself this survivor 1983 Mongoose Californian in almost original condition. It had some crappy grey spray over the whole bike. I am just glad that all the parts were in place except for the grips, tyres and seat. This is how I received the bike: http://s26.postimg.org/mlze6xj0l/IMG_20140520_WA0016.jpg I then stripped it down and started cleaning the grey paint off to see the condition of all the chrome etc. http://s26.postimg.org/nmzmw2005/20140524_181308.jpg The chrome is in bad condition and it seems that was the reason for the spray work. But its fine...it gives some character and shows the age of the bike. This is all the parts: http://s26.postimg.org/s7ltazjph/20140613_164936.jpg I then sourced the original seat for the bike. Below is the seat found: http://s26.postimg.org/svuntxif9/20140615_125825.jpg I sourced the correct tyres and then I just used the pair of new school Mongoose grips I had laying around. I will get the right grips for it within time. And then the build started. This is what it looks like currently: With the pads: http://s26.postimg.org/e9c2v8dc5/20140615_133423.jpg Without the pads: http://s26.postimg.org/iqw04czut/20140615_125452.jpg All comments welcome. KnobbyMech, nonky, quintonb and 3 others 6
quintonb Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Dude, where the heck do you find these old BMX's...Looks very cool. Nice job. Eric Cartman 1
Ispeed_V Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Had the exact same bike as a teen in the 80's. ChUkKy and Eric Cartman 2
Eric Cartman Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 Dude, where the heck do you find these old BMX's...Looks very cool. Nice job. They pop up every now and then. LOL. I had to swop the diamondback frame for this one with some extras. Thanks
FC&P2C Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 I had a red californian in 1983! rode it till i eventually passed it on to my brothers son and he managed to get it stolen in the early 2000s.
GTRacing Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Hi, I have a 30th aneversary edition mongoose in fair condition. 10 years old already. Looking for a new home. Anybody keen? ChUkKy and Eric Cartman 2
popcorn_skollie Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 A chrome mongi was all you needed to visit both your girlfriends. Sigh... thanks for the nostalgia ChUkKy and Eric Cartman 2
Eric Cartman Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 Hi, I have a 30th aneversary edition mongoose in fair condition. 10 years old already. Looking for a new home. Anybody keen? Hi, Can you email me the details and pictures of the bike please? redliner1wp@gmail.com. Thanks.
Eric Cartman Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 I had a red californian in 1983! rode it till i eventually passed it on to my brothers son and he managed to get it stolen in the early 2000s. That sucks! My bikes are currently chained to a heavy steel table until I hang them and bolt them to a wall inside my house in a retro room.
Eric Cartman Posted June 19, 2014 Author Posted June 19, 2014 A chrome mongi was all you needed to visit both your girlfriends. Sigh... thanks for the nostalgiaHahaha! No problem.
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