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Sim11UK
22nd January 2009, 15:37
Born to be wild! :doh :icon_lol:

I think I'm just starting to have a mid-life crisis.

I've just gone & bought a Raleigh Chopper, off ebay.
It's an infra red Mk2 model... An icon of the 1970's.
It's in pretty good nick too.
I never actually owned one as a kid, I desperately wanted one, but never got one. I had a racing bike. Mates of mine, did have them so we used to swap, when we were out playing.

A friend of mine, just bought one a week before me, so we plan to go off & have adventures, with our choppers!

Lot's of 40/50 somethings? become quite wide eyed & enthusiastic, when you start talking about them, as my neighbour did this morning when I told him.

Anyone else have a Chopper, when they were younger?

P.S. I welcome & fully expect lewd jokes about mens appendages. :)
bornatbirth
22nd January 2009, 15:50
i had a green stryker is that how you spell it?

i was to small for a chopper :icon_lol:

you do know you can buy them new now,someone at work had one.
KeithD
22nd January 2009, 15:52
Smalll & chopper....two words I've heard all my life in the same sentence :D
bornatbirth
22nd January 2009, 15:59
small...chopper...life...and sentence :Help1::yikes::action-smiley-081:
Sim11UK
22nd January 2009, 20:48
you do know you can buy them new now,someone at work had one.

Yes you can get them new, MK3's. They aren't as good as the original ones, the saddles are c**p!

Strykers or Strikers? Weren't they like a mini version of the Grifter? :)
triple5
22nd January 2009, 21:26
I never had a chopper, but the baby version - the budgie. When I was big enough for a chopper BMX's came into fashion so I had one of them.
joebloggs
22nd January 2009, 23:11
my misses tells me that British choppers are bigger than phil choppers :Erm:

i've been looking for a new action man for little joe, but it seems they don't make them any more :doh
aromulus
23rd January 2009, 07:43
Born to be Wild.........:xxgrinning--00xx3:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5UWRypqz5-o&feature=PlayList&p=07E3554EC4C3975B&playnext=1&index=51
Sim11UK
23rd January 2009, 15:29
Born to be Wild.........:xxgrinning--00xx3:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5UWRypqz5-o&feature=PlayList&p=07E3554EC4C3975B&playnext=1&index=51

Wow! what a great Chopper at the beginning...A classic track. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Just been sitting on my chopper, listening to it. :icon_lol::icon_lol::doh
Sim11UK
23rd January 2009, 15:33
I never had a chopper, but the baby version - the budgie.

Yes I remember Budgies. Seem to remember they had stabilisers. :)
Sim11UK
23rd January 2009, 15:39
my misses tells me that British choppers are bigger than phil choppers :Erm:

i've been looking for a new action man for little joe, but it seems they don't make them any more :doh

Oooh err mrs!

Yes I had an Action Man, with a deep sea diving outfit. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
You want to get little joe a spacehopper, maybe when he's a little bit older...Another classic from the '70's :BouncyHappy:
bornatbirth
23rd January 2009, 20:31
Yes you can get them new, MK3's. They aren't as good as the original ones, the saddles are c**p!

Strykers or Strikers? Weren't they like a mini version of the Grifter? :)

yep it was a little grifter i got it for xmas when i was 6 :)