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Post by capitano on Sept 7, 2009 21:53:32 GMT
.....before the really embarassingly stupid questions start appearing from here.  I picked up a winter project. ;D Well picked up isn't exactly true, I do have to collect it yet.  |
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Post by mushroom on Sept 7, 2009 22:02:14 GMT
nice, always wanted a purple one Did you see the MK2 frame and bits on the marina car boot on sunday ? Loads of burn marks around the welds, I walked away and bought a chrome BMX for a tenner ( just for the tektro front brake for another bike ) |
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Post by BB on Sept 7, 2009 22:07:33 GMT
Ged, Thats it, You've been sucked in! great stuff. Nice to see other Brightoners into classic bikes. Ged, Mushroom, We can have a ride out soon ;D
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Post by mushroom on Sept 7, 2009 22:41:30 GMT
I'm up for it The missus will be too although we'll have our 3 littlest with us |
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Post by mikeyboyo on Sept 8, 2009 20:13:46 GMT
nice
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Post by leewarby on Sept 10, 2009 22:04:52 GMT
is that the stockport purple chop , was lookin at it myself round the corner from me long way from brighton |
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Post by capitano on Sept 11, 2009 20:48:11 GMT
That's the one. I made a bid on the ebay auction and nobody else did so I won it for the starting price. I'm up near Sheffield for a mate's milestone birthday celebrations in October so I'm collecting it then, and it's sat in ther spare bedroom until I do. TBH I have enough to keep me busy till then anyway. |
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Post by capitano on Nov 1, 2009 19:17:08 GMT
Picked up the Chopper yesterday and got it home today. (BTW it is purple, it's just my camera seems to have made it blue!) Mixture of good and bad, just as I expected. The paintwork is pretty ropey but I'm not too bothered about that. Rims look salvageable, tyres, tubes and all cables need replacing. The brake cables have non-ribbed outers sio I have assumed that they are non-original plus the front one seems short and the rear one wrongly routed. The seat post and backrest freed off easily, which was one of my worries. It will get stripped down, cleaned, all bearings regreased and /or replaced as it's built back up. It's intended to be a riding chopper for me so I'm not THAT bothered about it being totally original or authentic but I would appreciate any comments on the photos here as to what's wrong with it, in case I've missed something. Cheers!  Levers didn't have black sleeves originally did they? Addition of a chewed up nut is to stop the outer cable slipping into the hole on the lever!   Can you buy replacement stickers for the gear console?  I'm undecided whether to buy a replacement seat cover or patch this one like my Gran did when I tore my first one back in t'70s ;D  New toggle chain required. Is there a certain one for mk2 Choppers?  Salvageable rim. Brake wasn't lined up with the rim! Looks like mice have eaten the tyre, but the tube still held air.  Missing sticker. I'll pick one up on ebay.    Wrongly routed rear brake cable.  That chainguard should have stripes I reckon, right?  I could be wrong but that stem kink does not look natural!  Bit rusty and worn but I will use that rear rim. New redlines and tubes are on the list for ordering. Any pointers as to the best sellers would be appreciated. Failing that I have a Raleigh Cycle Centre less than quarter of a mile away. ;D   Chrome on the 'guards ain't bad at all. Needs a bit of spit & polish though.  |
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Post by admin on Nov 1, 2009 19:28:48 GMT
levers are not the original. I love that front tyre |
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Post by mikeyboyo on Nov 1, 2009 19:32:01 GMT
my local ASDA sell tubes for £2 campared to the fiver in a bike shop
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Post by mushroom on Nov 1, 2009 19:32:28 GMT
Nice, I wouldn't bother with the raleigh centre, I went there for a budgie inner tube and he told me they didn't do an 11" tube. I asked him to look in the catalogue and when he found it he told me it would take 2 weeks to get here |
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Post by capitano on Nov 1, 2009 19:33:50 GMT
levers are not the original. I love that front tyre Cheers Paul. Are mk2 Chopper levers the same as Grifter ones? |
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Post by admin on Nov 1, 2009 19:41:38 GMT
yeah minus the rubber bits on the actual lever I got loads here if ya need some |
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Post by capitano on Nov 1, 2009 19:44:14 GMT
I could whip the ones off the rat.....but then again.....
What I'll do is work out what I need and post the entire list up. You may have other bits I find that I need. ;D
What do you reckon on that stem?
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Post by admin on Nov 1, 2009 19:52:39 GMT
apart from being too high its a tad wonky but adds to the character |
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