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Title: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: moza on July 07, 2013, 08:56 AM

I have a bare alloy ripper which mat never get restored so Im thinking of having it painted and then build it. What colours did they come in as ive seen yellow. If this a correct colour ?

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: kungfunky on July 07, 2013, 09:45 AM

Yellow was a Team colour for loopy Rippers. Needs to be the correct shade though.

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: moza on July 07, 2013, 09:33 PM

Quote from: kungfunky on July 07, 2013, 09:45 AM

Yellow was a Team colour for loopy Rippers. Needs to be the correct shade though.

Thank you would it be correct for an 82 loopy ? I should restore the alloy really but I dont have the time

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: meticulous on July 08, 2013, 07:56 AM

they came in red pearl,  blue pearl,  baby blue,  black,  white,  burnished silver  as well...    :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: BMX1973 on July 08, 2013, 10:08 PM

Did they come in chrome?  :-\

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: meticulous on July 09, 2013, 05:26 PM

not chrome plated,  but a raw silver finish that was burnished also called barrel rolling...   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: kungfunky on July 09, 2013, 05:30 PM

Add Gold to the list too.

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: meticulous on July 09, 2013, 06:04 PM

what about brown and tan as well....   ???

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: In2bmx on July 09, 2013, 06:24 PM

Baby blue  ???

Title: Re: What colours did early rippers come in ?
Post by: griff on July 09, 2013, 06:57 PM

Quote from: In2bmx on July 09, 2013, 06:24 PM

Baby blue  ???

see post #4