Flippa Posted January 11, 2007 Share ...not to mention the other cult Raleigh bikes: Chopper' date=' Grifter and (ok, not so cool) Bomber.Would kill to get my hands on an original Chopper! Anyone got one lying around?[/quote'] Funnily enough, there is a 1970 Raleigh Chopper for sale on the Bicycling website. R2500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted January 11, 2007 Share I had a Raleigh Burner BMX with back pedal brakes when I was 10. It had that terrible hard grips that will eat into your hands. Could not break the damn thing in order to get a better bike. Was actually happy when it got stolen until it was replaced witha piece of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff Posted January 11, 2007 Share I bought myself an orginal Chopper about 3 months ago (beautiful deep purple) It still has the orginal tires on it... actually, everything looks like it's still original on the bike. Plan to restore it to it's former glory (paint job & chrome) and ride an Argus on it one day. It was the first bike I owned as a kid and I've been looking for one for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted January 11, 2007 Share Could not break the damn thing in order to get a better bike. Was actually happy when it got stolen until it was replaced witha piece of crap. Your current road bike ??. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff Posted January 11, 2007 Share Here's a pic of the bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted January 11, 2007 Share thanks buff that bike sure brings back a few memories . i can remeber taking my gf 's bike for a ride and at some speed you used to get a bit of a speed wobble !! That must be a colletors item EISH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted January 11, 2007 Share Great looking bike. you can have the stickers made at a sign shop. Take a thin piece of paper and carbon rub the sticker (place the paper over the sticker and rub the side of a pencil or crayon over it). The sign company can use that or simply just use the font "Microgramma" re replicate. The new ones have a single seat with some sort of back support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantani Posted January 11, 2007 Share Wow... reminds me of when I was a laaitie and we used to put plastic Tropica bottles in our brake calipers to make a motorbike sound and ride around the neighbourhood pretending to be like Punch and Baker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff Posted January 11, 2007 Share Ja, I lost plenty of skin thanks to the speed wobble these beauts used to get at high speed and don't forget the wheelie competitons... I could wheelie this thing for blocks on end, even around corners... tried it the other day and nearly fell my moer off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted January 11, 2007 Share never was that good with wheelies . hows the new kitty doing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted January 11, 2007 Share hey even Johhny T kicked ass on a raleigh........ http://www.firstflightbikes.com/Tomac.jpg Ti and carbon........nice, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buff Posted January 11, 2007 Share Kitty is doing very well... matter of fact, he taken over the house. My hands look like they're been through the shedder at work... he's a ruthless little bugger !!! Will post an update soon. Thanks for asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted January 11, 2007 Share thanks buff for the update and that chopper pic . I am going to email it to my ex gf in newzeland and see what she says. I like the color too cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadude Posted January 11, 2007 Share The bike in the first pic is in the Traditional Raleigh Team colors. Retro but still cool in my opinion. My first BMX was also a burner, cheap, heavy but lots of fun. Even the old Team Raleigh bmx bikes used those colours.: http://www.bmxman.com/_borders/DSCF0162.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastapouch Posted January 11, 2007 Share I also had a raliegh burner BMX, but sprayed it black soon afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelsuck Posted January 11, 2007 Share ...not to mention the other cult Raleigh bikes: Chopper' date=' Grifter and (ok, not so cool) Bomber.Would kill to get my hands on an original Chopper! Anyone got one lying around?[/quote'] Willehond, you wont believe me but close to where I work is a real old hardware and bike shop end they have a brand new (Meaining it has not been ridden but probably standing there since 1975) Chopper in the window. Also still have Western Flyer decals on the window. Real blast from the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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