Saturday, October 17, 2020

EARLY 1970 MK1 RALEIGH CHOPPER 3+2 IN DARK CARMINE




ORIGINAL MADE IN HOLLAND TYRES, REAR SLICK 

EARLY KICKSTAND MOUNT
I ISTALLED VINYL DECALS ON CHAINGUARD, ORIGINAL WAS ALMOST COMPLETLY GONE
BRONXVILLE, NY BICYCLE REG.  

WINSTON-SALEM BICYCLE REG. 

THIS IS MY 1970 RALEIGH CHOPPER MK1, ITS A 3+ 2 MODEL WITH A  69 - 10 DATED 

STURMEY-ARCHER REAR HUB, ORIGINAL DARK CARMINE PAINT. PURCHASED THIS FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON THANKSGIVING. WAS ORIGINALY PURCHASED IN NEW YORK THEN HIS FAMILY MOVED TO WINSTON-SALEM NC. SUPER NICE ORIGINAL DARK CARMINE PAINT, I DISASSEMBLED BIKE AND POLISHED AND CLEANED UP. IN PREVIOUS PICTURE IT SHOWS A HBR, I INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL SISSY BAR. PEDALS ARE THE EARLY STYLE.   
 

Thursday, October 8, 2020

LATE 1970 MK1 GOLDEN YELLOW MK1 3+2 CHOPPER

 THIS IS A LATE 1970/71 MK1 RALEIGH CHOPPER 3+2   AS PURCHASED PICS AND AFTER CLEAN AND POLISH, 3 OWNER BIKE, THANKS MARK.


REAR HUB DATE IS 70 - 2,  FRONT DYNO IS  11 - 70


FRAME HAD TYPICAL BROKEN WELDS, CLEANED UP WELDS, TOUCHED UP PAINT,
TAKE BIKE COMPLETLY APART, FIND ANY ORIGINAL HARDWARE THATS MISSING , START THE CLEANING

NICE ORIGINAL SLICK,MISSING FRONT STURMEY ARCHER LIGHT,