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Post by Mick B on Jan 25, 2011 7:35:28 GMT
The Hot One welcomes Dale Cramer - A Blast from the past. We hope you can take time out to add something on here. Thanks Mick
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Post by sham81 on Feb 15, 2011 11:18:13 GMT
hi...im new bee here... very intrested about Raleigh chopper
sham from malaysia
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Post by 30thtbird on Mar 13, 2011 11:09:32 GMT
Hello from the states. I'm just a fellow muscle bike collector seeing what all is going on across the pond. Don't own a Raleigh Chopper yet, but sure I will in the future. Have been collecting American musclebikes for 6 to 8 years now and have owned more than 150 in that time frame. Presently around 9 or 10. Mainly collect bikes made by Murray, but have owned bikes made by Schwinn, Huffy, Coumbia, and rollfast. I am a member and moderator on an American musclebike sight and from time to time a Raleigh Chopper pops up that we need a little help in figuring out. Hoping I can intrigue a few of you Raleigh experts to join and help out. If interested, here is a link to the sight. It is legit. musclebikeforums.com/I have enclosed a pic of my favorite American made bike that I once owned but have since parted with. It's a 1969 Murray F5 Eliminator Mark I 5 speed. Hope to learn all I can about the Raleigh Chopper and to meet a few new friends. Be seeing you around. Good day, Kenny. Attachments:
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Post by 30thtbird on Mar 13, 2011 11:11:20 GMT
OOps. The pic I posted is of my 69 F5 on the right and a 1968 Sears badged Murray built Screamer on the left. Kenny.
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Post by prechopper on Mar 13, 2011 16:07:21 GMT
Hey Kenny, I have joined your forum in relation to a CCM Marauder that someone is trying to rebuild. This site is mostly a social networking forum to arrange meetings on a regular bases where most of the discussion takes place. The Raleigh Chopper was sold around the world & we don't know how deep the rabbit hole goes with different original versions appearing here regularly that brings a new definition to the term rare. There are no surviving Raleigh internal documents & we are left with serial #'s & hub dates. Choppers are graded by their serial #'s, the earlier the better. With my testimony & John Brian's confirmation we have just now been able to determine the first delivery date in North America. There are so many unanswered questions & speculation about this bike that seem to have stopped John's Musclebike History in its tracks.
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Post by 30thtbird on Mar 13, 2011 18:20:29 GMT
Thank you. John Brain has been a very valuable asset to the bicycle community and hobby as a whole. We too hang on his every word because of his thorogh methods and fact based proof that he supplies in his articles. The particular Chopper that I was referring to was a recent craigslist find. The bike appears to be a Raleigh Chopper, but the front chainring and the rear spoke protector look nothing like a Chopper part. It is belived to be an asian copy instead of the real deal. Are any of you guys familiar with any "fake" Choppers?
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Post by prechopper on Jun 23, 2011 7:21:38 GMT
Sorry for not getting back sooner. Chopper copys... don't really hold much interest or value other than "hey there's another Chopper copy", except for one... the CCM Marauder. I am trying to now determine what was available for sale first, the Chopper or the Marauder without success. I cannot get serial #'s for CCM in the late 60's that seems to be a recurring problem with other manufactures for that time period. Maybe with the influx of baby boomers the #'s just got out of hand? The Vintage CCM Club doesn't seem to have much interest or knowledge in musclebikes. I will ask around at the Brantford show to get to the bottom of this. Have you ever seen a Marauder? Thats one nasty musclebike. Even larger than a Chopper it fits an adult quite nicely & with one of the most comfortable banana seats in the business. And the styling speaks for it self, the only thing nicer is an Columbia SS in my opinion but it wont take an adults weight stock.
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Post by hazchoppers on Aug 9, 2011 13:35:12 GMT
Hi there! just thought i'd say hi, been in to choppers for a few years now and have a nice collection ;D enjoying looking at the site! good work
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Post by dustin1966 on Aug 17, 2011 7:16:12 GMT
hi,just started to restore a mk1 chopper,so i thought id better join a forum for some help,,get ready for some strange questions,,,p,s great site,,
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Post by prechopper on Aug 20, 2011 6:13:07 GMT
Strange questions? Get in line.
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Post by Mick B on Aug 24, 2011 20:38:08 GMT
Welcome Wicky
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Post by seadragonpisces on Oct 13, 2011 10:30:25 GMT
Hi All,
Just joined up on recommendation from Phil of the VCC. I am into Cruisers and have 1 (and getting another next week), so would like to chat about Choppers, Cruisers and maybe come to the odd meet/ride if thats possible. Hard to find forums on these kinds of bikes in the UK so hopefully I have found the right place.
Anyway here are my rides:
Autum Minion Felt Shelby (getting next week)
Ellsworth Ride Commute (sold it on Monday).
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Post by seadragonpisces on Oct 14, 2011 8:51:50 GMT
Thanks for looking but was hoping for at least a welcome, or are cruiser owners not worth saying hi to :-)?
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Post by seadragonpisces on Oct 14, 2011 10:13:49 GMT
Hiya, thanks. Good thing you got my humour :-) and yes I am a piscean, what gave it away :-)?
I am in Datchworth, nr Knebworth so not far at all.
Thanks for the welcome.
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Post by seadragonpisces on Nov 4, 2011 22:47:45 GMT
My 2 bikes if anyone is interested
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Post by robmac on Nov 23, 2011 21:27:17 GMT
Good evening, I joined the site a couple of days ago as I have bought a couple of Mk2 choppers over the last few weeks and I am starting to restore them. I want to end up with a nice fully restored bike to have on display in the house, and another tidy-ish one which I can ride without worrying too much about ruining. The first bike I bought was pretty cheap but, predictably enough, is not as good a bargain as I thought it was when I bought it. I have plenty of work to do.
I never owned a Chopper as a kid, but many of 'the bigger boys' did where I lived and I always wanted one. I spent a fair bit of time drooling through the window of Day's bike shop in Potters Bar, who were the local Raleigh dealer. I recall what I'm pretty sure was an an SE in the window, with the SE advert on the handlebars, and also a red 'standard' one. I wouldn't have minded either ! By the time I was old enough to ride a chopper BMX's were the thing to have and Choppers and Upside Down Chopper Framed Bikes were ridiculed (you know how cruel kids can be) so although I still loved the chopper I had 2 choices, either get a BMX, or get beaten up in the playground !
I had forgotten all about Raleigh Choppers until a few weeks ago when a chance sighting of one took my back to being 10 again, and I decided I had to have one this time around.
I hope you don't mind me sharing my childhood memories. Excuse me rambling on a bit. Great site - I haven't explored it fully yet, but have already found plenty of info and useful stuff. Thank you.
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Post by ilovechoppers on Feb 11, 2012 20:21:45 GMT
hi im alfie i own a purple mk2 chopper and THE HOT ONE!!! and a schwinn chopper and im realy looking forward to know more about this site
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Post by robc on Feb 12, 2012 5:43:36 GMT
Greeting from San Francisco, California!
Originally from England, but been over here for twenty years. I restore cars for fun and now it seems Choppers.
1976 Mk2 Raleigh Chopper SE ... my original bike 1969 Mk1 in Yellow 1969 Mk1 Tall Frame 3+2 in Black
Great site thanks for hosting it, there's a lot of good info here.
Cheers Rob
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Post by hazchoppers on Feb 12, 2012 9:27:50 GMT
Greeting from San Francisco, California! Originally from England, but been over here for twenty years. I restore cars for fun and now it seems Choppers. 1976 Mk2 Raleigh Chopper SE ... my original bike 1969 Mk1 in Yellow 1969 Mk1 Tall Frame 3+2 in Black Great site thanks for hosting it, there's a lot of good info here. Cheers Rob Welcome in Rob! Get some pics up mate
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Post by forest1963 on Mar 3, 2012 11:58:58 GMT
hi there my name is Michael
i have just recently got back in to Raleigh choppers and have bought a few to restore my self...
i just wonder if there is any one with the same interest that live in the Nottingham and east midlands area
look forward to hearing from you Michael
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