Author Topic: Burnished PK Ripper with Bottema M2 race forks and JMC DY bars on skinny wheels (Read 26590 times)

glenboy · « **on:** March 30, 2012, 07:39 PM »

Put the Bottema forks on my lightweight race ripper which i've not really done anything with for about a year,heres the original operation lightweight as i called it thread http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=125576.0,its got some really nice landing gears but it bothered me as they are really heavy , so always wanted bottemas and finally i got some , i think they really suit the frame also put my jmc dy pro bars on and the uni hammerhead seat with graphite post whilst i was at it

animal · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2012, 07:47 PM »

Just gets better that bike

glenboy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2012, 07:53 PM »

cheers steve i haven't really touched this recently but there was only one place them bottemas were going , then when i was putting them on the renthals it had on i thought felt pretty heavy so i liberated the dy bars off another bike and the graphite seat was fractionally lighter than the other uni seat

think i got a bit carried away with weight saving on this i've tried weighing it with me on scales etc minused off but its different every time , i think its around 7.5 to 8 kilos at a guess

mark 2 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2012, 10:25 PM »

Loving that, beautiful.

hotdog · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2012, 12:46 AM »

That's trick.

rad_pitt · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2012, 12:54 AM »

That is a stunning build - looks old school as feck

loved seeing it progress.

Oh, and your ~~dogs~~ wolves are ace

rooski · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:40 AM »

Those forks look great on there

Really suit the bike

In2 bmx · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2012, 10:43 AM »

Looks well cool with those forks

lk_97 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2012, 04:02 PM »

What's the weight? And do the JMC bars weigh less than the renthals? Either weigh, lovely bike!

Gish · « **Reply #9 on:** March 31, 2012, 04:06 PM »

thats a proper sweet ride

glenboy · « **Reply #10 on:** March 31, 2012, 04:15 PM »

thanks a lot , i tried weighing it with me stood on scales and everytime it was massively different but its between 7.5 -8 kilos i'd say, yes the renthals although aluminium are the superstrong ones so its really thick tubing wall where as the jmc bars is really thin wall so they are lighter

griff · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2012, 05:54 PM »

bike looks ace
and your dogs...

NORTY40 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 31, 2012, 06:00 PM »

Very nice that Glen

.... those forks are

Are you finally happy with it then

think i prefered the Renthals on it tbh $:-\$

lk_97 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2012, 06:35 PM »

Quote from: NORTY40 on March 31, 2012, 06:00 PM

Very nice that Glen .... those forks are

Are you finally happy with it then

think i preferred the Renthals on it tbh $:-\$

Me too, they went with the look of the bike better imo, still a nice bike though!

stevochb · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2012, 08:07 PM »

Thats one fast looking race bike. lOVE it

brass monkey! · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2012, 08:10 PM »

Nice Glen !

Is that my old frame?.

Jt · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2012, 08:22 PM »

Looks fooking ace.

Proper bo.

Darren KAP · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2012, 08:46 PM »

That looks super sweet Glen

glenboy · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2012, 09:11 PM »

Quote from: NORTY40 on March 31, 2012, 06:00 PM

Very nice that Glen .... those forks are

Are you finally happy with it then

think i prefered the Renthals on it tbh $:-\$

mmmmm know what you mean , but i like the dy bars as well

Quote from: lk_97 on March 31, 2012, 06:35 PM

Quote from: NORTY40 on March 31, 2012, 06:00 PM
Very nice that Glen .... those forks are

Are you finally happy with it then

think i preferred the Renthals on it tbh $:-\$

Me too, they went with the look of the bike better imo, still a nice bike though!