The 1997 Mongoose motivator F/W and C/B featured a high tensile frame in chrome, electric blue or black with blue laser with a 1" HI-TEN fork, Mongoose alloy 4 bolt stem, Mongoose 2 piece handlebar, Mongoose PVC grips. Mongoose alloy side pull brake on the front and alloy Canti brake on the rear with alloy Mongoose levers, Mongoose 36 hole alloy rims with steel hubs and a coaster hub on the C/B.Mongoose Blur 20x2.25 Front, 20x1.85 Rear tyres. Mongoose 1-piece crank with a 43 tooth sprocket, Mongoose composite pedals, Mongoose padded race seat, Also available in Mini.
Frame + Fork
Cranks
36H Steel Rims
To use the BMX SerialFinder start typing the whole serial into the search bar at the top of the page, or use the Advanced Search page. Based on your entry, a filtered list of possible bikes that match your serial year and month will appear. Do not include the individual frame numbers (see below).
Mongoose mid school serial numbers.
The most common serial number format contains four characters at the beginning. The first two characters (letters) are the factory code. The third character (letter) indicates year of production. Fourth characters (letter) indicates month of production. The remaining numbers are the individual frame numbers and not part of the date sequence.
1996 Built Frames.
HFFX000000 | X = production Month (E to L - May to Dec)
1997 Built Frames.
HFGY000000 | Y = production Month (A to D - Jan to Apr)
Made in Taiwan.
As a general rule, bikes made in Taiwan had around an 8 month production lead timeline before they were delivered and sold in bike shops around the world. Generally around May of each year, factories would usually switch production to making models for the following year.
For a detailed explanation on mid school Mongoose BMX serial numbers, check out our easy-to-follow serial number guide.
