Choppers and boomer!

[Northerner]

Get this finished to the point of being rideable so thought I’d share. It’s a Mk2 Raleigh Chopper from the 70’s with a ton of other bits and pieces. Bought a pile of rusty parts and decided to make myself something a bit different. Got a few finishing touches to do but am awaiting parts...fitting wheel spinners off a ‘65 Corvette and orange chopper decals. Hope you like

 

[1986GLH]

Looks awesome! As a lifelong fan of the Schwinn Stingrays, I can totally relate to this. Thanks for sharing!

 

[T-STER]

What a corker, that is a proper chopper!

 

[Northerner]

Looks awesome! As a lifelong fan of the Schwinn Stingrays, I can totally relate to this. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! Yeh the chopper was pretty much based on the Stingray so not too far different.

What a corker, that is a proper chopper!

Thanks Tre!

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Fantastic project. Looking at the dimensions of this bike, the rider is placed nearly over the back wheel. I bet it's a wheely machine!

Need some pictures of it outside with someone riding it to give it scale.

 

[Northerner]

Fantastic project. Looking at the dimensions of this bike, the rider is placed nearly over the back wheel. I bet it's a wheely machine!

Need some pictures of it outside with someone riding it to give it scale.

Yeh they’re known for their inclination to wheely! We’ve gone to the seaside today with the original chopper and this one so I’ll see if we can get some good pics

 

[Stuzy]

Wow

 

[Hurb]

Show us the pics mate! You must be looking like a plonker riding it!

 

[T-STER]

Show us the pics mate! You must be looking like a plonker riding it!

Ha, Hurb loves his new word what a plonker!

 

[Northerner]

Show us the pics mate! You must be looking like a plonker riding it!

Lol you do love that word now, wish I’d never told you it lol

And yeh I bet I do, don’t care tho!!

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Show us the pics mate! You must be looking like a plonker riding it!

I think the forum would like to see a video of you riding it!

 

[docs]

Great to see you enjoying the process of the build, I found it very cathartic during an otherwise pretty rough time.

 

[Northerner]

Great to see you enjoying the process of the build, I found it very cathartic during an otherwise pretty rough time.

Yeh it’s definitely therapeutic doing this sort of stuff

 

[Northerner]

Looks awesome! As a lifelong fan of the Schwinn Stingrays, I can totally relate to this. Thanks for sharing!

And now I have one of those too!

 

[T-STER]

Ah thats pretty dope to!