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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: gmac on January 04, 2006, 10:41 PM

Title: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: gmac on January 04, 2006, 10:41 PM: Nearly finished. Just waiting for a NOS black Shotgun II to land, and get a chain put on, and it's done.

'82 looptail Ripper/ Landing Gear forks
Baby blue Tuff IIs
NOS Tioga Comp IIIs
Cook Bros cranks/chainring
Hutch Beartrap pedals
Hutch Western stem
SE wing bars
NOS Dia Comp MX1000 brakes/ DX levers, with unknown, but adapted NOS baby blue cables + b/blue Skyway Tuff pads
NOS A'me Tri grips
NOS Tuf-Neck seat post clamp, sprayed b/blue
NOS Repro padset
Ally seatpost unknown
Shotgun II seat (when it turns up !)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/83f58083.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/672c4401.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/74ed2431.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/4b2a7071.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/55c8aa3b.jpg)

I've really enjoyed building this bike. Made better by the fairly unusual colour scheme, making it a bit more of a challenge. Not too much baby blue stuff about.

I do have a baby blue Dominator seat, but it's the wrong shade, too dark. I'm gonna try and bleach it, but I think that might be just a bit too much on the bike. I'll try it and see.

Hope you like

Cheers

GuyÂ
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: crazycraig on January 04, 2006, 10:58 PM: one of the best ive seen if not the best ;)
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: danny silverstreak on January 04, 2006, 11:09 PM: sweet guy , jesus man you are flat out with this builds , thats about 1 aweek isnt it :LolLolLolLol:

well done big fella

danny
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: daz bmx it! on January 04, 2006, 11:11 PM: Nice one CC,where did you get the cables from? :)
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: kdw712 on January 04, 2006, 11:24 PM: thats a crackin build

def like look with the black seat on :)
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: mivvi on January 05, 2006, 08:24 AM: Nice one Gmac! Its good to see one in black, a first for me I think. Good work fella! :D
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: lazychubs on January 05, 2006, 08:25 AM: wow very nice mate loks pretty nice in the colour combo ya done :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: oberonspacefruit on January 05, 2006, 08:36 AM: very nice.
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: Stodgy on January 05, 2006, 08:59 AM: Good work dude - very original. Great choice of colours!
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: currio on January 05, 2006, 10:18 AM: That's a corker mate, love those colours.
Well done.
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: ORB on January 05, 2006, 10:54 AM: Well done geezer!!!

lower that stem!

well done

good work

top banana.
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: theRuler on January 05, 2006, 10:59 AM: hot looking ripper!!!
hope it gets some thrashing :)

Quote from: mivvi on January 05, 2006, 08:24 AM
Nice one Gmac! Its good to see one in black, a first for me I think. Good work fella! :D

here's my very forgettable ripper in black with light blue stickers

(http://30cms.co.uk/temp/ripperb.JPG)
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: Nosnod on January 05, 2006, 11:06 AM: Looking great ... the Shotgun seat will really finish it off :santa_afro:
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: OrgasmDonor on January 05, 2006, 12:14 PM: nice bike dude
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: jon016847 on January 05, 2006, 01:51 PM: g-mac Like the black and baby blue, looks sweet ! This baby blue tuffs look well nice against the black frame

Nice work

JW
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: dordymush on January 05, 2006, 02:04 PM: very nice machine you built there 8).
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Post by: stuntmaster on January 05, 2006, 02:17 PM: very nice :)
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Post by: cider on January 05, 2006, 04:24 PM: very nice m8, and lovlely colour combo to :)
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: sawzall on January 05, 2006, 07:55 PM: sweet build there guy makes me want to get on with mine
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: sawzall on January 05, 2006, 07:58 PM: forgot to say :idiot2:seat post looks like the ones alans sells i think they came from copy uni seats they took apart for posts
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: gmac on January 05, 2006, 08:03 PM: Cheers fellers. Glad you like it :santa_afro:

The cables came off U.S ebay. They were originally for a race bike (drop handlebar type)

I think you're right about the seat post Sawsall, cos Oldsky told me he had one the same, and that's where his came from. I bought it from a member here, along with some other bits, but as usual I can't remember who :uglystupid2: It does the job anyway, so it stays until I find something better :)

Still no sign of the Shotgun. New pics when it arrives.

Thanks again

Guy :)
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: lazychubs on January 05, 2006, 08:19 PM: yeah i got one of those seat post's and with a shim the seat is still loose
lol
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: subwax on January 05, 2006, 09:59 PM: Nice build, Guy - very nice indeed.
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: Lawrie on January 06, 2006, 08:31 AM: Great colour scheme. Are those Tuffs the new ones that are selling on ebay at the moment? They look mint. I've just scored a red set for my Quad.
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: gmac on January 06, 2006, 08:34 AM: Quote from: Lawrie on January 06, 2006, 08:31 AM
Great colour scheme. Are those Tuffs the new ones that are selling on ebay at the moment?

Yeah, they are newies. They're good, just hard to get into the dropouts, with 14mm axles.
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: Tefore on January 06, 2006, 10:14 PM: nice mate very nice.

i have some light blue skyway axle pegs coming soon
would look good on that
Title: Re: Baby blue Ripper
Post by: Jazzchimp on January 06, 2006, 11:29 PM: Lovin it guy and bonus cos it matches your decor!! Good one cos the missus won't mind it in the house now!

Top build!