1977 Raleigh Chopper Mk2

johhnyp":2nfnrvgl said:

Spokesmann":2nfnrvgl said:

sisyphus":2nfnrvgl said:

Just lovely - but dont you need some ribbons hanging from the handlebars? For xmas in 1972 ish I got a Royal Enfield racer and my best friend got a Chopper - envy until I realised he was never going to beat me in a race!!

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Im not a ribbons/streamer man!

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Me neither. I preferred the clothes peg on the seat stay with a few cigarette cards brushing against the spokes. If your imagination was vivid enough, it sounded just like a motor bike (yeah, right )

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loramski":qe6y5hpl said:

Thanks for the pictures - that is one lovely bit of eye candy.

I've got an old purple mk2 in the shed at my dad's and it doesn't matter how heavy it was, I always loved it. Classic bit of 70s nostalgia.

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loramski":3szh71pl said:

Thanks for the pictures - that is one lovely bit of eye candy.

I've got an old purple mk2 in the shed at my dad's and it doesn't matter how heavy it was, I always loved it. Classic bit of 70s nostalgia.

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Spokesmann":2au42zll said:

This is a heavy brute at over 30lbs. My Mk3 in aluminium is considerably lighter.

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Jonny69":31s0vs73 said:

Spokesmann":31s0vs73 said:

This is a heavy brute at over 30lbs. My Mk3 in aluminium is considerably lighter.

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They must have built them like the earlier RSW-16. I had to carry mine home last night and it weighs a TON!

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Spokesmann":esbzuass said:

loramski":esbzuass said:

Thanks for the pictures - that is one lovely bit of eye candy.

I've got an old purple mk2 in the shed at my dad's and it doesn't matter how heavy it was, I always loved it. Classic bit of 70s nostalgia.

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Thanks, still rideable is it?

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