gfxgfx
 
logo
 
gfx gfx
gfx
975791 Posts in 138942 Topics by 6363 Members - Latest Member: Bmxflex November 11, 2024, 05:43 AM
*
gfx* Home | Portal | Forum | Merchandise | Help | Login | Register | gfx
gfx
RADBMX.CO.UK  |  Technical & Reference Section  |  Tech and Restoration  |  PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
gfx
gfxgfx
 

Author Topic: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection  (Read 3200 times)

0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline Steve P

  • 900 Air
  • ********
  • Posts: 3045
  • Rated:
PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« on: June 15, 2009, 09:49 PM »
Just finished restoring another loopy Ripper for my collection ... it landed on my doorstep looking like this  :shocked:

BEFORE - half stripped and in need of lots of time and TLC









AFTER - built with a mixed bag of NOS, restored and survivor parts ... I'm leaving the DX as they are  ;)

























Parts List

PK Ripper with unstamped Landing Gear fork
Genuine camo pad set
SE Racing Powerwing bars
Tange Grips
Tuf Neck stem
Hatta MX100 headset
Troxel 650 seat combo
Suntour seat clamp
Dia Compe MX1000's with Tech IV levers
Sugino OPC
Tuf Neck Power Disc and 43T Power Gear
Shimano DX pedals
Tange bottom bracket set
Pro Class wheels
Grippa Tyres

A huge thumbs up to Arnaud for the bars and forks  :daumenhoch:  and yes, I do know it needs a chain  :LolLolLolLol:

Steve

Offline QUADROPHENIA

  • Site Supporter
  • Berm Worm
  • *
  • Posts: 7690
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2009, 09:51 PM »


very nice steve, any chance you can refurb me a tuf neck stem before MK ?

Offline harris

  • Founding Fathers
  • Hoffman's Love Child
  • *
  • Posts: 23607
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2009, 09:53 PM »
gobsmacking

magna13

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2009, 09:54 PM »
Wow, thats gorgeous :smitten: Oh how i love a loopy PK :smitten: is it a show pony or rider Steve? :4_17_5:

dan-dare

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2009, 09:56 PM »
Very nice. :daumenhoch:

tigerbrown

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2009, 09:57 PM »
Very nice indeed...

Note to self...

Must get mesel a ripper one day..

bokbok

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2009, 09:58 PM »
cracking bike that mate looks better than my pk ripper  :'(

mark 2

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2009, 09:59 PM »
Steeevo.........I stripped and tried to polish a pk recently and gave up......how the hell did you mange that, particularly around the welds?  Mine had been blasted before the though so it was pretty hard to get rid of all the light pitting to smooth again, impossible in the welds without smoothing the bead out.

Yet again Steve, your too cool for school, awesome job ;)

Offline ron burgundy

  • 900 Air
  • ********
  • Posts: 3968
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2009, 10:00 PM »
Very nice, and well done with the gentle polish, it looks great. :daumenhoch:
"Thanks for the Fish Fingers idea... I'm fooking loaded now!!!"

Offline hunterdubber

  • Site Supporter
  • Berm Worm
  • *
  • Posts: 13121
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2009, 10:13 PM »
A classic Ripper  in THE classic colour scheme  :smitten:

I have a lovely baby blue one , and everyone likes the black and gold ones too


but an ally and blue one ,done right, blows the feckin' socks off the rest fella  :4_17_5:


Well done Steve  :daumenhoch:

Offline brass monkey!

  • BMX Overlord
  • ***********
  • Posts: 14392
  • BRASS MONKEY, JUNKIE, THAT FUNKY MONKEY !
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2009, 10:24 PM »
thats a killer Steve !  8)
MONKEYBISCUITS RIP !!

cherrypicker

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2009, 10:31 PM »
Tis the shit fella, cracking looking bike  :daumenhoch:

Offline Bigplinky

  • Cherry Picker
  • ****
  • Posts: 1200
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2009, 10:33 PM »
Proper 80's that Steve Love it  :4_17_5:
Why oh why do I still buy kids bikes!

Offline phantom photon

  • Cherry Picker
  • ****
  • Posts: 1049
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2009, 10:39 PM »
Another outstanding job Steve  :smitten: :4_17_5:

Are those my old wheels by any chance  :LolLolLolLol:

Offline Mattdub

  • Site Supporter
  • BMX Overlord
  • *
  • Posts: 16702
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2009, 10:43 PM »
At long last the resto king returns on a regular'ish basis  :4_17_5:

Very nice Steve , look forward to seeing you at MK bud  :daumenhoch:

trasher

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2009, 11:05 PM »
 :4_17_5: great looking ripper dude  :daumenhoch:

Offline Steve P

  • 900 Air
  • ********
  • Posts: 3045
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2009, 11:08 PM »
Thanks for all your great comments so far guys ... I've not posted any builds for some time but I do have three more tucked up my sleeve now  :D


Steeevo.........I stripped and tried to polish a pk recently and gave up......how the hell did you mange that, particularly around the welds?  Mine had been blasted before the though so it was pretty hard to get rid of all the light pitting to smooth again, impossible in the welds without smoothing the bead out.

Yet again Steve, your too cool for school, awesome job ;)


Thanks Mark ... you're gonna struggle if your frame's been attacked with a blaster. I'd have it repainted if it was mine  :-\

I was lucky with this one ... that candy blue is the original paint and what lay beneath was totally untouched  :daumenhoch:

Are those my old wheels by any chance  :LolLolLolLol:

They certainly are Iain ... crikey, I traded them with you donks ago  ;D

Very nice Steve , look forward to seeing you at MK bud  :daumenhoch:

Likewise Matt ... will be good to see you again too  :daumenhoch:

Offline DIRTBIKER250F

  • Site Supporter
  • 540 Air
  • *
  • Posts: 2632
  • Home sweet home
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2009, 11:16 PM »
Thing that makes me  :shocked: is how you get em to look so right Steve, pure sex

Offline diesel

  • Look Back
  • *****
  • Posts: 1594
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2009, 11:20 PM »
WOW !!! Nice work

Looks like a lot of hard work went into that

Offline bobafett

  • Team Mechanic
  • Tail Whip
  • *
  • Posts: 5694
  • mongoose addict
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2009, 11:35 PM »
Top draw restoration work once again Steve - pure class  8)
mongoositis - an expensive disease......

Offline double chevron

  • 540 Air
  • *******
  • Posts: 2863
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #20 on: June 16, 2009, 08:44 AM »
WOW!!!!

It's been a while in the making  ;)
Totally awesome result, you're damn skilled Steve  :daumenhoch: either refurbing a stem or a whole frame..
Got any pics of the process btw ?

Hard to tell which one is the best from your stable, I just can't pick only one   :4_17_5:

sweetbeats

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #21 on: June 16, 2009, 08:46 AM »
What a treat  :smitten:

Offline MartyC

  • Berm Worm
  • ***********
  • Posts: 8755
  • Radder than a Rad thing on a Rad day; maybe?
  • Rated:
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #22 on: June 16, 2009, 01:14 PM »
Pure class Steve, top job as ever  :4_17_5:


Better to crash and burn than fade away

the_wheelie_king

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #23 on: June 16, 2009, 01:37 PM »
Bloody hell Steve, that's an outstanding. Absolutely perfect. I'd say that has to be the build of the year so far.  :4_17_5:

Question - how did you get on with refurbing the dropouts? Did you get them worked on, or did you just polish the crap out of them?

neiljonarcus

  • Guest
Re: PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
« Reply #24 on: June 16, 2009, 03:29 PM »
 :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: awsome :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

RADBMX.CO.UK  |  Technical & Reference Section  |  Tech and Restoration  |  PK RIPPER - Another One For My SE Collection
 

gfxgfx
gfx gfx
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal