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Title: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: meticulous on April 22, 2013, 07:11 PM
everyone banged on about them being alloy and not as strong as chromemoly bmx but these few photos were enough to justify me getting one....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/image_zps2ab0d636.jpg) (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/quattro2008/media/image_zps2ab0d636.jpg.html)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/image_zpsda15f141.jpg) (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/quattro2008/media/image_zpsda15f141.jpg.html)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/image_zps57ef524a.jpg) (http://s264.photobucket.com/user/quattro2008/media/image_zps57ef524a.jpg.html)
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: ED209 on April 22, 2013, 07:23 PM
There was a bit in this book that said 'here's a freestyle bike' and there was a Ripper and a Haro... and the Ripper looked soooooo tasty  :smitten:

(http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1219/1140084394_c4e5750a17_z.jpg?zz=1)
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: meticulous on April 22, 2013, 07:25 PM
i must say though that i was a lot more sypathetic with my landings when i was on my ripper....    ;D
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: hotdog on April 22, 2013, 07:27 PM
Yep,the PK Ripper was the only bike for me bitd.  :4_17_5:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo34/snapbacknarler/july81_bmxa_trick.jpg) (http://s359.photobucket.com/user/snapbacknarler/media/july81_bmxa_trick.jpg.html)
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: Darren KAP on April 22, 2013, 09:50 PM

  Just got to love a Ripper  :smitten:
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: Peter J on April 22, 2013, 10:01 PM
I remember one of the "bigger boys" at our bmx track had one in white....it looked so much cooler than any other bike

And that's why I love em  :smitten:

The day me and my Dad went to J&E James in Chesterfield to pick mine up I was sooooooooooooooooo excited.
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: hunterdubber on April 22, 2013, 10:15 PM
3 friends had Rippers

2 white ones with black Tuffs  :coolsmiley:

But Brian Beveridge had a Ball burnished Ripper . blue Z rims and the Full SE camo race gear , oh yes   :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

Thr whole SE deal ,,,,,the frames , the team , the camo. soooo cool

Everybody round our way thought Rippers  were the coolest  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: MartyC on April 23, 2013, 09:24 AM
I loved Rippers bitd but they were our most returned frames, always seemed to break at the chainstay behind the bb.  I was always impressed by Mike Buffs feats on his Ripper and have to say his rides always looked cool.
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: hotdog on April 23, 2013, 09:48 AM
I loved Rippers bitd but they were our most returned frames, always seemed to break at the chainstay behind the bb.  I was always impressed by Mike Buffs feats on his Ripper and have to say his rides always looked cool.
That's where mine broke but it WAS after 2 years of 180 to rollbacks n rockwalks. ::)
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: meticulous on April 23, 2013, 10:59 AM
think it was all about your riding style and how clumsy you was at landing,  theres no denying they were the best looking frames with the best forks...    :smitten:
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: kungfunky on April 23, 2013, 11:36 AM
I got my 1st one when my old Man told me he found the BMX I wanted in the paper and to go with him to collect it. On the way he told me it was a Halfords bike, I found it hard to hide my disappointment until we rolled up and this lad said " so your the lucky kid who's getting the P.K Ripper"....that was simply the best BMX moment I have ever had  :4_17_5:

Loved that bike and still have it now  :smitten: SE by far the coolest brand out there bitd
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: Peter J on April 23, 2013, 11:47 AM
As a kid I never did freestyle parks or ramps because we didn't have any where I lived. Did the usual bunny hopping milk crates or home made jump ramps and we build some jumps in the woods near where I lived :smitten:

I raced my ripper for at least a season and never had a problem  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the reason i got a ripper bitd...
Post by: HUTCHMAN on April 23, 2013, 07:08 PM
always loved the pic of Buff dropping off of a rrof..think he was running z rims in the pic...can anyone oblige?
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