My 73 Raleigh chopper mk2 restoration (79 rider pic inc)

[trxrincon]

Hi, Just thought i'd upload some pics of my Raleigh chopper mk2 restoration. It took me over 2 years and over £1300. But she's damn sweet now!



Here is a pic of her as I bought her off ebay for £100

Stripped and ready for paint

Back from paint with new decals fitted

front end re-fitted

Wheels back from re chrome and tyres fitted- NOS spoke protector

parts back from re- chrome

and well to cut a long story short here she is re-built!

 

[Tazio]

I've just realised for the first time that Choppers are e-stay frames

 

[LeeDevelopment]

Absolutely awesome..... I would have been tempted to go for a non-stock paint colour but hell, that's so cool.

 

[rosstheboss]

That's what mine's supposed to look like!!!!!

Unfortunately it's in a box in my garage waiting for me to rebuild it.....

That looks lovely, I was thinking about repainting it in a non original colour (it's been repainted in some sort of emulsion by a wallpaper brush it would appear), until I started taking it apart and found some bits of unfaded Ultra Violet..... It's a truly awesome colour that photos don't do justice....

Lovely bike mate!!!

 

[spike3]

Lovely but £1300.

That's a real labour of love if ever I saw one.

 

[jimihendrix]

Lovely but £1300.

Thats what i thought but not so bad spread over two years, it is stunning though, superb job, probably better than new.

There is a nice black part restored one in my LBS, will try and get a pic next time i'm in.

Could you post a pic of your 79 "rider" ?

Never did get a Chopper as a kid, wanted one though, parents bought me a gold coloured Panther which was a Chopper copy, pretty much the same, had a sharper shallower seat and a round black knob on the gear stick instead of the T handle.

Still laugh when i think of the safety label on the seat "do not carry passengers", aye right, just about every Chopper i remember when growing up had two kids on it most of the time

 

[trxrincon]

spike, its build with I would say 90% NOS parts and they don't come cheap! example front wheel nuts £35,rear mudguard £80, pedals (not in pic) £100 so it soon mounts up! :roll: :roll:

Jimi, thanks for the nice comments. If I can find a pic of the prizzy I'll put it up.

 

[trxrincon]

Here's a crap pic of my 79 prismatic rider.

 

[MCsanandreas]

cool! i had one of those new in '73 in that colour too. wow! a real trip back in time.

 

[jimihendrix]

The 79 looks ace , thats exactly the same as the one in my LBS, it has the shimmery stickers too, shop owner said it's a 73 though, would that be right ?