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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Swivel on January 25, 2008, 05:21 PM

Title: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Swivel on January 25, 2008, 05:21 PM: Ok, I'm getting this Gen 1 copy frame in soon from Greg but I already have one in the loft with proper Gen 1 copy forks on it... but my one in the loft doesn't have this brake-coaster thingy, whereas the one I'm buying from Greg, does!

So the one in the loft could be ideal for a Torker replica and I could just switch the forks from that onto Greg's and job is done, no need to hunt for Gen 1 copy forks! :daumenhoch:

Now obviously I will need some Torker style forks of some kind and also I will need to get most/all of the holes filled in on the bike to make it look like the one below, so I'll pass that on to my bro next week in the metal shop. Personally, I love Lazychubs Torker 280x, that is what I'm going to aim for (pic below), as it looks god damn sexy! :smitten:

So the decision has been made, turn one of these gen 1 copy frames into Torker! Actually the serial stamp on this copy frame starts I believe with TK? ???

So I'll be on the lookout then for the following (if anyone has any of this stuff please get in touch....)

* Torker style forks
* Torker pad set (re-pop will do)
* Torker style handlebars
* Torker 280x decals

The rest I have basically. What do you reckon? I think it stops all this Bulls**t about changing the Gen 1 into something it isn't i.e. white etc.. Also this Torker replica frame by the way I will get rechromed like the photo below. Quite excited really :D

Matt :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/100_0097.jpg)
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: motomagII on January 25, 2008, 05:32 PM: should have got my gt bars i have off me as well they are big big like torker pro bars greg
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: kuwahero on January 25, 2008, 05:32 PM: Matt

decals you can get from alans. clear or white backed
http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=116_119&products_id=1307 (http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=116_119&products_id=1307)
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Swivel on January 25, 2008, 05:36 PM: Cool! Thanks Marc. First i'll contact Del and see what he has and prefer to purchase within Rad etc..

Greg has those bars sold mate? LMK ;)

Quote from: kuwahero on January 25, 2008, 05:32 PM
Matt

decals you can get from alans. clear or white backed
http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=116_119&products_id=1307 (http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=116_119&products_id=1307)
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: meticulous on January 25, 2008, 06:06 PM: beware,as i bought some from alans,and the yellow lettering was transparent, and you could see the colour of the frame through, they were alright on white frames, but on any other colour no good. i think he may have had a bad batch because his replacment decals were the same, i am having 20 sets made by a printer who says they will be perfect, he said it would cost me no more to have 20 sets made than make 1 set, so i will sell the other sets to get my money back, sam.
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: lazychubs on January 25, 2008, 07:32 PM: there the wrong stickers on that torker
and i got mine from alans and they was foiled backed the others he's got are for painted frames
and the torker in the pict now has torker seat and stem plus proline flights on it
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Swivel on January 25, 2008, 07:38 PM: Have you got a piccy you can post up, ta :D
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: lazychubs on January 25, 2008, 07:46 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/100_0328.jpg)
will get a new pict tomorow as changed from that picts aswell lol
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Swivel on January 25, 2008, 08:01 PM: That's lovely :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: lazychubs on January 25, 2008, 08:05 PM: rides really nice just put some unknown alloy rims on sealed hubs
but may put me black tuffs back on
top tube is 20.75 due to the seat tube angle
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: lazychubs on January 27, 2008, 04:03 PM: heres the picts with torker stem and jag made torker seat
plus del decals on the crank arms
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/100_1517.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/100_1518.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/100_1519.jpg)
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bob_Acid on January 27, 2008, 04:16 PM: Here's mine

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a172/Bob_Acid/Torker280.jpg)
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Swivel on January 27, 2008, 05:42 PM: OMG both beautiful... why is it that Torkers stick so much in your mind... they do me, both Haro and Torker from a young age and these are both lovely examples, thanks for the posting guys :smitten: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Jt on January 27, 2008, 07:36 PM: and just in case you forgot :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q204/jonathonsturner/DSC01405.jpg)
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: wildwood1971 on January 27, 2008, 07:39 PM: Lovely set of torkers - all well nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Decision is made, Torker replica it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: MartyC on January 27, 2008, 07:42 PM: Quote from: J.T on January 27, 2008, 07:36 PM
and just in case you forgot :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q204/jonathonsturner/DSC01405.jpg)

Sex on wheels :smitten: