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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: Dingobmxer on July 07, 2009, 08:14 PM

Title: Ripper XL race bike redone (parts swapped again lol)
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 07, 2009, 08:14 PM: A few of you have seen my old Ripper xl I race on from time to time (some from the front,some from behind but most people recognise the underside as it slid along the track lol) and it was in a very sorry state, drop outs butchered by the previous owner and VERY battle scarred:-

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/ripperxl002-1.jpg)

drops

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/ripperxl001.jpg)

after a trip to here www.giaengineering.co.uk

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/dirt002-1.jpg)

now I dont know if I am missing my GPZ1100 or secretly wanted a green Street-Beat but I decided on bright Kawasaki green

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/snotgreen002.jpg)

and built up it looks a little like this (but needs decals to finish)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/snotgreen005.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/snotgreen001.jpg)

Thanks to Gav at GIA for the repair and Kirk for paint and Emma for twirling the spanners for me :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/snotgreen003.jpg)

all opinions good and bad welcomed

:) DINGO :)

p.s this ISNT a show pony but a bike that will get used in anger :2gunsfiring_v1:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: Dark Diggler on July 07, 2009, 08:36 PM: Thumbs up from me, would look great next to J.T's Frogangle on a track, at least yours will actually get ridden ;D

Cool :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: Bigplinky on July 07, 2009, 08:38 PM: Mark, are they full new drop outs or the old ones repaired? Looks a bloody good job which ever way it was done :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 07, 2009, 08:42 PM: Quote from: Bigplinky on July 07, 2009, 08:38 PM
Mark, are they full new drop outs or the old ones repaired? Looks a bloody good job which ever way it was done :daumenhoch:

Andy,

full new ones and slightly thicker too, £80 bargain?

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: 20to26 on July 07, 2009, 09:02 PM: w o w
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: Bigplinky on July 07, 2009, 09:17 PM: Good price for the quality of that repair :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: generallee on July 07, 2009, 09:19 PM: ah,Dingo that is awesome !now some nice black decals would look great on there. My purple PK XL will be ridden soon , youve inspired me to race it!
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: Jt on July 07, 2009, 09:24 PM: thats lovely...as my lovely brother has already said..very similar to the frog...

i want a ripper xl.

and we need more frogs...frogs rock.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q204/jonathonsturner/DSC02045.jpg)
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 07, 2009, 09:45 PM: Thanks for the comments guys,

I wanted it to look different and it certainly does, I just put some large SE decals on the downtube in red and now it looks like a fruit salad chew :LolLolLolLol:

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: magna13 on July 07, 2009, 10:06 PM: Nice bike Mark, would like to see it at MK :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: subversion on July 07, 2009, 11:20 PM: Not a fan of green (the black looked great) but sterling metal work on those drops :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: magna13 on July 08, 2009, 08:30 AM: I think after you've rode it for a few years Mark, i think you should go back to the what it was with the lush black and the 90's decals :smitten:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone
Post by: scooterboy on July 08, 2009, 08:26 PM: Hey Mark, good work fella. Could do with a little more chrome in my opinion (araya maybe ?) :daumenhoch:

Steve
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone (parts swapped again lol)
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 09, 2009, 07:46 PM: I couldnt live with it how it looked so had a trip in the loft and swapped out some parts

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/snotgreen008.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y79/dingobmxer/snotgreen009.jpg)

my camera still doesnt do the colour justice its bright Kawasaki green

I actually like it now ;D

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone (parts swapped again lol)
Post by: baldbmxer on July 11, 2009, 10:32 PM: Cut yer grass! :police:
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone (parts swapped again lol)
Post by: EL CID on July 15, 2009, 10:50 AM: Mark you have a way with colors lol I bet the N/W is missing some parts
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone (parts swapped again lol)
Post by: Dingobmxer on July 15, 2009, 09:21 PM: Jon you have a keen eye :daumenhoch:

the NW is gradually going back to all black

:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: Ripper XL race bike redone (parts swapped again lol)
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 15, 2009, 11:12 PM: lookin mean dude :daumenhoch: