My new project TORKER

[rollin72]

mint, id leave it as it is, dress up as wonder woman and ride round saving the folks of hingley green and leigh from the hoody scumbags
or just paint it

[Bettyswallocks]

personally, i would strip it, regrease all the relevant bits, and rebuild it, as is, for the ultimate rat bike.

some ame's and a grubby kashi and your done?

x2

Survivor bikes rock

Leave it as it is.... 

[AllAzusacroozer]

in 1982/3 this was how mine looked a few days after getting it from alans with my dad (he worked for British rail so we bought it back on the train - still unbuilt in the box aged 12/13 i bet i was like  all the way back to Derby.)
Changed the tyres for comp 3's but nothing else, Still love Torker's now



If painting, i vote for white. Theirs a junior in a strange pale blue in the museum that looks good aswell (reckon they were around in that colour later on as well - the Lunn's or someone like that?)

[neiljonarcus]

leave it as it is resto is for fools  

[oldschoolib]

id sell the potential of it

[crazycraig]

T of M ......That 280 is well nice ! Its inspired my resto 

[torkertony]

Keep as survivor...  restore to former glory....  whichever way you turn you'll never please everybody or anybody sometimes!!  For me, it's resto all the way.  I think she'll look sweet brought back 'to life'.  Re-chrome may be tricky, as you say, the rust looks bad and i doubt it would hide any pitting, depends how fussy you are....  a nice white powder coat... well, now you're Torking (forgive the pun!).
Can't wait to see the results whichever way you go.  Good Luck. 

[baldbmxer]

Its OK finding all these 280's    but where is my Pro X 




Sweet find BTW 

[crazycraig]

It just so happens i might have sealed a deal with my mate on his today 

And i have a spare set of forks to go on it 

[baldbmxer]

Now yer 'torkin' - did you see what I did there?  ...............OK, I'll get me coat! 

[scary_leary]

Love torkers  

Resto all the way.. you know deep down you want to.

Got to be chrome though.

[bobafett]

Liking your white/chrome one Craig - that looked spot on 

Custom blue you mentioned could be interesting though 

or just stick it in a bath of vinegar, clean everything up and then ride the fooker 

Whichever way...... nice 

[Rombloke]

you cant beat a bit of torker

Dave

[crazycraig]

Tis one hell of a torker that dave