Hi here is my new project, I'm building up my childhood bike. Having fun finding all the correct bits. still looking for a CB seat post and some black comp II's but I am posting "cause the F?F set I got has me wondering alot can anyone ID this based on the serial number looks like TJ (something)44 L ??. Are the forks early Torker? what's with the holes and the bung? asside from that they look identicle to others I have. do I have a real early bike here. Lastly whats the head tube decal with the writing in it? I have always seen the front decal with just the tire but this sticker has the makers name on it. can some one help me out?? Many thanks.

FORKS sorry about my dogs butt

Man that will be a sweet build, loving the color combo already.

The cap in the fork might have been put there to stop mud flicking up . I did it to a bike bitd .

Sure do look like Torker forks .

LL Torker dropouts on the forks, I've also seen them with open tube ends.

Good luck on the black comp II's.

You have a Torker frame from the 1978-82 era. They are not date coded. Some are mild steel some are chromoly, weight is the only way to tell.

Those are Torker forks from the same era. [I have never seen open ended blades on torker forks from this era] The plug is a handlebar cap added as explained already.

That decal pre-dates your bike and I'd like it! The Johnson Enginering decals were used on the 76-77 frames, "Big Bike" with reversed dropouts mainly. I have the decal you want if you wanna trade.

good luck, looks great so far.

yep what Randy said, looks like its going to be a nice build.

Hey Randy, If I don't keep it it's yours. My other issue is that the tuff front axle won't go into the forks because of the closed off ends. Thanks for everyones coments and help

you can change out the axle or just file it down to fit.