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Post by txchoppers on Apr 9, 2015 22:03:46 GMT
Hello,
Loved the silver Chopper I had as a child in London, regretted selling it.
So I found a Red Mark 2 and restored it. Then found a Mark 1 which was rough. Needed cash for a new house, sold them both.
Then bought a silver Mark 2 like my original one (maybe it even is it) off eBay in England and slowly it is making it's way back to Texas, each time I head home I bring more back. Then I bought a Mark 1 Girlie for my 18 month old daughter, then a Mark 1 tall frame which is a mess but I will restore soon. Bought a Tomahawk in the U.K. for my son, still sitting in the U.K. Luckily I get home quite a bit for work and to visit family.
Found an original Raleigh Burner when buying 4 Austin 1300s to make a race car - as you do.
Number of other bikes, cars too but that covers the Raleigh stuff.
Pictures coming later.
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Post by txchoppers on Apr 9, 2015 22:20:22 GMT
Back home (some years ago) in England: In the States: The ones I sold: Preview of the horrible one: Burner:
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Post by theginger1 on Apr 10, 2015 4:48:12 GMT
Welcome to the forum. Sounds like a fantastic collection of everything. :-D Use photo bucket. .. that will get it sorted.
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Post by Mick B on Apr 10, 2015 11:22:28 GMT
Howdy
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Post by txchoppers on Apr 10, 2015 14:48:21 GMT
Use photo bucket. .. that will get it sorted. Thanks, photos sorted as you probably saw.
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Post by theginger1 on Apr 10, 2015 18:40:23 GMT
Not a worry... burner looks brill... :-)
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Post by txchoppers on Apr 10, 2015 20:33:46 GMT
Pictures from the eBay ad of the latest one: Fortunately I have already secured NOS tall frame forks in the right colour. Will get the serial number off it soon, then I have a lot of questions about the specification, like the crank and what is the correct shifter T-Bar or round knob? Will start a post in the "Our Bikes and Projects" soon.
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Post by txchoppers on Apr 10, 2015 22:13:39 GMT
Not a worry... burner looks brill... :-) Yeah, never sold in the States. I bought it from a guy who purchases the contents of storage lots (like Storage Wars). This particular lot previously belonged to an English woman who brought the bike over to the States, hardly used. I fitted new tyres and gave it a clean and that was that. Really wanted a Tuff Burner when I was a teenager and they had just come out. I have another project to build a BMX bike to be as close to the spec as the one I had years ago. Buying it piece by piece as I was always upgrading mine as I broke components...
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