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Title: starting to think its too red
Post by: meticulous on August 15, 2008, 07:04 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/IMG_0473.jpg)

seemed a good idea at first but now feel it needs re-doing.
what are your opinions? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: antiquebmx on August 15, 2008, 07:10 PM: I agree, but nice frameset :daumenhoch:

maybe yellow skyways?
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: Jt on August 15, 2008, 07:12 PM: each to their own, but here's my take on it.

yellow grips(oakley .5), matching yellow seat (kashi.shotgun/jaguar and maybe some silver mx1000 swap for the red ?

maybe some nice silver ukai's, instead of the z's, ?

man, you could fook about with all day.. :D

just mix it up a bit more..plenty of chrome and yellow to blend in and out of ?

either way, lose the seat...its poo :angel:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: meticulous on August 15, 2008, 07:13 PM: i'm thinking gold araya's and gold brakes.... maybe ???
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: Jt on August 15, 2008, 07:20 PM: there is no gold on the bike mate.

you've already got lots of colours on it mate..gold is another and in my opinion one too many?

black, silver, yellow, chrome, red..stick some gold on as well ?

take a couple of pieces of red off, and colour code in with some other stuff..

would make a massive difference..

some nice yellow, silver or black bits would tie it all together..

matching seat and grips though, which ever way you go :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: Swivel on August 15, 2008, 07:27 PM: Stunning frame set that Sam :smitten:. I do have a NOS set of UKAI's if you're interested ::)
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: steve Beech TA on August 16, 2008, 08:01 AM: Nice F&F :smitten:, i thought yellow skyways / silver ukias straight away maybe chrome if you can find some, chrome crank and defo the yellow oklyes and kashi seat, if you want to keep the red callipers then put yellow cables on. it will keep it together, but thats my opinion. i aint no expert. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: MartyC on August 16, 2008, 09:19 AM: Needs gold componentry Sam, seat clamp, chainring, etc. Love those frames the guy that I sold mine to bitd still has it I think ::).

Also, push the seat back on the rails so that it's a little more centered - will make a huge difference to how the bike looks and I'd tug the bars back just a little too :daumenhoch:. Other than that another cracker :4_17_5:.
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on August 16, 2008, 09:23 AM: Put a gold crank on it and swap the seat, will look balanced then. Gotta love Torker's :smitten:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: jT Racing on August 16, 2008, 10:39 AM: i'll tell you what i think when you can be bothered to finish it ::)
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: Moose on August 16, 2008, 10:45 AM: More chrome less red :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: sonic-1 on August 16, 2008, 02:16 PM: :LolLolLolLol: can never be to red :2funny: but what the hell do i know
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: etriedes on August 16, 2008, 06:04 PM: loozse the z'ds needs chrome or silver/polished rims
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: sweetbeats on August 17, 2008, 07:54 AM: I would go for the following:
Seat Green
Lilac Tuffs
Pink DC's
Blue cranks
Yellow pedals
Orange Freestyle Tires
Yellow Ame Tri's
Frame Forks - Dark Brown
Paint the whole world with a rainbow :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: crazycraig on August 17, 2008, 08:09 AM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/torker2007003.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/30062007081.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/c4_12.jpg)
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: scowey on August 17, 2008, 08:12 AM: I had the same feeling with my red skyway right before I split it..

dunno what it is about red but sometimes too much can be just too much...

or is it just red is not my colour, I blame man utd for that ;)
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: Lil Gashead on August 17, 2008, 08:53 AM: Quote from: antiquebmx on August 15, 2008, 07:10 PM
I agree, but nice frameset :daumenhoch:

maybe yellow skyways?

i agree!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: bodamus on August 17, 2008, 09:18 AM: I like it all I would do is change the Seat and Grips to a Black Jaguar Seat and Black Oakley .5 or AME Grips and add some Black Pedals.

Very nice bike though :daumenhoch:

bodamus.
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: meticulous on August 27, 2008, 07:43 PM: i've added a bit of black to tone things down a bit, i sort of like it a bit more,as its just not financialy viable to buy all new parts, its just like bitd, i soon get bored with colour schemes... :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/IMG_0670.jpg)
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: MartyC on August 28, 2008, 03:45 PM: Quote from: carcosmet on August 27, 2008, 07:43 PM
i've added a bit of black to tone things down a bit, i sort of like it a bit more,as its just not financialy viable to buy all new parts, its just like bitd, i soon get bored with colour schemes... :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/IMG_0670.jpg)

Sam

Looks a lot more balanced now, personally a one piece cranks really suits a Torker but the alloy one looks just as good (maybe a strip and polish?).

Cracking looking bike still, loved my Torker bitd and still have the original frame pad :shocked: ;).

Marty :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: starting to think its too red
Post by: tobybrown35 on August 30, 2008, 11:57 AM: would keep the frame red [awesome] everything else inc forks chrome plastic and rubber black no front brake and fattest front tyre u can find torker forks where made 4 fat tyres .or leave as is looks rad