(MBBO#5 Class 1) Bike of opportunity Build! 68 Torino 300

QUEASY RIDER · Nov 5, 2016

While working on my Vista Torino 500 in the build off, forum member KJV posted pics of a Torino 300 he saw at a swap meet. He was kind enough to pick it up for me and then also send it. Turned out to be a pretty nice original bike sold by the original owner. Long gone was everything that made it a three speed and the Vista S7 front and rear wheels. I used some Araya wheels from a later Torino. I laced up the Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub on the rear. Put caliper brakes and levers back on it. Worked out the fender problem and located the correct shifter for it. It rides nice and solid and I love the brown color.

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OneHorsePower · Nov 5, 2016

Very nice ! Well done :113:

OddJob · Nov 5, 2016

Nice job on bringing it back to life! Great looking bike, really dig the brown as well. :thumbsup:

LukeTheJoker · Nov 6, 2016

This is great!
I think it is my favorite of the three actually, would not have thought I would love a brown bike so much!

Luke.

furyus · Nov 6, 2016

Another very clean job. Cool to see this one saved.

furyus

KJV · Nov 7, 2016

Super nice :thumbsup:

Chad T · Nov 7, 2016

Wow....this one turned out super nice too...a trifecta...don't remember anybody entering 3 bikes before. Great job bringing this beauty back to life. It fell into the right hands for sure.