I had this collecting dust in the barn for the last 15 or so years til I stumbled onto this site. I'm not a collector or rider, so I don't know what direction to take. Do I restore it first or just sell it to someone who can do something special with it? Tell me what I have, and what to do with it!

The parts on it don't quite look 1979. I'm gonna guess on the right rear dropout, you'll see a serial number. PK4XXXX or higher.

Probably 82 or newer.

Super cool bike, nonetheless.

Restore it dude and enjoy it

Thanks man, I couldn't find the serial number so it was a guess. It's a 5xxx number, so that puts it at 1982.




I'm a complete newb- how do I start restoring it? I don't want to lower the value (assuming there is one)

I don't know if there is a correct way 2 answer the question as for different people there is different ways for me it was about the bikes I dreamed of as a kid and trying 2 replicate them by sourcing parts and trying 2 build a dream bike 4 others it's probably tryin 2 rebuild a bike they once owned . As a kid I always wanted a pk ripper Ive had 2 now a floval flyer and a quadrangle 4 over ten years and never finished a build .not much help I know but look at what's out there and how far u want 2go .the ripper is bmx and value is dependant on desire and they are very desirable good luck on the journey dude

How to restore. There are 2 schools here.

1. The it's a survivor only once.
2. Strip, repowder and bling.

Up front, I'm a #1 type. I feel anyone can take old parts, refinish them and make a super shiny bike. Hundreds of guys have done that, and, after a while, they all look the same.

I love "refreshing" survivor bikes. Take the bike apart. Repack the bearings, clean all the surfaces. Re-assemble it, and, replace only the things that are damaged or broken. The grips for instance.

At that point, you end up with a bike that 1. has "stories" left on the surface in dings, dents, chips and scratches, and 2, that it's rideable, as it's just a nice, clean bike, without hundreds of dollars spent on NOS parts. If you scratch it once more, it's not going to cause any grief.

eBay is a great, if not sometimes expensive, source of parts. Many members here can help you locate stuff if you ask.

Have fun!

Or..............


Put it on Ebay.

That's the route I'm going at this point. BMX is something I never got into, so there isn't a lot of attachment. But I can appreciate how great some of these old bikes are, mine included. I'll put the link up in the proper section.