The start of my Torker 280X restoration

[sid1972]

Nice chrome job !!!!!!

I want a chrome torker 


I have some torker 1983 forks if that helps? 

[TorkerJones]

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.

[meticulous]

biagio has them grips....   

[MartyC]

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 

I love Torkers 

[TorkerJones]

All comments welcome.  The set-up needs a a fair amount of tweeking, but I would have definitely missed the stem height - cheers. 

[markyp]

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!

[meticulous]

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....     


now get you decals on.....   

[TorkerJones]

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  )

[TorkerJones]

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   



Thanks for all the advice and support 

[markyp]

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

[crazycraig]

 

[meticulous]

lower the stem....   

[TorkerJones]

Even lower ?

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

[markyp]

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   

[meticulous]

Even lower ?

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

right to the bottom!!!    so theres no more than quarter inch gap....

[torkertony]

Looks sweet mate, top job, well done!  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!     

 

[meticulous]

you cannot have every torker in existance tony....