Anyone got a NEW Raleigh Chopper?

[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

[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?

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

[FizzBangWallop]

Re: Anyone got a NEW Raleigh Chopper?

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

[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.........

[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

[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.

[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

[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.

[RiJoJo]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

Yes there was (in order of size descending) the Chopper, Tomahawk, Chipper and Chippy. The Chippy had solid tyres if I remember correctly.
Personally I loved my Purple Chopper (oo err).
Regarding the price of them now I recently saw an episode of 'Cash in the Attic' or something similar and one sold for £80....the people were chuffed with that but I bet they wouldn't have been if they had known how much they go for on Ebay.

[Anastassia]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

Remember my brother having a blue chopper..i had a smaller version called a tomahawk..anyone remember them? Mine was red..my sister had a "stowaway" bike in purple.

Tass

[suzannewozere2]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

people pay up to £200 for a repro when you can pick up a nice mk2 for the same price if you look hard enough,:cry:

Not around here you can't rough ones are 3 figures at the Enfield Pageant of Motoring.

[chopperwazza]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

people pay up to £200 for a repro when you can pick up a nice mk2 for the same price if you look hard enough,:cry:

[suzannewozere2]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

Bet it costs more for an old one than the repro !

[sixtyten]

Re: My New Raleigh Chopper!

Great bikes, Great Dog