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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: markyp on May 21, 2019, 07:29 PM

Title: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: markyp on May 21, 2019, 07:29 PM: So almost 6 years out of the game thought it was about time for one more build,I'd never got around to building anything SE in the years I was building so thought it was about time I did,so here she is my 83 ripper,fresh from a powder coating by you know who and built with a slight vintage feel.this build really all came about after a ridicous impulse purchase of the gen 1 powerbend bars last summer,I saw them on eBay.com and had to have them because of the similarity to my fave bars star bars to which I've owned loads of sets over the years ,at that point i didn't even have a frameset to put them on and was happily retired!

PARTS LIST

83 ripper F&f (unstamped landing gear)
Gen 1 powerbend bars
Oury grips
Shimano dx pedals
Gen 3 profile cranks
Gen 2 comp 3 tyres
Dc cable
Dc pre bent lever
Dc mx 1000 caliper
Race inc seat post
Dc twin bolt clamp
Hatta headset
Pro class rims
Bullseye hubs
Suede kashimax 5 gold seat
Neal type 2 plate

(https://i.ibb.co/KhPXMQb/20190521-170335.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/K0Sxxxy/20190516-175307.jpg)
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(https://i.ibb.co/Gv1BVd0/20190516-172045.jpg)
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Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: markyp on May 21, 2019, 07:45 PM: (https://i.ibb.co/d52sQdH/20190516-180502.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/NLknCwg/20190516-180718.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/NtvhGC9/20190521-161834.jpg)
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Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Ady on May 21, 2019, 09:06 PM: That is lovely mate..
Myself got a super minty ripper in exactly the same colour, the pics don’t do it justice..
Those bars look so comfy 8)
Great pics too..
Told you it was easy to upload.. fistblump
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Spen69 on May 21, 2019, 09:07 PM: It has been said a few times before Mary, but you do build cracking bikes and this is fookin lush mate :daumenhoch:

I think I just got excited over an o/s bike which hasn't happened for a few years..... but a loopy Ripper is one bike I always wanted to build :smitten:

Awesome :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: MrD on May 21, 2019, 09:13 PM: Simply gorgeous fistblump

MrD
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: markyp on May 21, 2019, 09:26 PM: Cheers guys,it was well worth coming out of retirement judging by the comments ;)
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: griff on May 22, 2019, 05:22 AM: Very nice indeed, colour scheme clearly shows exquisite taste :teef:
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Swivel on May 22, 2019, 09:45 AM: Lovely mate, top work as always. :smitten:
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: In2bmx on May 22, 2019, 10:54 AM: Lovely that mate "wantit"

Couldn't have done it much better myself :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Taipan on May 22, 2019, 12:34 PM: Cracking build! That's a a couple of bags of sand plus! There :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: BMX1973 on May 22, 2019, 05:11 PM: That is a nice build, great colour too :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: hotdog on May 22, 2019, 07:37 PM: Clean!
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: P J Tunni on May 23, 2019, 10:50 AM: I think we can all agree that looks stunning! "wantit"
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Jt on May 29, 2019, 06:40 AM: Smart bike that.

Looks well thought out and super clean.

Congrats.
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: chrisv39 on June 01, 2019, 02:18 PM: That’s lovely mate, great build. fistblump
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: bobafett on June 01, 2019, 04:49 PM: You know the score Mark..... nobody who is truly in to this scene ever truly leaves it mate ! ;)

Crackin build mate..... good to see you back ;D
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: markyp on June 01, 2019, 05:00 PM: Cheers for all the comments chaps :-*
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Cherrypicker on June 04, 2019, 04:10 PM: That is flippin outstanding. Those bars are the tits, are they xt freestyle? Top work :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Avro on June 04, 2019, 11:14 PM: ...bit lovely that is.
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: AKGOFF on June 28, 2019, 04:38 PM: Outstanding Mark, love it.
Title: Re: My comeback/farewell build,83 ripper
Post by: Mikku on June 30, 2019, 12:08 PM: I'd expect nothing less from one of my favourite builders on Rad! Good to see you back at it Mark, even if it's just a one-off! :daumenhoch:

Quote from: Cherrypicker on June 04, 2019, 04:10 PM
Those bars are the tits, are they xt freestyle? :coolsmiley:

Early Powerlites if I'm not mistaken. 8)