I can remember going to a high end bike shop near my grandmothers house . I would spend hours looking at that bike every time I went . I can’t remember the cost of it but in 1981 it was close to $1000 and that was a lot of juice . If you had it your dad was well off or you stole it . I ended up with a team CCM and decked it all up . We road everywhere on those bikes !! Most likely the best times of our lives. Thanks for posting this it really is exact right down to the bear trap pedals.
Lovely... Virtually the same as I had in 84.. Couldn't afford flights, so had some tange cranks with shimano dx pedals... Zap pads with lightning bolts on...
I wanted one of those so bad I literally tried stealing one because there was only one in Klamath falls Oregon that the shop sold out from under me and I had put my 30$ deposit and the other kid brought full price so I would stalk it whenever I saw it but could never get to him until one day I paid the poorest neighbor kid Steven to steal it for me and gave him the$30 deposit money to get it,well he did get it but was caught a few blocks away and so he snitched on me before he fully stopped,he got a theft charge and I just denied it and they couldn't get me to confess, so nothing happened to me but the moral of the story is don't steal nothing good comes of it and in my situation I lost a good buddy and gave myself a bad name in 8 th grade and no object no matter how shiney is, is worth that
This was the Bentley of Bikes, I owned one had to keep it riding or in the house all eyes were on me at all times. I eventually let it go but not without something in return. High Commodity back in the 80's.
Very nice! I had a red PK, 1983. I preferred ACS Z-rims to mags, uni hammerhead, Takagi one piece crank, Shimano DX pedals to name a few differences. Been toying with the idea of building an exact replacement, so you might have tipped the scales.... Upgrading to Profile cranks this time! lol Cheers! 🍺
Owned a Quad, PK & Floval in the 80s. wish I still had them now. Do SE still make Standing Gear forks? The only drawback with the PK is if you ran the seat pole to high it tended to snap off frame below seat post clamp.
Im so glad to I grew up in an era w/ bikes such as rippers, sports, masters, and REAL mongoose bikes unlike the bikes today. There nice and all, but they have no character.
I can remember going to a high end bike shop near my grandmothers house . I would spend hours looking at that bike every time I went . I can’t remember the cost of it but in 1981 it was close to $1000 and that was a lot of juice . If you had it your dad was well off or you stole it . I ended up with a team CCM and decked it all up . We road everywhere on those bikes !! Most likely the best times of our lives. Thanks for posting this it really is exact right down to the bear trap pedals.
defiantly the best time of my life.
This is THEE bmx bike EVERY KID WANTED more than Any Other BMX!! This is PERFECTION!!
78 Tranz Am Man the frame was notoriously none for cracking by the seat pole and frame
I still look at these bikes almost every week
Yup...this one and the Quadangle were the coolest bikes back around 1980. The PK Ripper is definitely the top dog though.
A brand new pk ripper in 1983 was almost $1,000.... Nobody in my school could afford that,But everyone wanted one
Old school bikes are the best. Modern bikes have no character.
I totally agree, old skool bikes are the bomb
Jozeph Latino Reyes is bitch
I disagree
I used to have a pk ripper in the 1980s when I was into bmx. I also had a gt and diamondback but the ripper was by far the best.
Any chance you still have her and interested in selling?
Will you sell ❓
Even has checkered donuts....wow! Nice bike
Lovely... Virtually the same as I had in 84.. Couldn't afford flights, so had some tange cranks with shimano dx pedals... Zap pads with lightning bolts on...
oh yeah, i forgot about Zap Pads.
That would be my DREAM bike 35 years ago! :-D
This was my dream bike 35 years ago ..... and today!
I wanted one of those so bad I literally tried stealing one because there was only one in Klamath falls Oregon that the shop sold out from under me and I had put my 30$ deposit and the other kid brought full price so I would stalk it whenever I saw it but could never get to him until one day I paid the poorest neighbor kid Steven to steal it for me and gave him the$30 deposit money to get it,well he did get it but was caught a few blocks away and so he snitched on me before he fully stopped,he got a theft charge and I just denied it and they couldn't get me to confess, so nothing happened to me but the moral of the story is don't steal nothing good comes of it and in my situation I lost a good buddy and gave myself a bad name in 8 th grade and no object no matter how shiney is, is worth that
are those hutch bear trap pedals
This was the Bentley of Bikes, I owned one had to keep it riding or in the house all eyes were on me at all times. I eventually let it go but not without something in return. High Commodity back in the 80's.
WOW!!! This is awesome!! I had the same Power Lite bar back in the day, but not on a PK, especially not one as badass as yours!
Such great bikes, they used to snap though if the seat was set to high))
I keep coming back to this PK. I have a 2015 retro on the way, stock but with white Tuff II, but yours is the very best i've seen so far!
U R NOT ME i agree
How is yours
I had a JMC Shadow. Miss those days (and bikes)
When most types of bicycle getting better through designs, bmx are the ones getting worse. BMX never got justice through evolution.
Those pedals cost me some skin 😂
AWESOME!! It's Perfect!
beauty
Super I love it. I have own 3(1980,1992,1994)2 polished,1 sky blue.fan since 1979.
Very nice! I had a red PK, 1983. I preferred ACS Z-rims to mags, uni hammerhead, Takagi one piece crank, Shimano DX pedals to name a few differences. Been toying with the idea of building an exact replacement, so you might have tipped the scales.... Upgrading to Profile cranks this time! lol
Cheers! 🍺
Owned a Quad, PK & Floval in the 80s. wish I still had them now. Do SE still make Standing Gear forks? The only drawback with the PK is if you ran the seat pole to high it tended to snap off frame below seat post clamp.
thanx dudes!!!!KEEEP IT RAD!!!
Brov, this was my bike....you want to sell it to me..??. .respect
old school rode one back in the days bmx than I got into street and halfpipe and cracked rear end love the bike its light sick bike bro for bmx
Nice all the dope parts from the 80s love those Powerlite power bend bars & polished DK stem I have that set up on my 86 Free Agent brah
Nice
!!!!!!
Needs Comp III tires and black mags. Black seat, too. The Flights are as cool as they come.
this bike looks light
That's a nice ride. Where did you get the checkered doughnut grip thingie?
Does Anyone know what year is IT?
The owner states it's a 1980. Unfortunately, you can't date vintage PKs by serial number, but for sure this is a pre-84. So yeah, it's probably an 80.
i love the bearclaws man!! Very Clean Bike!!!!
o my god.... i think i went to heaven.... RAD bike dud . keep up on the good work ;]
He ain't a dude he's my Cray cray Father
I have a complete SE but have no idea to find out what model or brand it is
Where can I get rims like that for my big ripper😭💯
Planetbmx
used this back on my riding and "rad" days!
That is nice.
Excellent bike looks perfect
This bike is worth 5k today.
Super nice loop tail. Skyways,Redline flights,Bear trap pedals.
Thats a nice bike. Cheers
That is one sweet PK ripper
So nice.
^bump
Didn't know ok rippers came in chrome?
Fernando Santos He completely re-did the bike. Took a while to get all the parts.
polished aluminum
thanx paulsusie!!!
FA KING EH
Oh goddamn.
I know PKs are dope but didn't they have problems cracking?
How much
Im so glad to I grew up in an era w/ bikes such as rippers, sports, masters, and REAL mongoose bikes unlike the bikes today. There nice and all, but they have no character.
superbe
I seen one go for $600
That's VERY CHEAP!! Go buy it, DAMMIT!!
You can buy them new for that much. LOL
Buy it that's cheap. The bike in the video would sell for $1800-$2000
@@saulgoodman4855 this bike would probably get 3500
powerlight bars are junk ...
those bars are dope son
@@jeremymccardle3696 Yeah, PL bars were/are the shit!
Broke 9 of those ,,JUNK.
Whatever ... Mike Buff didn't break 9
It's NOT "OG" old school unless the seat post set screws are in the frame.
I don't think that was possible until 85 (I could be wrong). So if this is an 80 it's all good.
This is a first gen/style frame. 1979-84 didn't have the integrated seat clamp ;)
Very kool