Raleigh chopper bicycle for sale usa1/3/2024 ![]() The Mk2 Raleigh Chopper, lot 459, was sold in Hansons Auctioneers June 25 Toy Auction. ![]() The one we are selling, in amazing condition given its age, is extra special because, inevitably, these bikes were so well-loved and well-used many didn’t survive or, if they did, they weren’t in great shape.” Abandoned project for someone to take over. Mr Fulford said: “Whoever played their part in creating the Chopper it was a stroke of genius. S1,111 - Yellow colour bicycle is authentic Raleigh Chopper MK2. The Chopper was designed in response to the Schwinn Sting-Ray bicycle first manufactured in 1963. 48.30 21.87 shipping or Best Offer 42 watching SPONSORED Fully Restored Custom Mk2 raleigh chopper great Condition 3,812.85 140.29 shipping or Best Offer 100 watching SPONSORED Raleigh Chopper 'R' Nuts Seat Clamp Nut & Cotterpin Nut Original Genuine Vintage 32. However, its design has sparked debate with claims made by both Tom Karen of Ogle Design and Alan Oakley of Raleigh. Only 1 left SPONSORED Raliegh chopper bike Model Diecast.1x Yellow Chopper. The Chopper, manufactured by Nottingham’s Raleigh Bicycle Company, stood out in the 1970s because of its ground-breaking good looks. In 1973 a Mk2 Raleigh Chopper cost around £34 – equivalent to around £361 in today’s money.” “Such is the power of childhood nostalgia a good vintage Chopper is now worth more than its original retail price. It was the coolest of bicycles and great for doing wheelies. The design, influenced by dragsters and ‘chopped’ motorcycles, was so popular Raleigh sold over 1.5 million of them. Steve Fulford, toy valuer at Hansons, said: “These days kids crave the latest smart phones but if you grew up in the 1970s there was only one thing any self-respecting youngster wanted – a Raleigh Chopper. The other, in need of some restoration, had a guide price of £250-£350. The top-notch bike includes accessories, speedo, lamps and mirrors and is one of two Mk2 Choppers being sold by the same vendor. I’m only parting with it now because I need to thin out my collections.” C 199.23 shipping or Best Offer 19 watching SPONSORED BLACK TRIPLE TREE CHOPPER BICYCLE FORK 1'THREADED LOWRIDER VINTAGE CRUISER BIKE C 185.88 C 332. I bought it eight years ago but I really had to persuade the owner to sell it. But when you got there they were never as good as described. ![]() You could travel the length and breadth of the country for years and never come across a vintage Raleigh Chopper as good as this one. The 54-year-old seller, who owned a Chopper as a child, said: “He’d kept it in his bedroom for years and said it had never been ridden. Its Derby owner, a keen toy collector who wishes to remain anonymous, bought it from a Leicestershire man seven years ago. The iconic MK2 Chopper, which is in ‘amazing condition’ given its age, went under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers on June 25 with a guide price of £400-£600 – but sold for £1,250. A vintage 1970s Raleigh Chopper bicycle soared to success at auction to sell for double its estimate. Has new tubes and is ready to go asking 400 or trade. Has been sitting in the shed for a couple of years collecting dust. ![]() The tires are still in excellent condition as well. Still has the original wheel advertisement on the front rim. Wow! This 2004 Schwinn Stingray Orange County Chopper bicycle is still brand new. Schwinn Stingray chopper bicycle - $400 (Mount Vernon). ![]() If someone bought BOTH Grey Ghost + Raleigh Chopper I would let them go for $ 700.00. The bike is in " AS NEW" condition and never rode. The bike was taken out of the box / put together and collected. This listing is for a reproduction Raleigh Chopper.
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