eggsovereasywithteandtoast Posted August 21, 2011 Share Jeeeepers Bennie, that makes one's infatuation wear out pretty quick. I think its that expensive because its rusting while they are chroming in seaside dorpies. Edited August 21, 2011 by eggsovereasywithteandtoast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennie Dikwiel Posted August 21, 2011 Share Jeeeepers Bennie, that makes one's infatuation wear out pretty quick. I think its that expensive because its rusting while they are chroming in seaside dorpies. Eiers, then I havn't even started with parts! Completely missing from the bike are: Back brake, cable and brake lever.Left pedal.Gear selector cover housing & cable.Front MudguardOriginal Handle gripsChain Guard.Tyres also need to be replaced If you know of anyone with any these spares, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threepotatofour Posted April 11, 2012 Share I have just got this 70's Raleigh Chopper and would like to know if there are other Chopper owners out there that could assist me with information on possible websites/suppliers iro spares for the complete restoration of it.Any other info would be greatly appreciated! Did you get Sorted? I found the Exact same purple one in "Oomies" garage. I've started stripping it and now to find spares. Looking for the tyres first I found these UK Sites http://www.choppertrader.comhttp://www.rcoc.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerus Posted May 22, 2012 Share The designer of the Raleigh Chopper, Alan Oakley passed away last Friday(18/5/2012) in Nottingham. The choppers were Inspired by the movie Easy Rider. After 11 years of sales, 1.5million Choppers were sold, costing a mere £34 in 1970. T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopperatlast Posted June 6, 2013 Share Hi Bennie. I also managed to bag one of these gems, also from an urban cowboy. He was riding the bike to the vet... The frame of the bike is as solid as ever. I swopped my mountain bike for it, plus a couple of bucks. I also got a R2500 qoute for re-chroming. have decided not to re-chrome, but polish my chroming bits and leave the paint work as is, for authenticity. It seems that all these bikes suffer from left pedal defeciency, as mine lacks a left pedal too. There's an ad on gumtree for the same bike, also lacking a left pedal....price R5,000...wow. I've stripped my bike and will piece together any componets to make it rideable. that is just to "breek" with the bike around Humewood / Summerstrand. If you are still active on this posting, let me know, if you have managed to fins any authentic parts. I think, I will have to redo the gearbox... I hope not. Chopper along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileBikeTec Posted June 9, 2013 Share My dad dropped one of these off for me last year that he found in a old building that he bought on auction. Bike was in a store room in the building. Its got a 5 Spd Sturmey Archer gear lever on the top tube! The best part of it all is that the bike is brand new and spotless. Even the tyres still have the little rubber "pennetjies" on. I don't thing its been ridden more than 5 times. Its a deep red / maroon and all the fenders and chrome looks still very good. When I get home I'll post some pics on here. The gear lever looks awesome on the split top tube! Great find dude! Chopperatlast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted June 9, 2013 Share I wanna see a full team of 20 hubbers doing the Argus on these. Mtblife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileBikeTec Posted June 9, 2013 Share @hellocolour as long as the chick in the blk/wht picture is joining us, I'll do the argus 3x in a row T-Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawieO Posted June 9, 2013 Share Unless that pic was taken in 1970... Mtblife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopperatlast Posted June 9, 2013 Share You such a lucky MobileBike Tec. Please post those pics, with some detail. I stripped my bike completely. I'm in the process of polishing the chrome parts and bastardizing others. I'm going to clear coat the frame, for a shine, but also to keep the vintage look. Bugger the re-chroming. Edited June 13, 2013 by Chopperatlast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zniper Posted November 21, 2014 Share do you still have the bike ? did you ever finish it ? check what I found yesterday. https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/145331-raleigh-chopper-mk2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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