Author Topic: NOS 1981 Ripper complete! Replica of the June 1981 BMX Test Bike! Picture HEAVY! (Read 7701 times)

OLDSKOOLPK · « **on:** March 19, 2013, 05:20 PM »

As a SE Racing FREAK and HOARDER, I stumbled across a NOS Ripper in Black and Gold. I still own my childhood Loop PK Ripper that is black and gold and thought this would be a PERFECT bike to build up and have my son Ryder ride next to me when he gets old enough (he turns 2 in June). I sourced out some SE soft goods for him to grow into also. Factory Ace Jersey and SE Racing pants!

I know a lot of people cringe and turn their cheek to building up NOS framesets, but I decided to go ahead and start looking for parts and when I had all of it...I would decide to either build it or display it. I opened up some old magazines, looked online for some ideas. I found the bike I wanted to replicate. In June of 1981, they did a test on the PK and Ripper, that was it, that was the bike I wanted to build.

I started with this.....

and this is the bike I wanted to build!

I had a NOS set of Rad Pads, NOS SE Mini Bars already, so i was off to a good start! Finding all NOS parts was not a easy task but a kept looking!! Buying parts here and there, trading with other members....I found it all but the Suntour chainring (still looking for one...so if you have one...hook me up!!!)

Here is the parts list!

All NOS items are noted with a *

SE Racing Ripper F&F *
SE Racing Mini Bars *
Suntour stem *
Shimano Team Products lever *
SE Racing Rad Padset *
Oakley .5 grips *
Tange Headset
Race Inc alloy post *
Kashimax MX seat *
Excalibur seat post clamp *
Shimano Tourney rear brake caliper
Mathauser brake pads *
MKS BM-5 pedals *
170mm Suntour VX cranks
Sugino Chainring *
HKK Smoker chain *
Araya 7x hoops
Suzue hubs
Carlisle Aggressor MX front tire *
Mitsuboshi Competition II rear tire
Tuf Neck gold valve caps *
Suntour 16t freewheel *

Without further reading needed.....TIME FOR THE PICTURES!!!!!!!

Clean · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:26 PM »

Wow.

Dedication to a cause if I ever saw it....

Great job, fella!

*ps* NOS 44T Suntour Chainrings are not at all hard to come by; am I missing something?

OLDSKOOLPK · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:31 PM »

Finding a NOS Suntour in 44 in silver has been almost a year search!

I can find all the colors of the rainbow but the silver has been a tough one to find.

Clean · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:32 PM »

Quote from: OLDSKOOLPK on March 19, 2013, 05:31 PM

Finding a NOS Suntour in 44 in silver has been almost a year search!

I can find all the colors of the rainbow but the silver has been a tough one to find.

Oven pride!

markyp · « **Reply #4 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:34 PM »

holy smoke,that is awesome,your boy is one lucky kid!

Devilock · « **Reply #5 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:36 PM »

Superb mate

Peter J · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:37 PM »

Stunning

Just stunning

GavinDavis · « **Reply #7 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:38 PM »

That is lovely!!

Julian347 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:46 PM »

Boom. What a beauty

poolysheriff · « **Reply #9 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:50 PM »

Ohhhh crikey Thats Nice

WINI · « **Reply #10 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:55 PM »

Fook a dog, thats nice!!

Great work there, and well persevered on getting the right bits

monkian · « **Reply #11 on:** March 19, 2013, 05:59 PM »

Aw man, that looks awesome

Proper job.

Jaymz · « **Reply #12 on:** March 19, 2013, 06:00 PM »

Badbaldie · « **Reply #13 on:** March 19, 2013, 06:09 PM »

wow

deeman · « **Reply #14 on:** March 19, 2013, 06:22 PM »

Sweet,we need a pic of the two together!

Gashead · « **Reply #15 on:** March 19, 2013, 06:32 PM »

Wow

Jaan · « **Reply #16 on:** March 19, 2013, 06:39 PM »

Very sweet Jon, although one 'close up' picture has left me cursing!!!

AKGOFF · « **Reply #17 on:** March 19, 2013, 06:52 PM »

That looks Fookin awesome Jon.

rooski · « **Reply #18 on:** March 19, 2013, 07:14 PM »

That's super sweet

hotdog · « **Reply #19 on:** March 19, 2013, 07:24 PM »

Awesome,Jon,absolute quality. I bet you can't wait to get out riding with your little 'un. I've still got my BMXA June '81 issue from bitd.

sawzall · « **Reply #20 on:** March 19, 2013, 07:55 PM »

stunning

TORKER mick · « **Reply #21 on:** March 19, 2013, 08:03 PM »

very nice mate

Pooch · « **Reply #22 on:** March 19, 2013, 08:11 PM »

Amazing work, jonny

rad_pitt · « **Reply #23 on:** March 19, 2013, 08:24 PM »

That's a bit special

kdw712 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 19, 2013, 08:54 PM »

Stunning build

Author Topic: NOS 1981 Ripper complete! Replica of the June 1981 BMX Test Bike! Picture HEAVY! (Read 7701 times)

OLDSKOOLPK

Clean

OLDSKOOLPK

Clean

monkian

deeman

rad_pitt