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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: lloydi on July 26, 2006, 11:32 PM

Title: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: lloydi on July 26, 2006, 11:32 PM
I posted some pictures of my Haro Freestyler on Flickr a while back (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlloyd/sets/375321/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlloyd/sets/375321/)).

(http://static.flickr.com/7/9333100_add435f1c7.jpg?v=0)

It's a 1982 model (from memory - owned by me since the old days, not a recent purchase) but I just had someone comment that it wasn't a Haro Master because they (Masters) didn't have a serial on the rear drop-out (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlloyd/15592996/in/set-375321/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianlloyd/15592996/in/set-375321/)). The thing is, I never claimed it was a Haro Master - I always knew it as simply a 'Haro Freestyler'. Masters were later, right?

(http://static.flickr.com/10/15592996_db970cd3d8.jpg?v=0)

He's commented:

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somewhere i read that they didn't make the master until 1985 . again I know little about these first bikes other than torker made them and they are super rare . The pics of your bike is the only clue of one in 24 years.

So, the question is this: is the bike I've got a super rare thing now? I think he's assumed that anything pre- Master from Haro = Torker, but I think what I have is basically an early Freestyler.

Anyone shed any light on this? Please check out the few pics that I have put up on Flickr for more details.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: weston on July 26, 2006, 11:35 PM
IT IS A GENUINE 1ST MODEL HARO FREESTYLER MADE BY TORKER, IF YOU SELL IT EXPECT AROUND THE £500 MARK IN THAT KIND OF NICK :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: lloydi on July 26, 2006, 11:39 PM
IT IS A GENUINE 1ST MODEL HARO FREESTYLER MADE BY TORKER, IF YOU SELL IT EXPECT AROUND THE £500 MARK IN THAT KIND OF NICK :daumenhoch:


So I know, what is that uniquely identifies it as being made by Torker? As opposed to simply Gen 1 Freestyler? Or are they one of the same?

Gotta love the serial on it - 1138 (sci-fi fans and film buffs will get that reference!)
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: weston on July 26, 2006, 11:42 PM
they are the same one
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: billstup on July 26, 2006, 11:58 PM
It`s a gen 1 Haro Freestyler with the right sequence of serial numbers but in the wrong place  :crazy2:

Perhaps they just made a mistake that day  :idiot2:

Get some washers on those front and rear dropouts though  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: ronnie360 on July 27, 2006, 12:54 AM
that is a gen 1 and i want it  :'( still a nice frame all these years on  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: P0LL0 on July 27, 2006, 12:56 PM
As in TX 1138  ;)
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: DR VINOAH on July 27, 2006, 01:24 PM
As in TX 1138  ;)

THX 1138 ,movie by george lucas made in 1973,

also the number plate of one of georges hotrods as a lad in the 60,s

and the number plate for harrison fords characters car plate in american grafitti :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: ronnie360 on July 27, 2006, 08:30 PM
As in TX 1138  ;)

THX 1138 ,movie by george lucas made in 1973,

also the number plate of one of georges hotrods as a lad in the 60,s

and the number plate for harrison fords characters car plate in american grafitti :coolsmiley:

you dont miss a thing vinoah  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: JAY on July 28, 2006, 12:37 PM
Gen 1 for deffo , early aswell .The serial number is in the correct place aswell , Billy the frame is upside down  lol.....The number is on the inside of the drive side dropout .The T in the serial number tells you its Torker ,The double letters and four numbers means its production date is Apr 1983 . Freestylers aren't that rare but fetch good money .Also early masters had the same type of serial number and are in the same place as they were made by Torker , These are rare .Yours is deffo gen 1 freestyler.

very nice fella.....
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: stuntmaster on July 29, 2006, 11:04 AM
so what if serial number started with a j
Title: Re: Is this an early Freestyler or made by Torker?
Post by: JAY on July 29, 2006, 06:17 PM
 ???  maybe a Jorker Paul  ........ ;D
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