Anyone got a NEW Raleigh Chopper?

[old git]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

Dont like the new ones with funny seat,and a sticker for the gears.Remember my cousin having a "proper" one and even with the warning label,held on the back while on roller skates.Shes still got the scar on her chin to this day lol.

[steve edwards]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

I too have just bought my first chopper , although its not as clean as yours and its the health and safety mans worst nightmare , its a mk1 .

But its stripped at the moment waiting to go to a paintshop to be returned to its original colour.

If anyone is interested there is the worlds biggest chopper meeting this weekend at Billing Aquadrome , retro bikers dreamland

[Richard1978]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

I had a 2nd hand Budgie with some Chopper styling, though it had same sized tyres & no gear change.

Like many smaller bikes it only had a front brake(!) but that didn't stop me from learning to ride it without stablisers.

[Hooper68]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

Does anyone recall the chopper sport? or at least that's what I think it was called, it had racing handlebars

[Timeslipper]

Re: My Raleigh Chopper!

Does anyone recall the chopper sport? or at least that's what I think it was called, it had racing handlebars

Yep it was a mutant looking thing called a Chopper Sprint, there was one in my local bike shop, I hated it as it was the "racing" type bikes I wanted to get away from.
But its ultra collectable now, apparently.
Here's an old photo, circa 1972, of my Mk 1 red Chopper, ooher missus, don't even mention the flag, ahem.........

[FizzBangWallop]

Re: Anyone got a NEW Raleigh Chopper?

never forget my red chopper........and the lolly stick at the back wheel... :-)

[old git]

Re: Anyone got a NEW Raleigh Chopper?

Is this the one where health and safety went mad and put a sticker where the gear stick should be?

[sixtyten]

Re: Anyone got a NEW Raleigh Chopper?

I don't remember a sticker where the gear stick used to be, just no gear stick.
As bikes go, the Chopper was always safety concious. it had a patch over the banana seat saying it wasn't designed for two passengers

[old git]

Re: Anyone got a NEW Raleigh Chopper?

I don't remember a sticker where the gear stick used to be, just no gear stick.
As bikes go, the Chopper was always safety concious. it had a patch over the banana seat saying it wasn't designed for two passengers

I think the sticker is actually a picture of the gear stick lol.And i remember the warning saying about two passangers on the original chopper,but we used to sit over that,and even drag a third kid behind wearing skates and holding on the the bar at the back