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1979 SE Racing P.K. Ripper

1979 SE RACING PK RIPPER SE TAN WITH ORIGINAL PARTS RESTORED

I GOT THIS BIKE FROM SANTA CLAUS 1979 CHRISTMAS MORNING. HE GOT IT AT BIKE PEDDLER IN NASHVILLE TN. THIS BIKE WAS RACED AT DIXIE LAND RACE TRACK. THIS BIKE HAS BEEN RESTORED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SE TAN. IT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL SQUARE TUF NECK, SUN TOUR FRONT AND BACK HUBS, AND THE 1.75 ARRAYA RIMS, 175 TACAGI CRANKS, PHIL WOOD SPIDER, AND SUN TOUR FRONT SPROCKET. THE FRAME, SE BARS, AND UNSTAMPED LANDING GEAR FORKS HAVE BEEN FRESHLY POWDER COATED. THE CRANKS AND THE SE SEAT POST HAVE BEEN RE-CHROMED. THE HEADSET IS BEAR TRAP 2 AS WELL AS THE TIOGA BB-22E BOTTOM BRACKET. THE DIA-COMPE BRAKES AND LEVER ARE SWEET, AS WELL AS THE SHIMANO PD-MX15 PEDALS. TO COMPLETE THE BIKE I PUT SOME RAINBOW COMP III FAT SKINNY TIRES AND AN AERO SEAT. HOPE YOU ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I DO, IT'S BEEN A FUN PROJECT!

itsdug · 2010-01-02 10:36am

Great job! More pics please.

bmxghostrider · 2010-01-02 10:47am

Enough said:

skinsfan · 2010-01-02 11:07pm

Cool looking PK Ripper!! Sweet bike!!

OLDSKOOLPK · 2010-01-02 11:25pm

RAD!!!! Round Top Tube PK's are not a everyday seen thing!!! Nice looking bike and i love that you chose to use OPC and not 3 piece cranks!!!

itsdug · 2010-01-02 11:34pm

Thanks for adding the extra pics, that thing is sick! Is it me or is the decal upside down on the fork (left)?

Btw, welcome to the Museum.

round top · 2010-01-03 8:28am

it maybe, but thats the way it was when i got it as a child. do i need to change it, thanks roundtop

itsdug wrote:
Thanks for adding the extra pics, that thing is sick! Is it me or is the decal upside down on the fork (left)?

Btw, welcome to the Museum.

OLDSKOOLPK · 2010-01-03 10:01am

I say you leave it. Adds character and also shows that SE (along with other manufactures) made "mistakes". I bet it was a late friday or a early monday decal placement!!!

round top · 2010-01-04 6:53pm

does anybody know how many se pk ripper round top were made

mrhooper · 2010-01-20 9:15am

Hey,
That is one beautiful bike. Are you interested in selling it? I like it a lot.

round top · 2010-01-20 6:53pm

THANKS FOR THE NICE COMMENT IT WAS A FUN PROJECT BUT THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION MR HOOPER I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT, JUST DONT KNOW WHEN. I THINK I MIGHT PUT IT ON EBAY IN MARCH KEEP IN TOUCH WILL LET YOU KNOW. IF YOU ARE SERIOUS LET ME. THANKS ROUNDTOP

BRIAN HAYS · 2010-01-27 11:28am

Your description says its restored to its original tan, but it sure looks white to me.

I have seen original decaled Landing Gear that the left side was upside down, more than once. Not completely uncommon.

There were roughly 500 round top tube PK's built.

If you have had this since it was new, I'd think long and hard before selling it.

round top · 2010-01-31 7:43pm

MR.HAYES I HEAR YOU ARE THE MAN THAT KNOWS ALL ABOUT PK ANS SE SO GLAD YOU LET ME KNOW HOW MANY WERE MADE ,DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ARE LEFT OUT THERE. BY THE WAY I AM GOING TO KEEP IT MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WANTS ME TO SO I GUESS YOU KNOW WHO WEARS THE PANTS. FOR INSURANCE WHAT SHOULD I INSUR IT FOR I CAN'T FIND ANY FOR SALE OR WHAT THE VALUE IS THANKS ROUNDTOP BY THE WAY IT IS TAN THE SUN MADE IT LOOK LIGHT IN THE PICTURE

round top · 2010-01-31 7:45pm

round top wrote:
MR.HAYS I HEAR YOU ARE THE MAN THAT KNOWS ALL ABOUT PK ANS SE SO GLAD YOU LET ME KNOW HOW MANY WERE MADE ,DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ARE LEFT OUT THERE. BY THE WAY I AM GOING TO KEEP IT MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WANTS ME TO SO I GUESS YOU KNOW WHO WEARS THE PANTS. FOR INSURANCE WHAT SHOULD I INSUR IT FOR I CAN'T FIND ANY FOR SALE OR WHAT THE VALUE IS THANKS ROUNDTOP BY THE WAY IT IS TAN THE SUN MADE IT LOOK LIGHT IN THE PICTURE

BRIAN HAYS · 2010-02-01 10:46am

The round top tube PK frames have sold for between $1000 and $1500 pretty steady over the last five years. I know of ten or so that are in collectors hands right off the top of my head. If that bike were mine (and this is just my opinion) I would put it's complete value at somewhere between $2500-$3000.

round top · 2010-02-01 6:40pm

MR. HAYS THANKS SO MUCH,I WILL CONTACT MY AGENT TO SEE ABOUT INSURANCE AND 10 OR SO THAT SURPRISED ME. THINKING BACK I TOLD MY MOM TO GIVE IT AWAY NO BODY IN MY FAMILY WANTED IT BECAUSE THE BIKE LOOKED SO BAD FLAT TIRES POWDER COAT WAS DULL 10 YEARS LATER HERE WE ARE THANKS AGAIN ROUNDTOP

Shpoobear · 2011-04-10 12:07pm

That is a very nice looking bike. Wish I had one.

tonesharo · 2011-04-11 5:31pm

Great looking bike. Instant fave.

7700sp · 2011-04-21 1:34pm

super nice good job i have on i just polished and is ready for my room,well done!!!!!!!!

rubberduck · 2011-04-21 3:19pm

That is what sucked me back into BMX. My sons neighbor just bought the house next to him and was cleaning out the garage and found a bike, he was going to throw it out in the trash and asked my son if he wanted, it my kid sure and took it home. I started researching the bike and thats when I found this site, and have been building bikes that I had or wanted as a kid and now its a expensive hobby. As it turned out it was a round top PK Ripper

djvnub · 2011-10-24 8:46pm

I just got a 79 round top tube pk myself I just stripped the paint and polished it. I really like what you did to this bike. I'll have pics of mine real soon!!

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libre830 · 2011-11-13 9:48am

Great bike

Bmxbooger · 2011-11-27 8:58pm

That is a sweeeeet bike! It is so cool that this was your personal ride and you remember getting it for Christmas, THAT is priceless!

jaycbs74 · 2011-11-27 11:52pm

Real nice good paint gives me inspiration for my own PK project. Did it come with the LG's

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