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1978 SE Racing BD-III

I found this bike at the races and bought it for the handlebars. Then I found out the history of it and began a complete restoration. The parts are original to the bike except for the seat, handlebars, chain, & brake lever. Many people have given me the history on it and this seems to be one of just a few still around. The frame is a non serial number and the forks are 1978 GJS. This information comes from many sources and you can see a BD III on Joe Kid on a Stingray, then you can see the GJS forks after that segment. Any more information would be welcomed.

redlinerl20 · 2009-01-29 8:25am

complete pics coming soon!

MADDAWG · 2009-01-29 9:09am

Cant wait , so far so good

redlinerl20 · 2009-02-01 3:31pm

it is almost together. rims are getting black spokes and polished hubs, black tires, chrome chain

oldskooldude · 2009-02-01 3:36pm

Sweet!!!

redlinerl20 · 2009-02-08 6:02pm

it is almost done just waiting on the rims to get laced

foley678 · 2009-04-02 3:35pm

looks better in person than in pics bad a-- bike.

redlinerl20 · 2009-04-03 6:09am

thanks

Capt. Nemo · 2009-04-03 6:13am

Great find!

Is that an OG color?

redlinerl20 · 2009-04-03 6:22am

not an OG color, just something different from the blue/brown combo color scheme.

josh4566 · 2009-07-22 8:59pm

hey man! I knew this kid, that I shared class with in 1st through 3rd grade back in about 1975 or 6. His name was Derick Brown. Even at his young age, he was considered a very sucessful pro. SE sponsored him, He claimed the bike he rode was named after him. His bike sported the Roman Numerals ... IV preceeded by DB... as in DB IV !!! give me a shout. This is the first time i`ve seen anything resembling that first bike in 30 plus years!!!

redlinerl20 · 2009-07-28 10:47am

This is the bike you are talking about. The BD III and the DB IV are the same bike. From what I have gathered the BD III is a 78 and the DB IV is a 79. In 1980 the bike became the mini ripper (witha serial #) and Derek Brown started racing motorcycles and was very succesful. You can find more information on os-bmx.com. There is more pics of Derek Brown and more of the story over there. This bike has no serial number and that is what makes it a BD III or DB IV. The forks are 78 GJS. I bought the bike from the original owner and both his kids raced it in Brookville, Ohio

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williwoods · 2009-07-29 4:36pm

Cranks look off? Not sure but they are not parallel with each other

redlinerl20 · 2009-07-29 7:16pm

yes they are off, someone hammered on the cranks and took the squareness out of the crank arm. It is at the fabricators getting fixed.

redlinerl20 · 2009-11-15 6:58am

I have added a pic of the bike has it was before I restored it. It had GT expert bars, Full Uni seat and an Suntour stem.

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johnny1995 · 2009-11-15 7:18am

Sweet build. Nice one:D

regg10 · 2010-05-05 5:57pm

holy crap wowwwww your one lucky son of a gun dont plan on hitting the lottery cause you already did my friend im jealous nice build bro

63v-dub · 2010-08-18 8:08pm

sweet bike ,nice color

redlinerl20 · 2010-10-20 11:26am

thanks- 63v-dub

RacenJason · 2010-11-19 9:04pm

I picked one up a month ago or so. I want to do it Blue with DB IV decals. Mine doesn't have serial numbers either.

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redlinerl20 · 2010-11-20 2:40am

Where did you find it? Mine was originally blue and then about two coats of paint on it. Did the bike come has a complete?

RacenJason · 2010-11-20 2:12pm

Locally, it is just frame. I would like to find the forks like you have. It has had the seat post rewelded. The guy was going to pitch it, because he didnt relize it had been fixed. I can't decide whether to have the seat post replaced. the weld around it looks good.

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redlinerl20 · 2010-11-22 4:45am

If it looks good, just powder over it and start the build. Do you have forks for it now? I was lucky mine was a complete race bike
from Brookville, OH. There were two brothers who rode the bike at the NBL track in Brookville. I changed a few parts on it and began the restoration project. It took about 6 months for me to complete it.

redlinerl20 · 2011-01-13 7:16am

I am hoping that in 2011 my son will be able to ride this bike and then ride it at the Brookville, OH ABA Track. This bike was raced there back in the 80's when it was an NBL track. Trying to keep this vintage SE bike on the race track where it belongs!!!

pkjohnny · 2011-04-08 7:57pm

thought id post little info here as i just obtain one of these..build in progress..photoes to come..

bmxultra.com: Ripper, Mini Ripper
Scot: This was an evolution frame. It started out as the GH Flyer, named after Greg Hill, who rode for me with my FMF brand. After winning the National Championships that year, we renamed all the bikes in the line to reflect our winning ways. The Mini was named the "Jr. Pro". Then I created SE and switched it to the BDIII (Breithaupt development 3rd version). When Derek Brown, a Hot Shop rider for us became full factory, I named the mini after him; "The DB IV" (4th version)... and after Derek went to motorcycles, we went to the Mini-Ripper...
Mike refined the bike over the years and made several versions for larger sizes and weights. It was and is a great bike for young bmxers.

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