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Title: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: glenboy on December 13, 2009, 06:12 PM

looking for info from bmx gurus on here as title says  really i see some of the new re edition pk rippershave the looptails and some of the later 80's ones don't, what differences do the different dateline models have

thanks

Glen

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: magna13 on December 13, 2009, 06:17 PM

Looptails are the thing of the past unless your going for the retro model. better geometry, longer toptube, the 80's PK's had 1" headsets with caliper brake mounting where as the latest models have 1 1/8" headsets and canti-lugs :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: Bob_Acid on December 13, 2009, 06:20 PM

there's a variant thread somewhere. Try searching for it.

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: glenboy on December 13, 2009, 06:21 PM

 :daumenhoch: thanks magna do the late 80's early 90's one have brake cable guides on the top tubes as well

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: glenboy on December 13, 2009, 06:22 PM

Quote from: Bob_Acid on December 13, 2009, 06:20 PM

there's a variant thread somewhere. Try searching for it.

thanks m8, i'll search now

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: Bob_Acid on December 13, 2009, 06:28 PM

I found it but all the pictures in it were dead anyway.  ::)

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: Bob_Acid on December 13, 2009, 06:50 PM

Goes a little something like this....

loopy 78 to 84.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v260/hutch1970/pk022.jpg)

Straight chain stay, intergrated seat clamp, 84-6

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/simonjturner/BKRipper001.jpg)


Then the same bike for a while but with the more common tapered chainstays lasted till 91ish.

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s192/2xchevron/PK%20Ripper%202/PK2-003.jpg)

 when it changed to the pitbull brake version with the inch headset

(http://www.xpoon.com/bmx/pk6.jpg)

  later varients had the inch and an eighth headset, till the Asian made ones that had the serial number on the bottom bracket

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: Bob_Acid on December 13, 2009, 06:53 PM

Then there were quite a few different Asian PK's that looked nothing like the American ones which i think started in 2003. Have a look in the site museum for them  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: whats the basic differences with old 80's pk ripper to the new ones
Post by: glenboy on December 13, 2009, 07:14 PM

thanks bob
thats brilliant  and appreciated