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1976 Mongoose Motomag

1976 Mongoose Motto Mag

1976 Mongoose MotoMag. This restore was fun. I used everything possible from the orignal tear down. The frame, box handle bars and seat post clamp were triple chrome by Don Jose Custom's. I replaced the bearings and cups with year to date hardware and used the orignal nuts and washers on the forks and cranks. I brought the ashtabula cranks and forks back to life, along with the 7 hours I put in on the Motto Mags, stripping, steel wool and polish. The stem was in great condition and only required a good polishing. I replaced the pedals, seat, seat post, tires and Winner Circle grips with NOS items. All in all the bike turned out great.

shivadread · 2007-11-08 6:20am

That is one stunning resto and rebuild

jimgbmx · 2007-11-08 8:21am

Thanks, this one was a bit more of a challenge than the others, I still need black Winner Circle grips and I found a set of NOS Ashtabula forks last night for the bike. The old ones have a slight bend, not really noticable, but I know it's there.

CoolRiderNJ · 2008-01-04 6:48pm

im digging this bike. very nice.

tommypenngotti · 2008-12-22 12:13am

very nice , just like mine when I was 12 or so except mine had kinda clear-ish see through grips! ! If you ever want to sell it , let me know

mongoosedrummer · 2009-04-22 11:16pm

I own this one now.

flyinhawn · 2009-09-26 8:02am

WOW This is what you call restored , not just slapping old school parts together!!

very nice build!!

myone · 2009-09-26 8:07am

mongoosedrummer wrote:
I own this one now.

Your a luky man .PEACE(MYONE).

upstreamtag · 2009-11-10 8:52am

Very nice rebuild! Wow. 1976 is hard to come by especially in that condition.

hackettman · 2010-08-24 5:51pm

how did you get the rims so shiny

lpic · 2010-12-29 2:11pm

What a bling looking unit!

evolution8588 · 2011-02-24 4:47pm

nice,really like it

motomaster · 2011-03-13 10:10pm

nice looking old school motomag goose.;;;;;;javascript:insert_text('',%20'');

howard · 2011-06-22 8:41am

Can you share you technique on polishing the motomags? I have a pair and would like to get them shiny like yours, but afraid of ruining the finish.

mongoosedrummer · 2011-06-22 10:20am

Jimgbmx, isn't around much anymore... After he sold this to me, I eventually sold it as well. I wasn't into the chrome look for this era Mongoose. Also, it was a "shorty" which I cannot ride, as they are way too small for me.

The quickest way to clean up Motomag 11's (that I've found) is to use a very gentle media blast on them. Soda works very well as a media for this.

Sometimes (depending on their condition) just a good pressure wash can bring Motomags back to life quite nicely. Polishing can always be done by hand using Mothers or something similar, but it takes a good couple hours to do a pair. Cleaning up Motomag 1's is a different process.

Alcapwn · 2011-08-06 12:03am

So i have a question. What was the best use for the Motomag II's? Freestyle? Racing? Cruising? Please help!

rtrujillo5150 · 2012-03-05 1:56am

What kind of tires are those?

myone · 2012-03-05 5:12am

rtrujillo5150 wrote:
What kind of tires are those?

Comp 2s

rtrujillo5150 · 2012-03-05 10:01am

What brand are they? Where can I get some? And what does the white lettering say. Thank you!

van_vicencio · 2012-04-08 8:49pm

Nicely done

rtrujillo5150 · 2012-05-27 7:56pm

Anyone??!! Please help! What does the white lettering on the tires say? I want to get a pair just like these.

Riptide · 2012-12-31 6:32pm

the white lettering says tioga ,I could be wrong but I think cheng shins are what the 76`s came with.

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1976 Mongoose Motomag

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