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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Jt on October 03, 2007, 02:38 PM

Title: right then..i want this bike but its U.S only....
Post by: Jt on October 03, 2007, 02:38 PM: http://cgi.ebay.com/Torker-280X-BMX-bicycle-excellent-condition_W0QQitemZ290166306894QQihZ019QQcategoryZ98082QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

any idea's?
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Post by: LucyLastic on October 03, 2007, 02:40 PM: Maybe Dennis Dain or Madall could help.
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Post by: kdw712 on October 03, 2007, 02:58 PM: or ask rick
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Post by: Dark Diggler on October 03, 2007, 04:35 PM: fly there business class and buy the fooker 8)
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Post by: adenough on October 03, 2007, 04:42 PM: PM U MATE
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Post by: Gary72 on October 03, 2007, 07:19 PM: I could be wrong and probably am, but it looks like it has a round hole in the gusset, The bike I had as a kid was a TORKER MAGNUM 200 and that had a round hole. I thought the 280 had an oval gusset hole????
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Post by: billstup on October 03, 2007, 07:30 PM: What it needs is smaller pics on that listing, how on earth can you see the gusset on that Gary ::)
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Post by: Jt on October 03, 2007, 07:33 PM: Quote from: GARY72 on October 03, 2007, 07:19 PM
I could be wrong and probably am, but it looks like it has a round hole in the gusset, The bike I had as a kid was a TORKER MAGNUM 200 and that had a round hole. I thought the 280 had an oval gusset hole????

have zoomed in and its a fair point....anyone got any clues?

the dude says he's the original owner, so he must have bought it new like that......
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Post by: dj_benice on October 03, 2007, 07:46 PM: early 280's round hole later uns oval yer man craig will have the ad's somewhere ;)
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Post by: Jt on October 03, 2007, 07:48 PM: ah...my fellow apprentice..

thankyou!
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Post by: dj_benice on October 03, 2007, 07:57 PM: Quote from: jonathonturner on October 03, 2007, 07:48 PM
ah...my fellow apprentice..

thankyou!

Here's mine 83 Oval :angel:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m94/dj_benice/P9080061.jpg)
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Post by: ORANGEZIPPY on October 03, 2007, 09:16 PM: :LolLolLolLol: your right on the pics,

had to really squint to see them,

looks like a nice one,

:D
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Post by: bodamus on October 03, 2007, 09:38 PM: That's a Torker MX with the round hole in the gussett not a 280X It has the wrong stickers on it so it's probably earlier than 82 more like 1980ish.

bodamus ;)
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Post by: dj_benice on October 03, 2007, 09:46 PM: Quote from: bodamus on October 03, 2007, 09:38 PM
That's a Torker MX with the round hole in the gussett not a 280X It has the wrong stickers on it so it's probably earlier than 82 more like 1980ish.

bodamus ;)

Thats the one ;) come on crazy get yer MX ad out for the lads
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Post by: MartyC on October 03, 2007, 11:17 PM: Quote from: dj_benice on October 03, 2007, 07:46 PM
early 280's round hole later uns oval yer man craig will have the ad's somewhere ;)

Yep, I had an early chrome 280 in 1981/82 with a round gusset :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Bob_Acid on October 04, 2007, 05:20 AM: yip yip, the early 280x came with a round gusset but they changed it cos it kept cracking :daumenhoch: