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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: scottyp on October 05, 2005, 06:05 PM

Title: pk ripper progress
Post by: scottyp on October 05, 2005, 06:05 PM: what it was
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v634/scottp/1e_1_b.jpg)
what it is
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v634/scottp/Picture012.jpg)
what it will be???
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: lazychubs on October 05, 2005, 06:34 PM: least you got stickers on yours im still waiting for mine to arrive
looks nice
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Post by: motomagII on October 05, 2005, 06:44 PM: klooking good is it pro xl or xl ?
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Post by: Bob_Acid on October 05, 2005, 09:46 PM: owww, early one with the straight chain stays, Scott? You see a lot more loop-tails than you do those mate. Looks sweet too!
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Post by: theRuler on October 05, 2005, 10:38 PM: good job scott
i like it a lot!
love the landing gear trick forks. i want some
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: scottyp on October 05, 2005, 11:27 PM: Cheers for the appreciation, this thing has been long in the waiting, at the moment i have 2 sets of wheels on order that i am going to switch between. A set of black sealed bearing tuffs with whitewalls and a set of white ukai's, black suzue sealed hubs,chrome spokes and black nipples run on comp 111's. I will put into the museum in both guises.
To answer a question i dont know what model it is pro/pro xl, the top tube is 19 and a half from centre to centre. Perhaps on of you will be able to throw some light on the actual model?
cheers scott. ;D
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 05, 2005, 11:32 PM: 85-86? i think they changed over to the tapered stays pretty quick.
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Post by: Stu uk Liverpool on October 05, 2005, 11:33 PM: slendid scotty
well done mate

stu
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Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 06, 2005, 11:55 AM: some useless "get" never let you down on the tuffs did they Scott? very unreliable and unacceptable in my opinion, who was it again? :)
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: scottyp on October 06, 2005, 04:50 PM: RC 1, :( :( :(
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 07, 2005, 11:48 AM: WTF???!!! RONNIE CORBETT!!! whats he doin scamming you on TUFFS? the little barrrstard, you know it should be him thats dead not the other foooker! cant believe it man, i mean ye see him lookin all cozy dont ye tellin his jokes sat in his armchair like butter wouldnt melt but behind the fame and small frame he's nowt but a big female genital! Trouble causer, if i were you dude id keep away and go else where in future and avoid these Spen hasbeens. :D
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: Sanmarcopizza on October 07, 2005, 12:12 PM: Quote from: OrgasmDonor on October 07, 2005, 11:48 AM
WTF???!!! RONNIE CORBETT!!! whats he doin scamming you on TUFFS? the little barrrstard, you know it should be him thats dead not the other foooker! cant believe it man, i mean ye see him lookin all cozy dont ye tellin his jokes sat in his armchair like butter wouldnt melt but behind the fame and small frame he's nowt but a big female genital! Trouble causer, if i were you dude id keep away and go else where in future and avoid these midget hasbeens. :D
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 07, 2005, 12:41 PM: totaly understated dudes, nothing libelous or incriminating stated, im sure Mr Corbett himself will see the funny side :D
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: PK6061 on October 07, 2005, 04:04 PM: Hi scott
bike looks great . not sure but i think you measure top tube
from centure of post to head tube centure and from that my
XL is 20 1/2". what about a ripper race on sunday? ;D
looking good
Gaz
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: sam hudson on October 10, 2005, 01:23 PM: :o Now dont shoot the messenger but i got told by an American seller that Looptail Rippers stopped being made at the end of 83 and also that they dont have PK in the serial number (that came later).Now i'm just getting into Rippers so dont have a go...i'm just passing it on and i dont know if its true or not...but there you go!!! :o

You know i suggested a FAQ section in the suggestions bit...an I.d. section would be good as well,it would save boring the nads off everyone who have already answered these questions.It would also be handy for people who are buying(as there are Fakes out there as we all know). :'(
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 10, 2005, 01:39 PM: they lost the looptail in 85.
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Post by: sam hudson on October 10, 2005, 01:40 PM: :( Fibbing Yank ;D
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Post by: ORB on October 10, 2005, 01:40 PM: I thought they were all stamped PK unless its a mini kipper?
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Post by: dirtyvans on October 10, 2005, 06:54 PM: bob should do Mastermind - my subject is PK Rippers from 1979-1999

my looptail is white, but i like the one in black, makes a change!

are pk rippers as common as skyway TAs now?
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: sam hudson on October 11, 2005, 11:59 AM: ;D I hope not,ive just bought one from the us of a(not from the guy that told me about the looptail stuff).They are just great bikes and everyone wants a great bike. ;D

I'm going to paint mine baby blue.No-one seems to have posted a pic of a baby blue ripper in the gallery.In fact i havent seen one for ages in b blue.Anyone got a pic of one so i can have a look? ;)

Ta
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: Rombloke on October 11, 2005, 09:45 PM: lazychubs has just completed a baby blue loppy ripper.......

Dave
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: sam hudson on October 12, 2005, 12:37 AM: ;D
Ah lazychubs..if your'e not still fed up with me for posting annoying headset q's about my new ripper,can you show us some pics of your baby blue ripper? What paint colour did you use?
Ta

;)
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: lazychubs on October 12, 2005, 08:35 AM: ok wil do .superbike dan did me powdercoating
its baby blue but very light and no worries about helping withthe headset lol
heres the old ones will post new ones with chain and stuff on still waiting on me stickers lol
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/09792254.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/7dbc41b1.jpg)
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/994fbddb.jpg)
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: sam hudson on October 12, 2005, 07:43 PM: :D
Nice job,looks great.You must be chuffed with that one?
Did you have probs deciding what shade to go with? I'm trying to find a paint code that matches close to the se blue...i saw a TRANSCO van that looked right but there was no way i was gonna stop and ask the gasman what his paint code was ;D ;D

Its hard to decide whether to paint the landing gear blue or leave them chrome....too many choices with rippers.
i toyed with the idea of matching the paint to my wobbly headsetted 2005 ripper(thats a nice baby blue...but its metallic,so i dont know..and its not all that authentic either).

Nice pics mate,cant wait to see the finished article. :o :o
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: lazychubs on October 12, 2005, 07:54 PM: i didnt decide wot shade i just asked dan if he had baby blue lol and i was toying with doing the forks as the chrome is a tad worn .but ran out of money so just did the frame for now.
only been waiting since june i fink for stickers lol
(only kidding lee)
and yeah well chuffed with it
spesh as donker did me a new seat tube for it as mine was knackerd
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: jon016847 on October 13, 2005, 04:28 PM: Looking good !!

When will it be finished ?
Title: Re: pk ripper progress
Post by: scottyp on October 13, 2005, 05:45 PM: mine will be done as soon as i get a pair of wheels( 2 sets still on order)
lazychubs is looking just about there, nice build by the way!
scott.