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Title: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 08:17 PM: I have a PK4 (1981 ?) serial PK Ripper which I initially thought someone had clear laquered a ball burnished one BITD ,, but it turns out its actually chrome plated .
Incidentelly this is a total survivor with non shadow rub on like decals .

I have seen chrome 1984Quadangle before but not Rippers. ???

Anyone know of others ? :)
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: TORKER mick on March 19, 2014, 08:40 PM: never heard of chrome rippers before :shocked: got a picture :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: animal on March 19, 2014, 08:42 PM: Quote from: TORKER mick on March 19, 2014, 08:40 PM
never heard of chrome rippers before :shocked: got a picture :daumenhoch:

I'd love 2 c this 2 buddy ;)
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 08:47 PM: Thai copy sadly, there was also a Mexican copy I believe too. Think Sean Ewing has the prototype copy "if there is such a thing". I'll try and find it.
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 09:17 PM: Sent from SE HQ
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 09:19 PM: (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/20/ysymaby6.jpg)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/20/zavumyzy.jpg)
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: animal on March 19, 2014, 09:44 PM: Frikkin hell who welded that up a blind man with the shakes :shocked: Not the best I have seen :2funny:
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 09:56 PM: Not great eh Steve.

Interested to see yours Chris :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 10:01 PM: No nothing like that Ash :LolLolLolLol:, whats that brake bridge and welding about :crazy2:

it's the exactly the same as my other 3 ,,,genuine SE

I just think he had gone to the trouble of re finishing it back then 8)

I'm going to ask the original owner , think it was from Vikings BMX in Manchester ? :)
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: griff on March 19, 2014, 10:07 PM: Get some pics up Christian :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 10:11 PM: (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/03/20/5era2y8a.jpg)

More like this one ?
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 10:14 PM: Can aluminium actually be chrome plated ? I always thought it couldn't be.
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 10:19 PM: Of course ,,,,,,Chrome Araya 7X ,,,Hutch stems ,,,

But it always pits and bubbles :crazy2: eventually

Just like this frame :-\
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: glenboy on March 19, 2014, 10:19 PM: Yes it can I've a chrome tuf neck stem which is og and it's chromed
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on March 19, 2014, 10:22 PM: Interested in seeing photos of this. I never knew there was a copy out there...
Should have known I suppose. Almost everything has been copied at some stage
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 10:23 PM: Quote from: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 10:19 PM
Of course ,,,,,,Chrome Araya 7X ,,,Hutch stems ,,,

But it always pits and bubbles :crazy2: eventually

Just like this frame :-\

Yeah that's what I kind of thought with the bubbling etc, SE didn't do it anyway.
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 10:26 PM: That last bike pic looks to have a snidely gusset and thinner seat and chain stays ,, just going off the pic .

I've no doubt of the the integrity of authenticity of this frame ,, just the history of finish. :)

So if there wasn't any limited number of Rippers in chrome ,, what about the Chrome (Reynolds) Quadangle JT on here used to have ,, was that not factory finish ? ???
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 10:29 PM: Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on March 19, 2014, 10:22 PM
Interested in seeing photos of this. I never knew there was a copy out there...
Should have known I suppose. Almost everything has been copied at some stage

All the pics on this page are copies :)
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 19, 2014, 10:34 PM: Quote from: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 10:26 PM
That last bike pic looks to have a snidely gusset and thinner seat and chain stays ,, just going off the pic .

I've no doubt of the the integrity of authenticity of this frame ,, just the history of finish. :)

So if there wasn't any limited number of Rippers in chrome ,, what about the Chrome (Reynolds) Quadangle JT on here used to have ,, was that not factory finish ? ???

They chromed some Looptail Quads too which would have been up to 82, chrome Basher Looptail, Haulers.
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: hunterdubber on March 19, 2014, 10:36 PM: The chrome moly Bikes then ? :coolsmiley:

Any pics of those Ashy :)
Title: Re: Did SE make CHROME finish Looptail Rippers
Post by: kungfunky on March 20, 2014, 07:43 AM: I'll see what I can dig out pal