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Post by theginger1 on Nov 3, 2015 16:17:53 GMT
Well, cityrider, I for one hope you enjoy your new chopper.. tbf I'm looking on the bay now ;-)
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Post by cityrider on Nov 3, 2015 19:26:15 GMT
Thankyou for your opinions on the Mod chopper/mk3, some forthright which is fair enough. I have told friends and family of my impending purchase and it has rekindled quite an interest, both because it is a chopper and also for its music and cultural connection. If the 'Mod' design was on any other bike it would be impressive but to be on a Raleigh Chopper I find it quite sensational. As well as being enjoyable, this version could be very collectable.
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Post by Mick B on Nov 5, 2015 7:10:02 GMT
Gotta be a wind up?
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Post by monkeymonkey on Nov 5, 2015 7:55:54 GMT
I thought mods rode lambrettas and vespas, never seen one in a parka riding a chopper made in China ?
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Post by purplemk2 on Nov 5, 2015 8:18:18 GMT
It's all of an era. Nostalgia is different to every person. Personally I love the mod inspired paint job on the new Chopper, even if the bikes themselves don't quite look the part.
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Post by cityrider on Nov 5, 2015 17:27:36 GMT
I thought mods rode lambrettas and vespas, never seen one in a parka riding a chopper made in China ? Similarly, I've never seen a Hell's Angel riding a Raleigh chopper, but that's an interesting thought monkeymonkey.
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Post by Jake B on Nov 5, 2015 20:19:26 GMT
Ahem ahem ahem, the mod chopper I suppose has direct comparison to this! COMEDY MOD! In my opinion the mk3 finished when they stopped fitting the iconic tyres to it!
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Post by Jake B on Nov 5, 2015 20:20:14 GMT
Oh and if I were you, chase up with Raleigh as I heard through the grapevine that cycle life Worthing now have stock of these bikes!
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Post by cityrider on Nov 5, 2015 21:02:03 GMT
Thanks Jake. I'll start sourcing a parka. Exciting times indeed.
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Post by Mick B on Nov 6, 2015 11:50:06 GMT
....and the pork pie hat.
Lol
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Post by Mick B on Nov 6, 2015 12:44:29 GMT
....and the pork pie hat.
Lol
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Post by Dave G on Nov 6, 2015 19:50:03 GMT
Only two left on Amazon, apparently.(choppers not pork pies)
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Post by monkeymonkey on Nov 7, 2015 0:47:27 GMT
I'd rather have the hat ; - )
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Post by cityrider on Nov 7, 2015 6:44:44 GMT
The mod chopper is featured/advertised on the Modculture website. Cycle life Shoreham will be particularly pleased about this. This 'bike' appeals to a different group of people who maybe have little or no interest in Raleigh choppers and in a way that maybe was'nt the case with other recent limited editions. They may want to stick on a parka and go riding, but a doubt it. Hence my comment on being collectable. Not now while it is available but when it is not. My motivation behind buying it is it's a chopper (some would disagree, fair enough) first and foremost. It is also in my price range which unfortunately the mk1 and mk2 reasonably is not.
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Post by Mick B on Nov 7, 2015 8:10:40 GMT
Are you buying it just to collect then?
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Post by Jake B on Nov 7, 2015 12:38:10 GMT
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Post by cityrider on Nov 7, 2015 13:47:20 GMT
Are you buying it just to collect then? The pleasure i will get, riding out and about with my daughter, Mick B, far outweighs any thoughts of wrapping it up in cotton wool.
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Post by purplemk2 on Nov 7, 2015 20:13:00 GMT
Good plan, that's what it's all about.
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Post by monkeymonkey on Nov 8, 2015 23:46:42 GMT
you know you can buy those parkas on "ebay" or a number of other places I have one and a px vespa.....still don't see the connection to the "mod chopper"
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Post by theginger1 on Nov 9, 2015 14:55:51 GMT
Going off sudject... I have a 1972 Vepsa Rally..
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