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Title: 1977 Pre production Torker MX big bike
Post by: torker time on January 31, 2015, 01:13 AM: Just added this little stunner to my collection !
Its a super rare 1977 pre production Torker MX big bike with un-drilled forks and un-drilled break bridge
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Post by: griff on January 31, 2015, 01:37 AM: Nice bit of history there :daumenhoch:
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Post by: hotdog on January 31, 2015, 01:53 AM: ... and check out the rear drops. Very cool pick-up.
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Post by: BADDH on January 31, 2015, 06:14 AM: Great bike mate, would I be on the right lines this was the very start of the Torker bikes, in the late 70's vidoe's online everyone was racing Schwinn bikes in CA would these have been the evolution from those early machines ?
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Post by: kungfunky on January 31, 2015, 08:05 AM: Killer bike Peter :4_17_5:
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Post by: Jaypeg on January 31, 2015, 08:21 AM: Super cool that bud, nice find
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Post by: insectbones on January 31, 2015, 04:46 PM: Look at those angles :D

Great piece of history :daumenhoch:
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Post by: NORTY40 on January 31, 2015, 05:55 PM: Cool bike Peter , gone to a good home that 8) :daumenhoch:
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Post by: kdw712 on January 31, 2015, 05:57 PM: :smitten: wow that's a stunner
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Post by: oldscool on February 01, 2015, 06:59 PM: That looks fookin ACE. :daumenhoch:
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Post by: GRAB ON KID on February 01, 2015, 08:39 PM: Top score dude! :4_17_5: Amazing to see such an early survivor & fully built too.This was the beginning of it all!.Does it have Johnson engineering on the headtube decal & any close up pics?

This was the only Torker frame known as an MX.
Now maybe people will stop calling their LP's Torker MX's! :knuppel2: ;D
-Mike
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Post by: BMX1973 on February 05, 2015, 04:07 PM: Great find. Nice patina. :smitten:
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Post by: fischflo on February 05, 2015, 09:13 PM: Wow, that's waay cool :4_17_5: ..........could very well go with a banana :whistle: :slayer:
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Post by: steve69 on February 08, 2015, 12:28 AM: That is very cool :coolsmiley:

A refined Rink Raider.
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Post by: Steve P on February 08, 2015, 03:50 PM: Oozing old school ... love it :4_17_5:
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Post by: torker time on February 16, 2015, 09:30 AM: Quote from: GRAB ON KID on February 01, 2015, 08:39 PM
Top score dude! :4_17_5: Amazing to see such an early survivor & fully built too.This was the beginning of it all!.Does it have Johnson engineering on the headtube decal & any close up pics?

This was the only Torker frame known as an MX.
Now maybe people will stop calling their LP's Torker MX's! :knuppel2: ;D
-Mike
not sure about the head tube badge yet .. still in transit from the U.S
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Post by: reilley1 on February 22, 2015, 05:05 PM: Sweet bike. What do you mean by pre-production?
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Post by: torker time on February 26, 2015, 11:38 PM: Quote from: reilley1 on February 22, 2015, 05:05 PM
Sweet bike. What do you mean by pre-production?

pre production bikes were the 1s that were made before they went out for sale to the public..
the pre production came with a non drilled rear brake bridge and it was decided during testing to drill the brake bridge to allow for brake calapers and not run them as a foot brake only bike ..
took me a while to find out all this info I talked to a lot of people that was involved with torker at the time but it was worth the hunt...
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Post by: monkeymoped on April 05, 2015, 04:07 PM: :uglystupid2:

crazy nice bike that mate ....love the history thats attached to it!!!!