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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: sawzall on March 27, 2006, 09:33 PM

Title: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: sawzall on March 27, 2006, 09:33 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/pkripper.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/pk.jpg)

heres a couple of pics of my pk ripper i finished for epic ,i built the bike using all alloy components which i mirror polished,most parts were stripped with caustic then about 3 days of polishing,i have owned the frame for about 23 years, until 4 weeks ago the frame was broken in two places, and also had a new seat tube fitted (cheers donker) i cut out original tube and had new one welded in, also thanks to my wife for making pads and seat cover.....

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: jT Racing on March 27, 2006, 09:53 PM

beuty. I would do that too if it didn't have little marks everywhere. Top job mate, one of the nicest i have sen. :4_17_5:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: dordymush on March 27, 2006, 10:06 PM

i saw that at epic too.
well shiney  8).

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: sawzall on March 27, 2006, 10:11 PM

 hi townshend thanks for your kind comments,you should have seen frame a month ago it had been behind my garage for 5 years and was badly scratched and oxidised,give it a go they clean up real easy, i went through the grades of wet and dry 180 240 400 500 and finally finished in 600 then about 5 hours on the bench polisher :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: DR VINOAH on March 27, 2006, 10:16 PM

thats a real beuty . :daumenhoch:

looks better than a mirror to shave in :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on March 27, 2006, 10:22 PM

really liked that at epic, do like whitewalls

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: theRuler on March 27, 2006, 11:13 PM

that ripper was gleaming.

made mine look dull. dull i say

every part on yours was shiny. the forks came up a treat!!!

i can see the decals now. i couldnt in that tent at epic

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: stuntmaster on March 27, 2006, 11:23 PM

very sweet that is and good to chat at epic :)

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: gmac on March 27, 2006, 11:34 PM

Yeah I saw that too. That is seriously bling. Great work.  :daumenhoch:

Gotta say, it's not entirely to my taste, but I like it when people are different, and do a unique interpretation. Props for that dude  :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: daz bmx it! on March 27, 2006, 11:43 PM

That looks mint buddy! 8) Guy is right it's a little different from the norm but thats cool in my book :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: jon016847 on March 28, 2006, 11:00 AM

nice work, lovin the simplicity of the overall colour scheam

less is always more

Quality

Jon W

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: phantom photon on March 28, 2006, 11:54 AM

Oooohhh, very nice  8)   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 28, 2006, 04:29 PM

As gman said , not to my taste but a serious bike all the same , I love the silver decals on polished alloy , looks very subtle and imho a very good idea

Rich

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: retrorider.u.k on March 28, 2006, 05:04 PM

lose the pads,grips and seat and bingo.....           AWESOME  ;)

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: Peanut on March 28, 2006, 05:18 PM

That looks the business, nice one  :daumenhoch:

Didn't David Essex do a film about that bike?

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: crazycraig on March 28, 2006, 06:54 PM

sweet as  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: silentpartner on March 28, 2006, 07:27 PM

 :smitten: nice one, mate

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: toooldforthis on March 28, 2006, 07:49 PM

Job's a good 'un Guv  ;)

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on March 28, 2006, 07:55 PM

never noticed the decals before, i do like it

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: lazychubs on March 28, 2006, 08:14 PM

did see that sat nite thats gotta be the shiniest bike ive seen
very nice

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: potts on March 28, 2006, 08:28 PM

no silver cream machine wasnt a bmx. ripper looks sweet not sure about the white :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: polished ripper finally finished
Post by: Donker on March 28, 2006, 09:01 PM

nice mate, very nice.

its good to see old knackered scrap being tuned into a dream machine, especially as its now admired by so many.
well done fella.

 :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: