Muscle Bike showcase 2012

[njsteve]

HOT CHICK? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/mad.gif[/img]

The first photo is from 1970 with me on the bike.

That second photo is from only half a decade ago. That is my son on my 1970 Raleigh Chopper and my daughter on a 1971 girl's Raleigh Chopper I restored. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

The girl model choppers are very rare because whenever anyone finds one, they immediately rip them apart and use the parts to restore the boy model Choppers. (The girl bikes are usually in far better condition after 40 years than the boy bikes, so sadly, they usually become donors for parts.)

[njsteve]

Here's some detail shots. You can see the difference between the boy and girl model bikes. The girls' bike didn't have the upper support bar and as a result relied on a unique handlebar-mounted shifter instead of the console-mounted stick shift.

[bashton]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">HOT CHICK? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/mad.gif[/img]

The first photo is from 1970 with me on the bike.

That second photo is from only half a decade ago. That is my son on my 1970 Raleigh Chopper and my daughter on a 1971 girl's Raleigh Chopper I restored. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

The girl model choppers are very rare because whenever anyone finds one, they immediately rip them apart and use the parts to restore the boy model Choppers. (The girl bikes are usually in far better condition after 40 years than the boy bikes, so sadly, they usually become donors for parts.) </div></div>

I figured that, Steven! Just razzin' ya!

BTW; I have an N.O.S. blue 1971 Girls Chopper in my collection that I assembled for the very first time after I purchased it about 6 years ago. Guess I better bring that one to MCACN!

BTW; great pics!

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member