This Vision The Bird Lapper comes straight from the 80’s! This device mounts to your baseplate and sits on the top of your kingpin to prevent hang ups. Tired of lifting your nose for disasters? Tired of hanging up on those super lapped over grinds? Here’s your solution.
Bird lappers are also great for adding that Old School Flavor to any re-issue set-up. Another useful feature is the protection of your graphic and baseplate/kingpin. Mounting the lapper is as easy as screwing it on under your hardware nuts on top of your back baseplate.
The lapper is also great for cruising, people who haven’t learned to ollie and those who simply don’t feel like ollieing up that curb. Drop your speed, lift your front wheels up the curb, and the board will slink over the curb, as long as its relatively smooth. Even if your board has a kicked nose, the lapper is really useful for lip tricks, and adds an extra feeling of confidence, helping you land those lip tricks with style and ease.
Contrary to popular belief these plastic components do not add much weight. Most of the weight boards in the 80’s had came from the massive wheels, or the thick ply’s in the decks themselves. The lapper in particular, weighs less than 100 grams while still in the package.
In closing, this lapper is super practical, affordable, and stylish. Available in yellow or purple, these lappers can be colour matched with reissue set ups, but wont stick out like a sore thumb when put on something that doesn’t have coordinating colours.
VISION BIRD LAPPER:
- Fits all standard kingpin trucks
- Slides like butter
- Same urethane as rails
- No hang-ups
- Longer lasting trucks and board
- Includes extra long hardware and washers
- Available in yellow and purple
- Easy to install, Easy to use.
How to install a Bird Lapper on a skateboard.
Started in 1976 by Brad Dorfman, Vision initially began as a skateboard brand, sponsoring the likes of Mark Gonzales, Mark 'Gator' Rogowski and Tom Groholski.
In the early 80's Vision sports released their first pro model skateboard for skater Mark 'Gator' Rogowski.
This was followed by a release of a pro model deck for skater Mark Gonzales, both designed by Los Angeles-based artist Andy Takakjian.
Gonzales went on to release a few more pro models with Vision before departing to form Blind Skateboards, (a play-on words with Vision) with World Industries.
Vision was also one of the first skate brands to connect with the subculture of music, releasing skate decks from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beastie Boys and Agent Orange. 
