TORKER 280X 1983. By PDJ (Re-Up)

Apr 26, 2015

Written by Bart de Jong

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My first "real USA" BMX bike was a TORKER. Racing and Trickriding with the same bike was normal in the early 80's cause I couldn't afford a Race AND Freestyle bike. TORKER made the first real Freestyle frame for HARO but before that it was the best frame to use for Freestyle, riders like Bob Haro, Mike Dominguez were using Torkers. If I had the money in 1983 this TORKER 280X should be my "DREAM" bike for racing, it has my original 1983 Wizard Number plate on it with #164, the rest is all bought on ebay:

-Frame: Torker 280X Chrome
-Frame stickers: Torker 280X Repro Chrome/Yellow
-Fork: Torker 280X Chrome
-Headset: Nikyo 1" Black
-Headset lock: Suntour Silver
-Headset skirt: SST Dirt Skirt Silver
-Stem: Suntour Powerstem Black
-Handlebars: Torker Pro Bars Chrome
-Grips: Oakley B1B + Oakley Plugs Black/Yellow
-Seat: Elina Bolt Yellow/Black
-Seat post: Chromoly 22.2mm Chrome
-Seat post clamp: Suntour type Black
-Brake levers: Shimano DX Black/Chrome
-Brake cables: Shimano Yellow
-Brakepads: Skyway Tuff Pads Black
-Rear brake: Dia Compe 890 Silver/polished
-Front hub: Koolcaps Gold
-Front spokes: Skyway Graphite Repro Black
-Front rim: Skyway Graphite Repro Black
-Front tire: Tioga CompIII Repro 2.125 Black/Skinwall
-Front valve cap: Trick Tops Aluminium Black
-Rear hub: Koolcaps Gold
-Rear spokes: Skyway Graphite Repro Black
-Rear rim: Skyway Graphite Repro Black
-Rear tire: Tioga CompIII Repron 1.75 Black Skinwall
-Rear valve cap: Trick Tops Aluminium Black
-Rear Sprocket: Suntour 16T Black
-Front Sprocket: Suntour 44T Black
-Spider: Profile 40th Repro Silver
-Chainring bolts: Suntour Silver
-Chain: Izumi 1/2" x 1/8" Chrome
-Crank arms: Profile 40th Repro Chrome
-Crank BB: Profile 40th Repro Silver
-Pedals: Suntour XC2 9/16" Black/Silver
-Pad handlebar: Vinyl Repro Black/Yellow
-Pad stem: Vinyl Repro Black/Yellow
-Pad frame: Vinyl Repro Black/Yellow
-Number plate: Wizard Original #164 Black/White/Yel
-Numbers: UNI #164 PDJ 1983 Black

PDJ