69 mk1 Raleigh Chopper Tall Frame

[Scooter]

Lets see, Whats inside this then shall we?




















Crank-Strike Damage

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Found time, and a way to remove the "Stuck" seat post tube last night, as well as clean and oil the sissy bar tubes of the frame.

With all that sorted, The Bottom Bracket got a washout with WD40 followed by a good dose of 3-in-1, as did the front wheel.

Next up, a complete NOS front brake cable with pinch bolt and adjuster went on. The Original adjuster barrel was siezed solid and the brake cable was completely rusty. Not good to trust when riding.

The Yellow handlebar grips have gone too, replaced by a repro pair of black ones until a pair of original ones can be sourced.

All that said, Photograph Time

[jojo]

wat cause the frame /crank damage as i have pone exact to yours ?

[Scooter]

left hand crank arm bent in towards frame and not being straightened.

[hazchoppers]

Lovely bike Ron, top work! Well done..

[77chopper]

ive seen a few choppers with the same damage on the side, its done when a then bike is thrown on its side by the previous owner years ago or fallen over and then bends the arm as it lands. i had to replace my crank arma and spindle.

[hazchoppers]

Same here I have a mk1 with the same damage sadly

[Scooter]

It's not so bad, at least the arm is now straight and the bike is rideable...

I'm thinking of having that gouge built with weld at some point, but we'll see how it goes.

I also finished getting the 3+2 setup too. Bit of a frankenbodge with the "Pin" I used, but it works all the same. Quite entertaining getting used to the shifting pattern, what with "missed" shifts and all the cursing about it.

1st is "underdrive" and 5th is "overdrive". 2nd, 3rd 4th are the standard gears which equate to the "AW" gears, yet are of a different ratio with the exception of 2nd which is always direct drive.