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sid1972

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #50 on: April 28, 2009, 10:40 PM »
Nice chrome job !!!!!!

I want a chrome torker  :(


I have some torker 1983 forks if that helps?  ;D

TorkerJones

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #51 on: May 05, 2009, 10:15 PM »
Just an update of the bike, following the bank holiday build.  Here it is:



Oh boy, oh boy.  And from another angle:



It rides good too.  Needs the tyres cleaning and some of the grubby finger marks polishing out, but looks sweet.

I have some decals whizzing their way through to me (thanks meticus).  The tech III brake lever has cracked, so replacement needed.  Still on the lookout for some Tange black grips too.  The old ones are... old.

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #52 on: May 06, 2009, 07:25 AM »
biagio has them grips....   ;)
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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #53 on: May 06, 2009, 03:17 PM »
Looking fanfookingtastic but if I may be bold, lower the stem and raise the angle of the seat up until it looks horizontal, it's point too far down at the moment  :daumenhoch:

I love Torkers  :smitten:


Better to crash and burn than fade away

TorkerJones

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #54 on: May 07, 2009, 12:47 PM »
All comments welcome.  The set-up needs a a fair amount of tweeking, but I would have definitely missed the stem height - cheers. 


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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #55 on: May 07, 2009, 06:01 PM »
foooooooooooooooooooooooooooking sweet!my mate had a torker 280 b.i.t.d.we used to do swapsys all the time for my robbo pro,i used to hate giving him the torker back!i want a torker now ive seen how lush yours is! :4_17_5:
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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #56 on: May 07, 2009, 06:13 PM »
All comments welcome.  The set-up needs a a fair amount of tweeking, but I would have definitely missed the stem height - cheers. 



missed the stem height!!!!   fookin NASA wouldnt of missed that stem height....     :2funny: :2funny:


now get you decals on.....    :D
R.I.P  O.M. Far short of the finish line...

TorkerJones

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #57 on: May 07, 2009, 09:25 PM »
60 minutes of measurements and markings and the stickers are on.  They really make a differenence - cheers meticus. 

I'll take some piccies at the weekend in sunlight... (and make sure I've lowered the stem too  :laugh:)

TorkerJones

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #58 on: May 13, 2009, 09:04 PM »
I guess this last reply should read 'the end of my torker restoration', but there are loads of little jobs to do.  Heres a picture of the bike before I took it to a track in Cookley, Kidderminster.  Luckily didn't fall off   :D



Thanks for all the advice and support  :daumenhoch:

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #59 on: May 14, 2009, 03:46 PM »
that is a beautiful torker fella,just needs a set of pads now.reminds me so much of the one my mate had b.i.t.d :smitten:
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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #60 on: May 14, 2009, 03:57 PM »
 :4_17_5:
Old School BMX only
Cash is King
Your not famous because you have a BMX so dont expect me to lick your arse for bits !!! I will leave that to the sheep
Jim'll fix it did loads for charity

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #61 on: May 14, 2009, 06:10 PM »
lower the stem....    :coolsmiley:
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TorkerJones

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #62 on: May 14, 2009, 08:18 PM »
Even lower ?

BTW - parents threw the pads away during a house move about 12months ago :'(

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #63 on: May 14, 2009, 09:31 PM »
Even lower ?

BTW - parents threw the pads away during a house move about 12months ago :'(
get firebird to knock you up a repop set,fire him a pm   :daumenhoch:
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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #64 on: May 15, 2009, 08:31 AM »
Even lower ?

BTW - parents threw the pads away during a house move about 12months ago :'(

right to the bottom!!! :daumenhoch:   so theres no more than quarter inch gap.... ;)
R.I.P  O.M. Far short of the finish line...

torkertony

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #65 on: May 15, 2009, 03:27 PM »
Looks sweet mate, top job, well done!  :smitten: Firebird had some yellow Torker pads for sale earlier this week in the 'for sale' section or PM him to make you up some black ones.  Dib dobs if you decide to sell!  ;D  ;D  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: The start of my Torker 280X restoration
« Reply #66 on: May 15, 2009, 06:27 PM »
you cannot have every torker in existance tony.... 8)
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