I used to live next door to the dumb and dumber apartment and didn't realize it. One day I watched the movie and then went outside and was like "holy #$@!"
I'm with you. Whether it' the real bike or not it was cool seeing it come out of the box and get put back together. When I saw the red Elina seat I was convinced. Great find..
100% perfect. The subject of the video; the bike expert; identifying, filming and matching the locations to their respective movie scenes; the insightful commentary; and last but not least, the "nostalgia itch" that it scratches! I don't think there is any way this video could have been better, nor anybody else that could have made it other than Kurt Crucial of 80's Life. Congrats!
The bike is a Mongoose 2/4. There are definitely multiple versions in the movie. Logos have been blacked out and others haven't on different versions. There are also silver hubs and blue hubs on different bikes. Those white/blue grips in the film look like Oakley F-1's. Other parts were changed from the production model including pedals, brakes, sprocket and seat. People do build tribute bikes and there are always stories about bikes being found in barns or rescued from being destroyed. Idk how you could authenticate by serial number, even if such a record exists. It's a nice bike, deserves to be cleaned up and detailed to make the chrome nice and shiny and so it doesn't deteriorate any further.
Some bikes have serial numbers on the bottom of the frame where the crank mounts. Not sure if Mongoose serial numbered their bikes back then or now, I never owned a Mongoose. Also did Colombia/Sony keep records like that on bikes and other props. Unfortunately that's how the studios are they use it, put it in storage, a backlot, or just get rid of it.
@@LEWOO7 That makes sense. I worked heavy duty for over 30 years and a trailer manufacturer named Dorsey keeps records of every trailer ever sold originally.
Everything looks the same except the pedals and grips... they probably had more than one bike, probably like 4 or 5 bikes, one went down the hill, one was thrown around I think... but it's easy to build this bike about 10-15 years ago.
Another cool video Kurt. I love how you brought the bike and placed it in the exact same spots as the movie. I totally believe it's one of the bikes from the movie.
I am a bit of a BMX collector and generally 80s stuff. I cant add any information about the bike, but what I have collected over the years is a Sato's dojo karate gi. It was one of gi used in the Karate Kid II movie and has the documentation to go with it. Love collecting 80s stuff.
When I was a kid I had a neighbor across the street named Tyler, who wanted to be Daniel SO BAD that he'd go out and throw a fit and throw his bike in the dumpster, and my brother and I would get in fights with him cause we'd try to take it out and keep it LOL!!!
It's interesting seeing the color of the front wheel hub in some scenes of the movie change to silver then in other scenes change to blue front wheel hub. Very cool bike and an awesome video!!
Dude this video is freaking awesome!!! I love your content and I myself am an 80's kid and eat all of this up like candy. I love history so seeing these videos meshes my two favorite things, history, and the retro lifestyle I lived. Keep doing what you're doing brother! Bravo!
I knew when I saw this come up on my feed that I was gonna enjoy it. I’m a fan of yours, bikes and the movie. I gotta say though that you riding the bike at the locations…..awesome!!! Great job, man👍🏼
This is actually super cool, And yes its a Good chance they used the bike for something else and changed the Grips for a shoot. Thanks for your hard work.
Ya, I remember me & friends thought same. We didn't know anyone who owned one.... Actually we'd never even seen 24" Mongoose in person, only in ads in back of BMX magazines
I believe it is the real bike. However some parts have been changed. Front hub is different as well as grips. But that front brake cable has the same swoop. I would swap out the grips for the blue/white oakleys to match the movie bike. Nice video, cool bike!
Those white handgrips were the cool grips back then and were an affordable custom upgrade, even from Walmart... but they were made of delicate foam, so they probably broke off and they put the originals back on... those grips had a 2 layer makeup with harder rubber below the foam... so what would happen is the foam would break off and you'd have to get new grips... I had a pair of grips like that on my Mongoose at that time, that's how I know. I got the Walmart knock-offs.
Yeah that’s cool glad that it wasn’t thrown away like so many other props have been in so many other films plus reuniting with filming locals is so nostalgic great video Kurt
How Rad The karate Kid Is one my favorite 80s Movies 🍿 crazy to think this bike 🚲 is 40 years old and a survivor I assure you this is a screen used bike.
Great Video as Always .. One thing you forgot was to Roll the Bike Off The Hill When Danial Get Pushed Off By Cobra Kai …. LOL … thanks for the Karate Kid Memories
All the BMX action in the 1980's was in Los Angeles / Orange county. There was a ton of manufacturing (actually making stuff) for BMX. The good components were alloy, and you could easily spot it. The rims in this video are alloy. The allow colors were usually red or blue. Sometimes you would see gold. The bike was realistic for the movie. Poor single mom with a kid. I am guessing the bike would have been around $300.
I had those same soft grips on my bike when I was the kid in the eighties. It's possible they swap them out because the stock mongoose grips are pretty hard If you're not wearing gloves and they might not if wanted to tear up the actor's hands from doing repeated takes.
Just friggin incredible. This video needs 1 million views! Daniel must see this video with his own eyes! I love karate kid so much. My son's name is Daniel for Christ's sake (my wife thinks it's in honour of my uncle, but in reality it was always because of Daniel Larusso ... my uncle is aware, he agrees with this sentiment)
I have collected BMX for years. In regards to the grips, those along with the tires generally perish over time. The seat is a very sought after product that was produced by the Japanese company Elina. Elina were more associated with Kuwahara BMX bikes, the same as us3d in ET. The seat alone goes for over $1000 depending on its quality.
Wow that looks legit and reminds me of a bike that was stolen from me back then. 26" racing cruisers were the bikes to have in the 80's and mine was a Powerlite racing cruiser which I wish I still had. That Mongoose is awesome! Great memories although I almost died on mine, no lie the forks broke! I replaced them with a prototype set of SE Landing gear forks. If you ever come across a 26" Powerlite with Landing gear forks let me know! Lol! That bike looks to be exactly the one from the movie! Very cool! ✌️😎
Love your stuff..I’m on the east coast and I played out there with my punk band a I went to the apartment building and not only did I get in the apartment complex.but I walked up the steps and the door to his apartment was open…i took a peek inside,but my wife was yelling I was goin to get arrested,but wow it was so fucking cool
Over all great story & I believe it sounds good & seems to be accurate... Jack seems like a good guy not like he's trying to get rich off it or scam anyone! 🤞🤞🤞 once again amazing vlog thank you & Jack for this 80s Life Rulz!!!!!
Wow, that bike is super rad! Does that bike have a serial number? If the prop master or somewhere from the prop department who worked on the film wrote down the serial number then we can match it up. Either way, cool bike.
Kurt you really are hitting it out of the park. This channel is becoming the best 80s channel ever. That bike is amazing. Maybe this was one of the bikes used when Daniel was run off the road by the bullies? I guess we will never know.
Curt, another fantastic video tape recording! You constantly remind me that we have truly come from the perfect era. What can we do as viewers to help out? I've heard watching the ads through to the end is better than skipping through. Is that correct and is there anything else we can do?
Looks like a blue TANGE seat clamp too... I always thought it was probably a Suntour. I guess I'll have to try and find one for my Karate Kid Two/Four. :)
Sweet find a Miyagi Turbo!! Those grips on the original bike in the pic were probably A’ME. Now you need to find Pee Wee’s bike.. Francis is still after it!
I own a mobile bike shop Spins Mobile bike repair. I used the clip of him throwing out his bike for a funny little commercial I did. Always hurts to see him trash that bike! Ride on!
Well done. But based on what was said and the blue grips I don't think it was screen used. Probably just a back up but still cool.They would waste time putting original grips back on so they probably never took them off in the first place
Cool bike for sure. I heard Ralph Machio kept one. Doubtful that was screen used, maybe an extra? The way it was packaged and disassembled solidifies my opinion. There was only one bike more Supreme than the two-four and that was the "twenty four pro class" 😉 I wish I could visit the 80's again.
There should be a record an archive from a props driector that could contain the bikes serial number along with other props from the set. Lot of work to get access to archive but movie/tv historians do it all the time.
A few K for a nice one from '82, but you'd also have to source all the different parts and it'd take a while to find them. For a screen used Karate Kid bike, a BMX collector would pay a lot or it would end up at auction for movie props.
Hold on did they use black tape in the 80s to cover up logos or paint.. looks like paint to me in the movie.. so how did they remove the paint on the logos? Cool bike anyways.
Looks legit. True BMX'ers did not like this bike since it was not a 20 inch bike. Also, when the movie came out , Mongoose was really no longer desirable. Other bikes, Race Inc, PK Ripper, Redline, and GT were some of the preferred brands.
Those grips might be the original ones…. Those grips were two pieces.. the white bit was soft rubber that would go funky over time and people would peel that part off.
I thought it was really cool when I found out that I lived around the corner from actual movie apartment 😁
That’s cool!
I used to live in North Hollywood somewhere myself, and my family probably drove past that apartment complex a few times.
That's awesome I love it 😊
I used to live next door to the dumb and dumber apartment and didn't realize it. One day I watched the movie and then went outside and was like "holy #$@!"
@@rerun3283there wasn’t a kid in a wheelchair outside stroking his pet bird was there
That's so freaking cool bro. Not just to have the bike, but to then prop it up in the exact locations it was in the movie!!
I like how happy you always sound revisiting these 80s locations
No one on RUclips brings the memories back like Curt and 80s Life! Another KILLER episode dude! Thank you both! 🙏🏼👻👊🏼
GOAT of then and now videos for sure!
Hello 80s Life! Your channel brings me so much joy man. My favorite movie Karate Kid🫡Love these vids.
Holy crap what an intro! Chills when I saw the gates to Daniels apartment haha awesome
I'm with you. Whether it' the real bike or not it was cool seeing it come out of the box and get put back together. When I saw the red Elina seat I was convinced. Great find..
Awesome vid - love seeing the Karate Kid apartment building!!
100% perfect.
The subject of the video; the bike expert; identifying, filming and matching the locations to their respective movie scenes; the insightful commentary; and last but not least, the "nostalgia itch" that it scratches!
I don't think there is any way this video could have been better, nor anybody else that could have made it other than Kurt Crucial of 80's Life.
Congrats!
The bike is a Mongoose 2/4. There are definitely multiple versions in the movie. Logos have been blacked out and others haven't on different versions. There are also silver hubs and blue hubs on different bikes. Those white/blue grips in the film look like Oakley F-1's. Other parts were changed from the production model including pedals, brakes, sprocket and seat. People do build tribute bikes and there are always stories about bikes being found in barns or rescued from being destroyed. Idk how you could authenticate by serial number, even if such a record exists. It's a nice bike, deserves to be cleaned up and detailed to make the chrome nice and shiny and so it doesn't deteriorate any further.
Some bikes have serial numbers on the bottom of the frame where the crank mounts. Not sure if Mongoose serial numbered their bikes back then or now, I never owned a Mongoose. Also did Colombia/Sony keep records like that on bikes and other props. Unfortunately that's how the studios are they use it, put it in storage, a backlot, or just get rid of it.
Yes mongoose have serial numbers on the frame, it's a long shot, but maybe mongoose themselves hold a record of who they originally sold it to.
@@LEWOO7 That makes sense. I worked heavy duty for over 30 years and a trailer manufacturer named Dorsey keeps records of every trailer ever sold originally.
Everything looks the same except the pedals and grips... they probably had more than one bike, probably like 4 or 5 bikes, one went down the hill, one was thrown around I think... but it's easy to build this bike about 10-15 years ago.
Another cool video Kurt. I love how you brought the bike and placed it in the exact same spots as the movie. I totally believe it's one of the bikes from the movie.
I am a bit of a BMX collector and generally 80s stuff. I cant add any information about the bike, but what I have collected over the years is a Sato's dojo karate gi. It was one of gi used in the Karate Kid II movie and has the documentation to go with it. Love collecting 80s stuff.
You took my gi and my honor-Sato
This is sooooo cool!!!! That is one of my favorite movies!!! I remember when it came out, I was sooooo in love with Ralph Macchio ❤❤❤❤
One of my favorite movies/sequels.I’m a bmx fan as well and this video was great.80’s🤘
When I was a kid I had a neighbor across the street named Tyler, who wanted to be Daniel SO BAD that he'd go out and throw a fit and throw his bike in the dumpster, and my brother and I would get in fights with him cause we'd try to take it out and keep it LOL!!!
Love it!! I had to settle for Mongoose Californian in 84..
No bigger fan of the Karate Kid and how well you made this episode!! Legendary man!!
Still a good bike back in the day. Especially Pro Class rims. Throw on 3 piece crank and boom
It's interesting seeing the color of the front wheel hub in some scenes of the movie change to silver then in other scenes change to blue front wheel hub. Very cool bike and an awesome video!!
Jack is a solid dude. He runs a bike shop in LA and he's worked on a few of my Schwinns.
That’s the bike! Well done on the video mate. Greetings from Scotland.
Dude this video is freaking awesome!!! I love your content and I myself am an 80's kid and eat all of this up like candy. I love history so seeing these videos meshes my two favorite things, history, and the retro lifestyle I lived. Keep doing what you're doing brother! Bravo!
Bet that's the one! Really cool. Thank you for sharing!
Dude!! Riding the bike down the same street to school was EPIC!!!!!
Love it! That Elina seat is aftermarket and is period correct to the bike and movie date. And worth around $1,000 alone.
Really? I have a black Elina seat. Same model. $1000???
@@Twobarpsi at least $500
@@Twobarpsi no the black seats are the most common. They fetch $400-500. Red, blues, and yellows pull closer to the $1,000 mark.
@@HobbyTimeSeattle used ones fetch more like $200-500, only NOS ones fetch a grand or more
@@raaawkstaaar you not finding vintage Elina's for $200. Nice try fanboy. lolol
Awesome video Kurt ! This is my dream, the bike, the locations. Thanks for sharing this epic content !
The grips are Oakley's yes the same as the glasses and they were not stock for that bike.. awesome....video thanks
I knew when I saw this come up on my feed that I was gonna enjoy it. I’m a fan of yours, bikes and the movie. I gotta say though that you riding the bike at the locations…..awesome!!! Great job, man👍🏼
this was an awesome video! wow, I didn't realize how cool it would be when I clicked to watch but going through it was awesome!!
This (and Cobra Kai) made me re-watch the Karate Kid movies after not seeing them since I was a child back in the 80s.
This is actually super cool, And yes its a Good chance they used the bike for something else and changed the Grips for a shoot. Thanks for your hard work.
Screen used or just a replica it's still amazing to see, great video Kurt love it
I found it interesting that the director/production went with a 24" frame(I believe)especially when 20" BMX bikes where very popular then.
Ya, I remember me & friends thought same. We didn't know anyone who owned one.... Actually we'd never even seen 24" Mongoose in person, only in ads in back of BMX magazines
yes, it's a Mongoose TWO FOUR and I often wondered the same thing why a 24"...nobody rode those!!!
@@raaawkstaaar 🤣🤣Exactly..
I believe it is the real bike. However some parts have been changed. Front hub is different as well as grips. But that front brake cable has the same swoop. I would swap out the grips for the blue/white oakleys to match the movie bike. Nice video, cool bike!
Bike actually had a blue hub when Daniel is locking it up at school.
Just seeing the unwrapping of the mongoose pads gave me flashbacks from my BMX mongoose from the late 70s.
Very cool 😎 love that you went to the apartment!💜👍
That’s why I love this channel. Wow! LaRusso DNA should on that bike. 🤘
Those white handgrips were the cool grips back then and were an affordable custom upgrade, even from Walmart... but they were made of delicate foam, so they probably broke off and they put the originals back on... those grips had a 2 layer makeup with harder rubber below the foam... so what would happen is the foam would break off and you'd have to get new grips... I had a pair of grips like that on my Mongoose at that time, that's how I know. I got the Walmart knock-offs.
Very cool bike and awesome video. This is a really cool find.
Could the white overlays come off the grips? Do the blue grips have nubs on them. I remember those type and the overlay would wear off.
@somejerk1575 those things would disintegrate. And you don't sound like a Jerk
I had those same grips from the bike in the movie on my Diamond Back in the 80s, specifically because I saw them in this movie.
omg I loved Kuwys and the Goose! Couldn't afford them as a kid, but got a Diamond Back when I was 12 back in 82!
Kuwahara, now that's a name I've not heard in a very long time. Awesome video!
Best video in the history of videos, (down to the Maui & Sons hat:) Miagi Turbo FOUND!!!
Awesome job both of you guys!
Most of us swapped out grips to Oakley. Throw on some donuts too lol. Cheap hop up. Next was ditching the one piece cranks.
A'ME or ODI Mushroom's for me
Yeah that’s cool glad that it wasn’t thrown away like so many other props have been in so many other films plus reuniting with filming locals is so nostalgic great video Kurt
How Rad The karate Kid Is one my favorite 80s Movies 🍿 crazy to think this bike 🚲 is 40 years old and a survivor I assure you this is a screen used bike.
Great Video as Always .. One thing you forgot was to Roll the Bike Off The Hill When Danial Get Pushed Off By Cobra Kai …. LOL … thanks for the Karate Kid Memories
That's pretty cool. Thank you for doing a video on this.
Karate kid was like a parent to me, think I’ve seen it over 100 times
Super cool !! I met jack at bike o Rama , I bought a vintage bmx off of him super cool and knowledgeable guy 🤙🏽
DUDE THIS IS DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!!!
All the BMX action in the 1980's was in Los Angeles / Orange county. There was a ton of manufacturing (actually making stuff) for BMX. The good components were alloy, and you could easily spot it. The rims in this video are alloy. The allow colors were usually red or blue. Sometimes you would see gold. The bike was realistic for the movie. Poor single mom with a kid. I am guessing the bike would have been around $300.
I used to pass by that apartment daily on Saticoy from 1980-83 when I was in high school.
Great video, great bike. Can't help but notice the classic Malibu and what appears to be a Bel Air. Sweet.
Great clip. All signs point to this bike being what it claims to be. Great piece of 80’s film holy grails.
I also had a Mongoose BMX bike in the 80s! I really wanted a GT, Diamond Back, or Haro. Huffy was low end but popular.
I had those same soft grips on my bike when I was the kid in the eighties. It's possible they swap them out because the stock mongoose grips are pretty hard If you're not wearing gloves and they might not if wanted to tear up the actor's hands from doing repeated takes.
Thank you for sharing. Keep it going. Love your vids.
Just friggin incredible. This video needs 1 million views! Daniel must see this video with his own eyes! I love karate kid so much. My son's name is Daniel for Christ's sake (my wife thinks it's in honour of my uncle, but in reality it was always because of Daniel Larusso ... my uncle is aware, he agrees with this sentiment)
I have collected BMX for years. In regards to the grips, those along with the tires generally perish over time. The seat is a very sought after product that was produced by the Japanese company Elina. Elina were more associated with Kuwahara BMX bikes, the same as us3d in ET. The seat alone goes for over $1000 depending on its quality.
Hell. That bike Might have been in 'BMX Bandits' too. 😁
How do you know they used the newspaper from the day it was packed?
Such a dope bike I remember watching The karate kid thinking it was such a cool movie when I was younger how I wanted to live in California
Man I love seeing this bike!!!
You should buy it for the Totally 80s room
Wow that looks legit and reminds me of a bike that was stolen from me back then. 26" racing cruisers were the bikes to have in the 80's and mine was a Powerlite racing cruiser which I wish I still had. That Mongoose is awesome! Great memories although I almost died on mine, no lie the forks broke! I replaced them with a prototype set of SE Landing gear forks. If you ever come across a 26" Powerlite with Landing gear forks let me know! Lol! That bike looks to be exactly the one from the movie! Very cool! ✌️😎
Love your stuff..I’m on the east coast and I played out there with my punk band a I went to the apartment building and not only did I get in the apartment complex.but I walked up the steps and the door to his apartment was open…i took a peek inside,but my wife was yelling I was goin to get arrested,but wow it was so fucking cool
Holy crap now that's a find
So many memories with that movie as a kid.
I still feel like Johnny was the real hero of this movie and never deserved the bullying he had to take from Danial.
Very cool! I love this kind of video from you
Over all great story & I believe it sounds good & seems to be accurate... Jack seems like a good guy not like he's trying to get rich off it or scam anyone! 🤞🤞🤞 once again amazing vlog thank you & Jack for this 80s Life Rulz!!!!!
This is so awesome! I love this channel!!!
A newspaper date doesnt tell you when it was boxed to the day, It could have been boxed months or even a year or more after the newspaper printing.
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
Wow, that bike is super rad! Does that bike have a serial number? If the prop master or somewhere from the prop department who worked on the film wrote down the serial number then we can match it up. Either way, cool bike.
This video deserves atleast a million views
Kurt you really are hitting it out of the park. This channel is becoming the best 80s channel ever. That bike is amazing. Maybe this was one of the bikes used when Daniel was run off the road by the bullies? I guess we will never know.
Curt, another fantastic video tape recording! You constantly remind me that we have truly come from the perfect era. What can we do as viewers to help out? I've heard watching the ads through to the end is better than skipping through. Is that correct and is there anything else we can do?
Looks like a blue TANGE seat clamp too... I always thought it was probably a Suntour. I guess I'll have to try and find one for my Karate Kid Two/Four. :)
As a fan of this movie I loved the video thanks for sharing I like your videos
Sweet find a Miyagi Turbo!! Those grips on the original bike in the pic were probably A’ME.
Now you need to find Pee Wee’s bike.. Francis is still after it!
I own a mobile bike shop Spins Mobile bike repair. I used the clip of him throwing out his bike for a funny little commercial I did. Always hurts to see him trash that bike! Ride on!
Well done. But based on what was said and the blue grips I don't think it was screen used. Probably just a back up but still cool.They would waste time putting original grips back on so they probably never took them off in the first place
Some people think it was a diamondback. But in the first movie was definitely a mongoose 24"100%.
Cool bike for sure. I heard Ralph Machio kept one. Doubtful that was screen used, maybe an extra?
The way it was packaged and disassembled solidifies my opinion. There was only one bike more Supreme than the two-four and that was the "twenty four pro class" 😉
I wish I could visit the 80's again.
Probably switched a few parts to try and disguise the bike, otherwise it could be classed as product placement.
Wow, pretty cool....
There should be a record an archive from a props driector that could contain the bikes serial number along with other props from the set. Lot of work to get access to archive but movie/tv historians do it all the time.
And the front wheel hub is blue. In the movie it's silver. I'd say its the 'B' bike. Maybe. Still coolio
It's blue when Daniel is locking it up at school
@@80sLife I think there must of been at least two bikes for him
@@80sLife Silver when riding blue for close ups maybe. Nice find none the less
Agreed. At LEAST 2 bikes.
Big D from Williston Labs would go nuts over this one :)
Nice. Now you need to track down a Thrashin' used deck. 😊
I noticed on the movie bikes, they covered up the Mongoose decals on the frame and forks with black tape.
Two classic chevys, one being a tri 5, plus he's wearing a dodgers hat...this man don't b.s, his word is true.
Weather it was in the movie or not hope you grabbed that mongoose bike!
That'd be pretty cool to own a bike like that that was used in the karate kid. Wonder how much it's worth?
A few K for a nice one from '82, but you'd also have to source all the different parts and it'd take a while to find them. For a screen used Karate Kid bike, a BMX collector would pay a lot or it would end up at auction for movie props.
4k to 5k if you part it out. Frame 1500$, stem 500$, bars $800, elina bolt seat $500, etc. worth more if actually is the movie bike.
I would put that bike at 5gs
Hold on did they use black tape in the 80s to cover up logos or paint.. looks like paint to me in the movie.. so how did they remove the paint on the logos? Cool bike anyways.
Looks legit. True BMX'ers did not like this bike since it was not a 20 inch bike. Also, when the movie came out , Mongoose was really no longer desirable. Other bikes, Race Inc, PK Ripper, Redline, and GT were some of the preferred brands.
Mongoose was still legit in 84/85. Yes it wasn't a Hutch Pro Racer or GHP but still good.
Those grips might be the original ones…. Those grips were two pieces.. the white bit was soft rubber that would go funky over time and people would peel that part off.
I want one so I can ride around playing cruel summer on my red sony walkman.
Fuck yeah!
80s never say die