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ripperxldude wrote:

My first BMX race bike was an 82' PK Ripper, didn't care for the 85' "new ripper" when it came out, missed the Loop. Most all of my bike since have been loop tails.

84Mach1, your blue PK looks just my 82', miss that bike.

The blue is Mr Ripper's. The polished is mine. That pic was taken at the Santa Monica Pier. PK Rippers are the GOD of BMX bikes.

scarfish wrote:

bones, no good pics. here's pretty much all i got. i put solid red street tires on but regret it now, porkchopped the pedals, porkchopped the seat, got a NOS GT piston stem and since this pic put on an NOS suntour chainring. the parts that came on it were kinda cheap IMO and were more pink than red. the pedals were purple. this is the same with the white ones. you could get the grey one cheap and have it powdered white or any color and still have a decent bike at a decent price.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/M … AG0041.jpg

That's a good-looking retro.  How are those VP pedals?

perront wrote:

That's a good-looking retro.  How are those VP pedals?

thanks. the VPs are meh. i like them better than the wellgo pedals that came with the bike. the wellgos were more purple than red and didn't match anything, not even close. someone over at SE really needs to get their F'n eyes checked.

the VPs grip is really awesome. you'll never have to worry about slipping and ruining your shin unless you land like an brown eye and only have an inch of your foot on the pedal. in that case your shin will be ruined. the spikes are big and sharp. i can't comment on the strength, i just don't ride like i used to and have never had this bike more than like 3 feet off the ground. i would also feel like a jerk putting them on an old school bike.

lol at the profanity filter, chocolate starfish

Last edited by scarfish (2012-04-26 6:24am)

bones977 wrote:

perront wrote:

bones977 wrote:

Have we helped you figure it out yet.

The picture is becoming clearer and clearer...

See now you want one!!! Glad we could help.. And we were all adult about it too!!!! SHOCKER!

That is pretty amazing, but there is still plenty of time for this thread to go south!

On yeah -- with the exception of a very few old school models which I will never be able to afford, I'd have to go with a USA-made Kappa -- which I will never be able to afford!  I suppose I'll stick to my Robbies with their half loops, making me half-looped like my boy Jason said I am!

I just think they look totally Rad!

Here is a clearer picture of the 2009 Grey looptail...

I would prefer white, but hey it rides killer!!!

84mach1 wrote:

http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii6 … CN0725.jpg

Well, I suppose I did just speak of the devil.

Last edited by perront (2012-05-27 10:33pm)

cdridesonly wrote:

perront wrote:

84mach1 wrote:

http://i1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii6 … CN0725.jpg

Well, I suppose I did just speak of the devil.

Are those fender or rack eyelets?

I wonder myself. But I believe they're for disc brakes?...

^i actually bought the sticker set from him, for that Kappa. Now I know what they were used for. The original owner of the frame put a bannana seat on it for his g/f. He needed those tabs to mount the rear hardware for it....I never thought about those things.

Retro Pro Racer...    clean looking rear section....

Once you go loop you don't go back







this 1 is gonna look like Chunhe

Last edited by alainmagana (2012-06-01 12:46am)