Author Topic: Help needed dated a ripper (Read 4655 times)

craigcurbow · « **on:** November 09, 2011, 10:43 PM »

Just bought a ripper f&f. And promised it was an early one. The forks are landing gear forks with drilled dropouts . The frame number is pk64134 cheers

Betty · « **Reply #1 on:** November 09, 2011, 10:55 PM »

It said yes then...

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2011, 12:04 AM »

piccy's mate

craigcurbow · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2011, 08:07 AM »

Can any body give me a year from the frame number?

kungfunky · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2011, 08:10 AM »

SE usually put random date stamps on the Rippers, show us a pic and we'll tell you the year.

jimwise68 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2011, 08:54 AM »

Quote from: Betty on November 09, 2011, 10:55 PM

It said yes then...

Nice to know you're a tryer, got there on the second attempt

As the guys said stick a pic up

58 delray · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2011, 10:16 AM »

Quote from: craigcurbow on November 10, 2011, 08:07 AM

Can any body give me a year from the frame number?

nope, you can't date a ripper from the frame number

double chevron · « **Reply #7 on:** November 10, 2011, 10:51 AM »

read this the other day, http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=363532

58 delray · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2011, 11:44 AM »

Quote from: double chevron on November 10, 2011, 10:51 AM

read this the other day, http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=363532

first time i've heard of that, so if true that would make this one an 83

and mine an early 79 as it has no serial

2xxxx = mid 1979
3xxxx = 1980
4xxxx = 1981
5xxxx = 1982
6xxxx = 1983
7xxxx = 1984

58 delray · « **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2011, 12:59 PM »

done a bit more research on this that has thrown up Rippers with numbers starting with 0s so not sure that the above is acurate, also talking to people that have spoken to the OM they say that he says that Rippers started getting numbers in Nov 79 and that the numbers were random.
so it seems that we are back to where we started.

pre Nov 79=no serial
nov 79-84 random serials and can't be dated.

any more info on this would be appreciated

meticulous · « **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2011, 01:51 PM »

dont know really why it matters as all early loopies will come under the same valuation, and will command good re-sale prices...

58 delray · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2011, 02:46 PM »

Quote from: meticulous on November 10, 2011, 01:51 PM

dont know really why it matters as all early loopies will come under the same valuation, and will command good re-sale prices...

yeah i know sam but it makes me laugh when some people say they have a certain year ripper when there is no proven way of dating them except the 79s

craigcurbow · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2011, 07:15 PM »

brummie · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2011, 07:16 PM »

what andy said graig
it would be late 79 to 84 looptail
very nice

kungfunky · « **Reply #14 on:** November 11, 2011, 08:59 PM »

From what I can see it looks pretty good too, although I have to put the pics on my 56" screen to see them

what plans you got for it ?

hotdog · « **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2011, 09:02 PM »

Just for the record,my looptail Ripper was purchased new in late '82 and does correspond to the date list from the museum.

58 delray · « **Reply #16 on:** November 11, 2011, 10:23 PM »

58 delray · « **Reply #17 on:** November 11, 2011, 10:25 PM »

Quote from: hotdog on November 11, 2011, 09:02 PM

Just for the record,my looptail Ripper was purchased new in late '82 and does correspond to the date list from the museum.

that still don't explain the serials starting with a 0 $:-\$

kungfunky · « **Reply #18 on:** November 11, 2011, 10:34 PM »

I've also just got my hands on "yup another" Ripper and mines a very very early one

craigcurbow · « **Reply #19 on:** November 11, 2011, 10:46 PM »

Quote from: kungfunky on November 11, 2011, 08:59 PM

From what I can see it looks pretty good too, although I have to put the pics on my 56" screen to see them

what plans you got for it ?

Baby blue.............Need I say more

kungfunky · « **Reply #20 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:03 PM »

A classic SE colour indeed

58 delray · « **Reply #21 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:16 PM »

first ever PK Ripper in the UK was red

craigcurbow · « **Reply #22 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:19 PM »

Quote from: 58delray on November 11, 2011, 11:16 PM

first ever PK Ripper in the UK was red

Hmmmm interesting!! Do you have a link?

hunterdubber · « **Reply #23 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:31 PM »

Quote from: kungfunky on November 11, 2011, 10:34 PM

I've also just got my hands on "yup another" Ripper and mines a very very early one

Another round top tube one Ash ?

I'm with Andy , always made me

when I saw " I've bought this 81 Ripper " ,, How do you know ?

If Scot says it's random , I'd believe him

,, then again he did a shitload of drugs in the last 30 years

Gutted really about the Museum thread as I thought my Ripper was an 83 for a minute $:-\$

BTW Craig

,,Baby blue loopy's ,,CLASS

kungfunky · « **Reply #24 on:** November 11, 2011, 11:53 PM »

2 Round tube Rippers ?? now thats just greedy C

As for "OM", yup I've talked to him a few times about this and Brian Hayes and they both confirm the same thing with what we all thought. Random serial numbers.

The 1st serial numbers were late 79