Author Topic: My new project TORKER (Read 3000 times)

crazycraig · « **on:** February 11, 2010, 09:30 AM »

I have just got this torker 280 .Its original one owner from new apart from grips(whats left of them ) pedals and seat . I dont know what to do with it rechrome ,powder or just use it as a dog around rider !!! The chrome is shot to sh!t and rust is very deep in places .
Nevertheless its a torker and i love it already

The puch murray seat will be going though $:-\$

What do you think

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2010, 09:31 AM »

thats cool man, i see it on ebay what ya get it for ? what colours did 280x come in ?

crazycraig · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2010, 09:34 AM »

I paid £300 for it .I think they come in chrome and black .I did think they came in white .Can anyone confirm colours .I did have a thread in T+R for specs and colours but not had that info come back yet

NORTY40 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2010, 10:21 AM »

Nice project for you Craig

Don't reckon the coke/lemon juice and tinfoil are going to make much impression on that

I would get it re chromed if the funds allow otherwise a nice powder job

Jt · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2010, 10:37 AM »

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?

beard1973 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2010, 10:43 AM »

Send it to n2cus....

He'll have it finished / stripped and sold the day before yesterday...

crazycraig · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:10 AM »

double chevron · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:18 AM »

looks much better now, without the seaweed

monkian · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:26 AM »

Give it to SBD to work his magic on

Maybe a custom job

crazycraig · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:29 AM »

I am in talks with SBD on a candy blue finish

Stodgy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:29 AM »

Nice.

Defo an SBD job, but a factory colour IMO.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #11 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:32 AM »

Lovely that Craig...I am thinking white would look a treat

Blue I dunno...just trying to picture it

sweetbeats · « **Reply #12 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:38 AM »

Do a Poll...let the masses decide?

crazycraig · « **Reply #13 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:53 AM »

I had a 2 white ones and was told that they never did a white 280 $:-\$ Does anyone know what the factory colours were ?

Here was my last torker project ....It makes this one look NOS

Jt · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:58 AM »

in rust we trust.

you can resto it later.

RAT-LOOK

crazycraig · « **Reply #15 on:** February 11, 2010, 11:59 AM »

Im kinda liking ratty ! fatty

pkradman · « **Reply #16 on:** February 11, 2010, 12:12 PM »

craig im sure u will manage to fcuk it up whatever ! .. just dont eat it will ya other folk would be glad of it thats all

crazycraig · « **Reply #17 on:** February 11, 2010, 12:13 PM »

Me eat ! Never

MartyC · « **Reply #18 on:** February 11, 2010, 12:16 PM »

Good result, I'd give it an OA bath and then get the chrome stripped to see what it's really like underneath. A custom powder blue would look good, but I think it would look better all in black

sweetbeats · « **Reply #19 on:** February 11, 2010, 12:27 PM »

The white Frameset looks great with the chrome forks..unsure of the orig factory colours that came out BITD.
Lovin' the Torker Skipstyler pic as well

crazycraig · « **Reply #20 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:32 PM »

Quote from: MartyC on February 11, 2010, 12:16 PM

Good result, I'd give it an OA bath and then get the chrome stripped to see what it's really like underneath. A custom powder blue would look good, but I think it would look better all in black

I have a black one $:-\$

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #21 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:34 PM »

Chrome only on the 280x but white on the LPX

Looks like a good un Craig!

bodamus · « **Reply #22 on:** February 11, 2010, 01:54 PM »

Leave it as a true survivor original chrome, an acid bath might be an idea may help a liitle.

build it with used parts to factory spec.

Too many survivors get ruined with new paint jobs in my opinion and loose all sense of history.

bodamus

R Al · « **Reply #23 on:** February 11, 2010, 02:59 PM »

Nice 280 (X's little brother), looks pretty original, the MX1000's F & R are and addition thought only had a rear 890 plus they did only come in chrome. Had one from Alan's in 83 but by the time I'd had him upgrade it, it was a 400

ozone · « **Reply #24 on:** February 11, 2010, 03:54 PM »

I know this might sound crazy but after an OA bath or whatever would it not be possible to buff up the bare metal (where the chrome has fallen off) with a polishing wheel? I know it wouldn't be as shiny as chrome but it would look better than the rust does but would still have a rat-like quality about it.

Author Topic: My new project TORKER (Read 3000 times)

monkian

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