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rollin72:
They are quite quality Joff

animal:
Lovely Jubly  8)

NORTY40:

--- Quote from: GRAB ON KID on February 13, 2014, 01:56 AM ---Hi Joff,the stamped Torker stems were made in Asia when Marui brothers (TIOGA) bought the rights to Torker after the bankruptcy so would've been made after 85'.The Torker 2 frames were made by Akisu & the cranks look just like Tiogas,Takagi,etc as have the same Cro-mo font stamp on them..... so it would make sense that the seat was probably made by one of the many brands under Tioga around the same time.....Still I've never seen either those cranks or seat before so quite a find bud!

Is there any stamp on the seat guts?

Cheers,Mike  :daumenhoch:

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Hi Mike ..... thanks for the reply mate , I nearly PM'd you with the pics tbh but i thought i'd share them on here .

That's interesting on the stem as it throws a spanner in the works with the lad saying this came from Alans as a complete in 83 , he could be a year out so say 84 but after 85 .... im not sure . Is this for definite ?   I guess Alan might be able to shed some light on it aswell .

No markings on the seat base or seat guts .... totally plain .

Thanks again for the info mate , appreciated  :daumenhoch:

In2bmx:
Awesome stuff Joff  ..  "wantit"

GRAB ON KID:
Hi Joff,been looking into this as info about Torker's product line after 83 is sketchy & conflicting from most sources.

It is possible these were made in 84' as Torker did have stuff being made in Asia prior to the bankruptcy like the Magnum 200,Steve Johnson originally went over to Japan in 82' to spec parts for the 280 range & actually states that in the future more parts are being developed that will carry the Torker logo like chro-mo cranks  & tires.(BMXA 280x test Nov 82).Torker was constantly developing new parts but spent all their advertising on promoting the 280 range.We know this as others like the Pro x,Freestylist ,Torker hubs & other components were never advertised & most of us only found out about them when they hit the shops or saw reviews in mags.

Also spotted this the other day w/Torker stamped cranks but they have the OG logo instead of the single line font like yours.DCBMX1 was selling it on a pit bike that claims it's from the SBS/Tioga era after the bankruptcy.He's on here so might be worth giving him a PM to find out if he knows more.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Old-School-Torker-Bmx-Pitbike-Frame-Fork-Crank-/350995866345?nma=true&si=SKH%252FQLGdN%252BtpADuwfqJPUFhzbac%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Torker went bankrupt in Nov 84 so leaves only a month or two till 85' which is why i stated these parts were probably 85 or later as the stamped stems were always stated as being made in Asia.

Hopefully we can get some more detailed info on this.Alan might also be able to expand being the main Torker man for the UK & was actually at the bankruptcy auction.
Cheers,Mike  :daumenhoch:

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