After working a deal through a middle man (RLPaulie) I met up with a guy who is part of a organization called "bikes for the world". Apparently they collect bikes and I guess spruce them up a bit and then send them off to needy places around the globe. I guess they came across these Mongoose Motomag and offered them to the BMX Community (RLPaulie) first before they sent them out. I met up with the guy in Paramus when he traveld through the area, saving $30 or so in shipping and got this bike. It's tough to read the serial # due to heavy paint on the BB but I think it looks to be a mid-81 (F1****) Goose. Paint is flaking pretty badly in some areas on the frame and fork, the Motomag IIs are in great shape, the pads, seat, stem, bars, clamp, are all in great shape. The chainring, BB and headset are stamped Mongoose and in nice shape. The pedals and grips are in decent shape.. so all in all I made out really well.
Good shot of the MotomagII and the paint flaking:
Montgomery County bike license:
another view: Seat is low and the post is pretty stuck, gonna take some elbow grease to remove it:
I think I'l ltry to take it all apart and clean all the individual parts, maybe give the matte parts a new coat and the bars too. My first thought is to keep the frame as is since it has the bike license and Gaitherburg bike shap sticker on it. Maybe I can get touch up paint and hit the bad spots with it. Or just remove the decals get the whole thing repainted and put some Motomag replacement decals on it. Decisions...decisions...