RADBMX.CO.UK

Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on October 10, 2006, 09:20 PM

Title: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: reilley1 on October 10, 2006, 09:20 PM

I had one of these around 79. Got is straight from Steve Johnson who used to own Torker and I loved it,  so with the help of Cruiserking, I decided to redo the bike

  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/BLUETOR1.jpg) 

Torker frame and Fork
Bullseye hubs with small allen head (NOS for $25!)
Ukai rims
Asahi Spokes with blue alloy nipples

  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/BLUETOR2.jpg) 


Tange Alloy headset (?)
Square cornered Tuf Neck
Alloy bars
B1B grips
Dia Compe brakes
Bullseye BB
Sugino crank with Ofmega sprocket
Sedis chain

  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/BLUETOR3.jpg) 


Shimano freewheel
KKT NOS pedals
Dia Compe seat clamp
Elina saddle
Vinyl Snap pad
Mits Comp III tires
Matthauser "round" brake shoes

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: daz bmx it! on October 10, 2006, 09:31 PM

Thats a beauty! :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: MartyC on October 10, 2006, 09:42 PM

Fantastic build  :4_17_5:

Love the Eddy King sized chainring :daumenhoch:  Although it's probably only a 44t but looks quite large  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: potts on October 10, 2006, 09:52 PM

very nice love torkers had one as first bike :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: RATTY on October 11, 2006, 01:29 AM

At last youve built a bike I remember, truly special, well done :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: harris on October 11, 2006, 09:25 AM

thanks for putting it together for me now just send it over you no the town  ;) great build  dan.

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: diesel on October 11, 2006, 09:30 AM

Love it !

great job

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: Jazzchimp on October 11, 2006, 09:39 AM

Beauty, used to love Torker but went down the Diamond Back route instead. Lovely build.

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: Coastvl on October 11, 2006, 11:33 AM

Great torker Reilley but you gotta share the story of those hubs for $25!
Top build mate.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: jT Racing on October 11, 2006, 06:25 PM

tidy mate, tidy. which sugino are they, very campy-esque.?

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: DR VINOAH on October 11, 2006, 07:21 PM

ace :coolsmiley:

thats a real beaut :4_17_5:

tell us about the bulleye,s :angel:

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: silentpartner on October 11, 2006, 07:52 PM

yummy yummy yummy i've got love in my tummy, and i feel like loving that  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: duncan on October 11, 2006, 08:13 PM

That's very nice.
I too was thinking 'Campag-esque' for the cranks, I was reading about how Ofmega made parts in a similar design.
The pad-thru-plate is unusual.
You got a good deal on the hubs!

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: Mattdub on October 11, 2006, 11:35 PM

Very nice Rick  :daumenhoch:

$25 hubs  :shocked:

I want those B1B's  ;)

Matt

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: reilley1 on October 12, 2006, 03:12 AM

Thanks for the comments.  The grips are kinda wrong timewise, but i have been waiting for the right build and I thought they would look good. 

The cranks are 70's Sugino Mighty Comps.  144BCD like Campagnolos and pretty much a copy of the Campy (Campag?) Nuovo Record ones except for the windows on the arms.

The hubs, well, I could have had them for free even.  I was hanging around my local shop (they get me all sorts of cool stuff) when some guy walked in with a box full of parts.  He said that he knew the shop built bikes to give away to underprevileged kids, they could have everything that was in the box.  I waited until the guy left and rummaged through the box.  Mostly road and other low end stuff.  But in this box at the bottom, the hubs appeared!  :)

The bike shop guy smiled at me and said I could have them.  I offered him some money so he could use it for the bike charity fund.  He said $25 would be fine.  This guy knows his stuff, but since he is a friend, he let me have them at that price.

The stem pad-through the-number plate routine?  Well, It's a little tribute to my friend and sidehack pilot Mike Hardaway who came up with the idea back in the 70s.  We all copied him cause we thought it looked sooo cool...:)

In the late 70s/early 80s when I worked at Tom's Bike Shop, i must have built at least 200 bikes similar to this one.  Brings back very good memories

Title: Re: Tuesday Build: Torker
Post by: se on October 12, 2006, 07:46 AM

Beautiful, lovely, superb, classic. You lucky sod!