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1980 Torker

1980 Torker Mx Old school

I got this Torker to replace the one I had stolen as a teen. Little did I know it would take 25 years to replace it. I did not see a Blue and Gold color scheme, so I thought I would add it here.

07CARRERA · 2009-01-01 7:12pm

Wow! That thing is blingling blue!

Great color choices for that Torker

600c · 2009-01-02 5:26am

great bike. sucks to get your ride swiped, but glad you were able to finally replace. is this one a restore or a survivor?

plymouthfan · 2009-01-02 5:35am

What's holding that bike up?

Looks awesome!!!!

shamrockr · 2009-01-02 9:15am

07CARRERA wrote:
Wow! That thing is blingling blue!

Great color choices for that Torker

Thanks Carrera.... The blue frame/fork was just begging for some gold detail.

shamrockr · 2009-01-02 9:21am

600c wrote:
great bike. sucks to get your ride swiped, but glad you were able to finally replace. is this one a restore or a survivor?

This bike is a survivor. I was going to powdercoat the Frame and fork but when I received the frame I saw how nice and shiny the paint still was except for a few minor chips. So I elected to stay with the originality of it and just put on new decals.

And yes it did suck to have my first torker stolen. We combed the whole town looking for it. And having that bike stolen may be the reason why I ended up with a dozen BMX bikes afterward. I got the BMX fever and wasn't happy with just one.

shamrockr · 2009-01-02 9:24am

plymouthfan wrote:
What's holding that bike up?

Looks awesome!!!!

Thanks!! If you look closely on the other side of the bike I have a quarter round moulding propping up the frame under the seatpost. It blends in well with the background. I usually use a carom stick but I could not find it.

uncleivan · 2009-01-02 5:29pm

Great looking bike!!!

PlanetX · 2009-01-27 7:27pm

Nice survivor. Glad you kept it OG.

What's the serial number? I collect Torker SNs for research. I'm working on breaking the code. Still a few more things to figure out, but I'm making progress. Your help is appreciated.