the raleigh chopper blog steve: February 2011

HARTFORD BIKE RIDE W/JIM BARNARD

NICE BUNCH OF BIKE'S FOR THIS RIDE. WE STOPPED FOR SOME FOOD, YOU CAN SEE MY UK FLAG ABOUT MIDDLE PACK, ITS MY 69 WHITE 3+2 CHOPPER. (NOW ITS PAINTED HUGGER ORANGE) GREAT GUYS AND FUN,
THANKS JIM

SWINGING SWING BIKE

THIS WAS MY SWING BIKE, PURCHASED OFF EBAY AND SOLD THUR EBAY, HOPFULLY BEING ENJOYED BY ITS NEW OWNER, ORIGINAL PAINT, WAS CLEANED AND POLISHED AND RIDDEN .

ONE OWNER 3+2 1970 DARK CARMINE CHOPPER

PURCHASED OFF EBAY WON IT ON THANKSGIVING. TOOK APART CLEANED AND POLISH, I LEFT THE REGISTRATION DECALS AND HAVE THE SHOP IT WAS BOUGHT.NICE ORIGINAL CHOPPER SLICK. RARE TO FIND THIS COLOR NOT FADED, ITS A CANDY COLOR W/ GOLD BASECOAT. WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THANKS DUDE!!! I ADDED THE HBR.

1971 5 SPEED GOLDEN YELLOW RALEIGH CHOPPER

ITS A 1971 MK1 5 SPEED RALEIGH CHOPPER PURCHASED OFF EBAY, PAINT IS ORIGINAL AND SUPER, I POLISHED ,CLEANED BIKE. TUFF TO FIND GOLDEN YELLOW CHOPPERS IN THIS CONDITION, THIS IS A LATE 71 MK1

RALEIGH DOMINATOR FIZZY LEMON 3 SPEED

THANKS TO MY FRIEND DALE CRAMER, HE BROKERED THIS BIKE FROM A FELLOW COLLECTOR. ORIGINAL PAINT, ONE OF THE COOL MODELS THAT RALEIGH SOLD.

1976 RALEIGH CHOPPER SE

THIS IS A 1976 CHOPPER SE, BROUGHT TO ME FROM THE UK FROM MY BUDDY DAREN SYKES, SWAPPED A 3+2 1969 CHOPPER FOR IT, KOOL ALLOY RIMS , ONLY ON THE SE. THIS HAS BEEN RESTORED BEFORE I RECEIVED IT, NOS SEAT, HANDLEBARS, NOT THAT MANY HERE IN THE STATES.

HUFFY TROPHY SINGLE SPEED

GREAT BIKE , FUN RIDER, I SOLD IT BUT ENJOYED IT .

MURRAY FIRECAT

1978 MURRAY FIRECAT, THIS CAT SEEMS TO ALWAYS COME HOME, SWAPPED IT AWAY AND FINDS IT,S WAY BACK,
ORIGINAL PAINT AND DECALS, GREAT CHROME, CORRECT REFLECTORS.

LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME FOR IT NOW.

1974 FASTBACK 5 SPEED

PURCHASED THIS FROM A BUD IN NJ, HE KNEW I WAS LOOKING FOR A CLEAN ORIGINAL FASTBACK FOR MY COLLECTION. ALL ORIGINAL, AGAIN SOLD OFF MANY OF MY SCHWINNS, LOVE THE YELLOW AND THIS IS A CLEAN ORIGINAL BIKE AND KNOW THEY DON'T COME BY ALL THE TIME.

ONE OWNER 1974 MK2 FIZZY LEMON

PURCHASED OFF EBAY FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, ORIGINAL PAINT, HE SWITCHED THE HANDLEBARS AND STEM AND ADDED A SPEEDO.REPLACED TIRES BUT THEY ARE RALEIGH W/O REDLINES. HIS BROTHER DELIVERED IT TO ME ALSO , THANKS GUYS!
THIS IS AS RECEIVED ,I PLAN TO TAKE APART AND POLISH AND CLEAN, NOW IT.S A GREAT RIDER.

1970 SCHWINN LEMON PEELER

I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR YELLOW, WANTED TO FIND A 1969 ORANGE KRATE

AFTER LEARNING MORE ABOUT SCHWINNS I STARTED TO COLLECT ALL THE DIFFERANT MODELS, DID IT AND HAVE SOLD MOST OF THEM TO ADD TO MY CHOPPER COLLECTION. THIS KRATE I RESTORED USING NOS AND CORRECT REPO PARTS, PETE FOR THE SCHWINN STUFF.

1967 SCHWINN RAMS HORN,

THIS IS MY SCHWINN RAMS HORN THAT I RESTORED, MOSTLY NOS PARTS AND CORRECT REPO PARTS, PETE DID THE GUARD SCREEN AND SEAT.

COLUMBIA 5 SPEED

THIS IS THE BIKE I HAD AS A CHILD, WANTED A RALEIGH CHOPPER BUT RECEIVED THIS, I HAD TO WORK AND BUILD MY OWN CHOPPER. SKY BLUE 3 SPEED 1970

MY ACTUAL BIKE DIDN'T LOOK THIS GOOD WHEN I WAS FINISHED WITH IT.COLUMBIA HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME UNDER WARRANTY, I INSTALLED A TALL SISSY BAR. NOT SURE WHAT I DID WITH THE BIKE, FOUND THIS BIKE ON EBAY, LIKE NEW CONDITION.