SeaVenom Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Ok it's not an aircraft or a kit but I thought this is pretty cool especially since some people on here grew up in the 70s and might've had one. https://www.facebook.com/TheHamiltonToyCollection/posts/2857170757687193?comment_tracking={"tn"%3A"O"} 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) Oh, lovely. Had one EXACTLY like that, in yellow Edited October 21, 2019 by Work In Progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thanks for the heads up. I'll certainly be up for one of these. Never had a "proper" Raleigh Chopper myself, but did get an Italian made Chopper copy back in the late 70s. Used to strap my short wave/AM/MW/Police band radio to the back of the seat with the aerial up and pretend I was in CHiPs. Happy days! Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjs Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Yep, had one too, in blue.... Can't ever remember what happened to it tho'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Can they do a Grifter next, please? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Or a Chipper? First bicycle I rode without stabilisers! How about a Tomahawk even smaller frame! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 I knew so many people braked hard and injured themselves on the gear lever.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 14 hours ago, fightersweep said: Thanks for the heads up. I'll certainly be up for one of these. Never had a "proper" Raleigh Chopper myself, but did get an Italian made Chopper copy back in the late 70s. Used to strap my short wave/AM/MW/Police band radio to the back of the seat with the aerial up and pretend I was in CHiPs. Happy days! Steve Nor me. Plus I wanted a Panther which as far as I recall was a black version of the Chopper but I ended up with a Grifter instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 7 hours ago, John_W said: I knew so many people braked hard and injured themselves on the gear lever.... Ouch! Yes they probably wouldn't get away with making them today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 11 hours ago, Truro Model Builder said: Can they do a Grifter next, please? I hope so. If you're on Facebook let them know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 8:56 PM, John_W said: I knew so many people braked hard and injured themselves on the gear lever.... One day I was cycling with a friend, we both had Raleigh Choppers. We were going along & as he went to change gear, the gear housing exploded & as there was a coiled spring for the gear return it sprang open into his thigh. Very dangerous design as it was just clipped in under a plastic cover. I can still picture this spring in a perfect circle sitting in his leg. I also tried wheelying one day and the clutz that I am ended up with a brake lever in my leg! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 One of my school mates had a five gear version and we thought he must have really rich parents to afford that ! 😀 Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVenom Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 14 hours ago, Lightningboy2000 said: One day I was cycling with a friend, we both had Raleigh Choppers. We were going along & as he went to change gear, the gear housing exploded & as there was a coiled spring for the gear return it sprang open into his thigh. Very dangerous design as it was just clipped in under a plastic cover. I can still picture this spring in a perfect circle sitting in his leg. I also tried wheelying one day and the clutz that I am ended up with a brake lever in my leg! Double ouch!! Yeah health n' safety was pretty much non existent then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 On 21/10/2019 at 20:56, John_W said: I knew so many people braked hard and injured themselves on the gear lever.... I remember that being my first thought when I saw one a friend had. In this instance I am retrospectively glad my folks had a very dim view of spending actual money on bikes for me as a kid. Boy did I make up for that later in life when I discovered mountain bikes though 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 6:08 PM, Lightningboy2000 said: Or a Chipper? First bicycle I rode without stabilisers! How about a Tomahawk even smaller frame! Martin Haha. Me too. It was my next door neighbour's. I wasn't allowed to have a Chopper. Too dangerous apparently. I had a BSA racer instead. Red with gold mudguards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 4:44 PM, Truro Model Builder said: Can they do a Grifter next, please? Certainly. A 1/12th scale model of John Cusack, Angelica Huston or Annette Bening? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Meatbox8 said: Certainly. A 1/12th scale model of John Cusack, Angelica Huston or Annette Bening? How about Jaime Murray from Hustle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Truro Model Builder said: How about Jaime Murray from Hustle? I think I'd prefer her in 1/1 scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcawthorne Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/23/2019 at 8:55 PM, Lightningboy2000 said: I also tried wheelying one day and the clutz that I am ended up with a brake lever in my leg! Hope you checked the front wheel nuts were tight beforehand else you'd go over the handlebars as the forks hit terra firma catapulting you into a concrete lamp post right next to a very long queue at a bus stop!! Ask me how I know, on second thoughts don't as the memory and the embarassment are still too painful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Fatcawthorne said: Hope you checked the front wheel nuts were tight beforehand else you'd go over the handlebars as the forks hit terra firma catapulting you into a concrete lamp post right next to a very long queue at a bus stop!! Ask me how I know, on second thoughts don't as the memory and the embarassment are still too painful! It was a busy high street, there was a slow old lady cycling in front of me. I thought I would overtake her by wheelyiing up onto the pavement, when I wheely'd back from a high kerb onto the road in front of her my centre of gravity went over my back wheel, I went over on the floor in front of the old woman and found a brake lever embedded in my thigh. There I was & all she could say was " stupid sod!" & I staggered across the high street trailing blood & giblets into a sweet shop to see if they had a first aid box! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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