I have a Mongoose Motivator 2005 model. Thats the 2008 verison but almost just like it. My problem is that there isnt enough room to fit a gyro on. Is there anything I can do to fit a gyro on like new parts anything.

A gyro is a sandwich, right?

What am I missing?

Thats a gyro/oryg.

Sandwich is "giro"!

Could everyone just help me instead of talking about a tasty sandwich.

You'll probably have better luck on the BMX board. Some of these guys don't have any idea what you are talking about and really think that it is a sandwich.

I know what it is but I don't have enough experience to advise you about retro fitting one onto your bike.

ok I figure that someone will be able to help cause this is after all a bike mechanics.

Ask about 3 piece cranks and see what kind of answers you get. Responses aren't very helpful when they're wrong.

what do you mean by there not enough room ? you need to remove the upper cup/cone off the headset , put the giro part there then replace the part i told you remove . do you have the info. that came with your giro 's set ?

You do not need a gyro on a bike. You keep it upright by constant steering corrections, not by using a spinning mass to stabilize it.

that's the problem I don't have enough room between my headtube and stem. Did you look at the bike???

I know that I ride BMX barspins suck when you get the brake cable stuck and eat sh*t on the landing.

Not that I've ever worked on BMX, 'cause I haven't. But, how much room do you need? It looks like you need a longer steerer. What is the stack height of the gyro? I'm assuming you can get one that will act as spacers for the threadless headset.

idk I will check tomorrow and give u a PM

Now that's a funny name. Goes with a Ford Aspire.

Wrong. Gyro is the meat on the sandwitch ( https://www.daphnesgreekcafe.com/menu...sandwiches.asp ) and GIRO is a helmet.

I thought GIRO was "tour" as in Giro d' Italia.

That too.

Ok, here's a real answer to your problem. Well, not an answer, but a different problem for you.
Assuming your brakes on the 05 Mongoose that you have are the same as the brakes on the 08 you posted, a GYRO won't work. GYRO's aren't really designed for use w/ V-Brakes. It can be done, but it's tricky & you'd need even more room for the GYRO to travel than you would w/ U-Brakes. And as you mentioned, you seem to have trouble with that as it is.
Your best solution for now is to switch to a Odyssey Linear cable & keep it a bit long.
That cable doesn't bind or lock up when the bars have been spun.
-Bill (trust me, I'm a BMXer)

+1 to wds178- It appears that the bike doesn't have gyro tabs on the headtube. (You could work around this; however, with v-brakes, it's probably more trouble than it's worth.) In my shop, we set up bmx v-brakes with a long enough housing to be able to flip the bar 360 without binding. Hope this helps..

Thanks that was sort of what I was thinking last night. I think I am just gonna get the Odyssey Linear cable and keep it long. Anyways its cheaper too.

or, better yet, you can just run a front brake through the hollow stem-bolt.

I don't want a front brake. Read the post a little better next time.

A new fork with a quill stem should allow that to be fitted

Don't do that. There's a reason serious BMX bikes abandoned that set up long ago.
Just stick with the Odyssey Linear Cable until you feel it's time to upgrade to a new, good frame w/ U-Brake mounts. If you still want a GYRO at that time, you'll be better off.
-Bill