brooksy Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Anybody have one in the 70s, i did andthought i was king of the world. My dad bought me one in 1975 and it cost 40 quid, half his wages for the week. I sold it a year later for the same amount but wish i hadnt, anyone with one now should get on e bay there fetching up to 500 quid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I had one of these bikes - great fun! I let it go when I was about 16 or 17, because I was no longer using it. I think it wnet to a cousin or something. I came across an advertisement for one in a 1970s magazine the other day when clearing out the garage. Great memories. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 Great fun until you breaked too hard then lads will know what i mean what a place to put a gear stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I believe Raleigh are making the new Chopper mark 3. My son had a mark 2 in the seventies and just about wore it out, he really became attached to it. Happy days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted July 11, 2005 Share Posted July 11, 2005 I had a Chopper and the Tomohawk which I preffered. I also owned a Grifter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 my grom bought me one around 1977 i thought i was evil kneivel on it,we used to build ramps on the pit field behind the manor top fire station and jump over fires... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevCSheff5 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I had a purple one but my dad had the first go on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I had a Raleigh Strika as a kid, and I think it's till in my attic somewhere. I always wanted a Chopper (make rude comments at your own peril! ) K x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearenuff Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 i got my 8 year old son the mark 3 at the weekend,he thinks its great trouble is all his mates want one now could be an expensive christmas round us this year for a few families oops. funny thing is he keeps getting stoped by older people who want a look at it and the comments he gets are ,wow i used to have one,where did you get it from and most of all wheres the gear lever gone,moving the gear lever was a good idea i had one when i was younger and the gear lever could be a real pain in the b***s.been wanting a go on it all week will have to have a go at the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I never owned a Raleigh Chopper, preferring speedier racing bikes by Sun and Carlton back in the seventies of my childhood. I thought the Chopper a bit of a joke, frankly. The 'apehang' handlebars [seemingly modelled on those of Harley Davidson 'Easy Rider' style motorbikes] struck me as ludicrous, and I could not get the hang of them, when riding those owned by friends. The whole bike seemed fiendishly designed as an unsafe, unstable accident- waiting- to- happen. The three speed gears were puny and notoriously easy to break too. I still think my friend Gary bears me a grudge for 'knackering' his, as he elegantly phrased it. No, sorry, not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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