Pick It Apart #1 // Wilkerson Airlines Riot Frame & Fork

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When I was going over ideas for this website I really wanted it to be very interactive. I want a site that you can comment in with your experiences and your stories. The “Pick It Apart” series I’m hoping does exactly that. Every so often I will post up ads and pictures of a certain thing, be it a part, a rider, a certain era. Pretty much anything for us to discuss.

First up is The Wilkerson Airlines Riot Frame & Fork set. Ron Wilkerson sends a fakie to the moon on his above!

I’m hoping to hear all of your opinions about the topic in comments section.

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If you know me you know I am and have always been captivated by this bike. I remember seeing the first ad the bike had it all. The sharp angles of the frame design mad me feel like I was going to be riding the lamborghini Countach’s of BMX. The removable bashguard was new to BMX then and it seemed like the trickest thing ever on a bike. Of course I would keep mine on to punish any ledge that came my way. The graphics were not as edgy as Bully’s but it still had some bite to it!

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To me this frame & fork was the perfect bike to take us into the 90’s.The start of overbuilt BMX frames with the proven Haro sport Geometry. I love the two WAL’s I owned. I even loved having my pegs down low on the forks.

Tell me on the comments why you loved or hated this frame and fork.

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Bob Kohl hits a lookback over Ron W. doing a 540.

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Ron W. getting his superman on.

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