operation lightweight pk ripper on skinnys complete 19/5/11 renthal bars fitted

[glenboy]

I hope the Renthal bars are the  Superstrongs and not Superlites ,, I snapped a pair bunny hopping when I was 13  and less than 8 stone 


Coppull nights back on 

I'm not worried as the wheels will probably snap first   

what are you doing up at this ungodly hour joff mate 


actually come to think of it what i'm I.....we love it

i should have really tried the aluminium powerlite bars on just to feel the weight but they are being posted tomorrow and packed up 

yeh this is the bike i'm going to fetch down coppull ...

I had just got back from one of our Monday night meets at Carl's !! ..........  Fook me can we chat   


We were chatting about Coppull , reckon this monday could be the start , weather pending of course 

Looking forward to seeing you and the Ripper down there 

yep i'm going and i'm taking the "weapon" with me   

[MartyC]

thats amazing marty , yes i will attend to that on my arrival home sir 

It would be really sketchy to ride with the bars like they are and it's a Ripper - it deserves to look right   .

[glenboy]

cheers marty i sorted the bars , that article you had i have seen a very similar looking paper which had all the different bar sizes (28 by 8 inch rise etc) by the different manufacturers and the paper looked like the one you had of the bars its not out of the same mag is it , i found it on here once but you can't search on here now, thanks, you haven't got it have you

Glen

thats amazing marty , yes i will attend to that on my arrival home sir 

It would be really sketchy to ride with the bars like they are and it's a Ripper - it deserves to look right   .

[MartyC]

cheers marty i sorted the bars , that article you had i have seen a very similar looking paper which had all the different bar sizes (28 by 8 inch rise etc) by the different manufacturers and the paper looked like the one you had of the bars its not out of the same mag is it , i found it on here once but you can't search on here now, thanks, you haven't got it have you

Glen

This one?







and this is the first page to the one I posted before

[glenboy]

bloomin eck  , thats the one , your a mine of information marty , you're like the bmx yoda

[Peter J]

I'm having a bad week with the old brain, but I'm sure I've seen someone (BMX Shop) selling Comp's in 1 3/8 

Or are the non prescription drugs I consumed in the 90's finally doing there damage 

[Jaymz]

I'm having a bad week with the old brain, but I'm sure I've seen someone (BMX Shop) selling Comp's in 1 3/8 

Or are the non prescription drugs I consumed in the 90's finally doing there damage 

Ive heard you can get some nasty flashbacks off ginseng 

[Peter J]

I'm having a bad week with the old brain, but I'm sure I've seen someone (BMX Shop) selling Comp's in 1 3/8 

Or are the non prescription drugs I consumed in the 90's finally doing there damage 

Ive heard you can get some nasty flashbacks off ginseng 

Is that the same as a blow back from KY 

 

[griff]

I'm having a bad week with the old brain, but I'm sure I've seen someone (BMX Shop) selling Comp's in 1 3/8 

Or are the non prescription drugs I consumed in the 90's finally doing there damage 

Ive heard you can get some nasty flashbacks off ginseng 

not for long now they're changing the laws.. bloody illuminati

[glenboy]

UPDATE 10TH MAY 2011 ........installed uni seat and mks graphites so a bit more weight off just the aluminium bars to try now and see if they look right on, also just tried a race plate on









diesel and sasha on the hunt for snacks



diesel wants to know what make the hubs are



diesel is not amused 

[baldbmxer]

Nice build but if its operation lightweight you need to rethink that plate! or at least loose the blue surround 

[Peter J]

Looking very good................MKS's 

Not sure about your footwear for riding and if you lost the nail varnish off your toes that would help cut down the weight

Also....fantastic looking dogs  bet they get down some food in a week 

[MartyC]

I'd like to say that's a nice pair of puppies creeping into the pic but that would be wrong!!!

Ripper looks good though 

[glenboy]

Nice build but if its operation lightweight you need to rethink that plate! or at least loose the blue surround 

i might just stick a sheet of paper on with a number scribbled on it 

Looking very good................MKS's 

Not sure about your footwear for riding and if you lost the nail varnish off your toes that would help cut down the weight

Also....fantastic looking dogs  bet they get down some food in a week 

  i forgot about my evening footwear and my nail varnish being exposed     , yeh the big dog its not the amount he eats its the amount what comes out the other side its like following anelephant around 

I'd like to say that's a nice pair of puppies creeping into the pic but that would be wrong!!!

Ripper looks good though 

  the old double entender can't beat it   

[glenboy]

completed the ripper today fitted the alu renthals and some new oakley b2's i'd been saving

















Parts list for the people interested

1982 se racing pk ripper looptail aluminium frame ball burnished finish with chrome lgs unstamped
hatta geadset,tange locknut
hutch deep h racing stem
Renthal aluminium superstrong pro bars
nos oakley b2 grips with black doughnuts
mx1000 brake with dc lever and skyway finned pads
shimano dx cranks with mks graphite pedals
hutch doughnut seat clamp
uni turbo hammerhead seat
ukai 1/38 rims with sealed mavic hubs with front wheel radial spoked with green/siver label comp 3 tyres

[MartyC]

Very nice 

Have you weighed it yet?

[bobafett]

Have you weighed it yet?

LOL just about to ask the same question 

Does look light now Glen    Get her on the scales 

Not much you can lose now though 

Lighter seatclamp ? Hare lever ? 890 caliper drilled out ?

Maybe an addicks chainwheel or a thin shimano chainwheel and 3/32 chain

Maybe drop the chainwheel size and freewheel size too 

But we're scratching there - it loooks pretty bloody light to me !!!! 

[Peter J]

Have you weighed it yet?

LOL just about to ask the same question 

Does look light now Glen    Get her on the scales 

Not much you can lose now though 

Lighter seatclamp ? Hare lever ? 890 caliper drilled out ?

Maybe an addicks chainwheel or a thin shimano chainwheel and 3/32 chain

Maybe drop the chainwheel size and freewheel size too 

But we're scratching there - it loooks pretty bloody light to me !!!! 

Plus a Ti Spindle for the crank & Alloy Chainring bolts & Ti bolts (or alloy) for the stem 

Come on whats it weigh 

[moomin]

That is a thing of beauty, it almost exactly as i had mine BITD, i had the smaller Renthal bars and silver suginos but apart from that it could be a double, LOVE IT 

[glenboy]

Thanks a lot yeh you never know how its going to turn out till you do it , i'll have to find some scales and weigh it tomorrow other half hasn't got any in house  , what would make the main difference weight wise now would be the forks i'd  as the lgs are bleedin heavy but unless it was some wicked race forks i'll compromise there , also you can get the renthal superlite bars which use a lot thinner aluminium tube and are really light but hunterdubber said he snapped some when he was about 13  :shocked:so i'll stick with the superstrongs, thanks for the input and comments  and i might do a few of the tweaks now you've mentioned over the period .....now what next  

[sturge]

That's a lovely Ripper

Looks very floatylite

Hope it runs sweet when you start to race it

Cheers,

Paul.

[MartyC]

Tange Mitylite's would make a huge weight differencebut not really that rideable although Vinoah did ride for a long time with a pair one of his old bikes