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Post by admin on Oct 13, 2009 17:15:27 GMT
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Post by 4737carling on Oct 13, 2009 17:44:33 GMT
nice bike mate (i heard you can only date a mk1 from the rear hub)  |
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Post by admin on Oct 13, 2009 17:56:47 GMT
dunno, all I can see on there is the month
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Post by ajchopper on Oct 13, 2009 18:50:56 GMT
You can only date a mk1 from the rear hub, looks like a 1971 crossover to me though. Nice bike by the way...
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Post by mushroom on Oct 13, 2009 20:04:34 GMT
so, does this mean the MK11 is up for sale ?  nice colour too |
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Post by Scooter on Oct 13, 2009 20:39:30 GMT
it's a crossover mk1 with MK2 tooling on the rear sissy tubes.
And by sheer coincidence, it is only the 561st frame along from my Mk1 !!!!
BTW, the hub date is 72 1 which puts the frame as built anywhere from november 1st to december 31st 1971, presuming that the rear wheel is the original one.
Hmmmmmmmmm thats handy, thats just proved me right in thinking my mk1 was a 71 frame !!!
how many Chopper frames did they make a month at the nottingham factory ??
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Post by Scooter on Oct 13, 2009 20:53:11 GMT
oh, and i have been told by a (now retired) raleigh dealer, that the first digit of the frame number denotes the year of manufacture.
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Post by jojo on Oct 14, 2009 18:15:13 GMT
 at last !! 
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Post by Scooter on Oct 15, 2009 10:24:57 GMT
paul, would you be kind enough to the length and height of the stripes on the chainguard (whats left of them) and the spacing aswell (if possible) for me please, i did have the full measurements myself, but lost em. I'm convinced that all the replacement transfers being made are wrong in dimensions........I just need to know by how much. Also, could you measure the position of the "Raleigh" and "Chopper" transfers aswell please ? I'll buck you a fiver for your trouble if you could do it. Oh, BTW, i "borrowed" your image of the rear hub and lined out the date for you........  |
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Post by chopperwazza on Oct 15, 2009 11:02:20 GMT
most of the mk1 decal sets on ebay are totally wrong.. H in chopper is not wide enough and they allways get the spacing on the chainguard decals wrong.   |
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Post by 4737carling on Oct 15, 2009 13:39:32 GMT
stop teasing me wazza with those lovley mk1s!!!  |
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Post by cotterpin on Oct 15, 2009 23:57:12 GMT
oh, and i have been told by a (now retired) raleigh dealer, that the first digit of the frame number denotes the year of manufacture. is this right for the mk2's (if so all my 3 are 71) and so is my mk1 |
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Post by doobie on Oct 16, 2009 13:01:19 GMT
I thought mk2's started in 72.
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Post by Scooter on Oct 16, 2009 13:32:37 GMT
manufacture of the mk2's started in mid to late 1971 so i am led to believe.
As to the MK2's, those with the number on the dropout, i was told that the letter is the month and first digit is year (as in N184*** = October (N) 1971 (1)). That said, the guy i got the info from was a raleigh dealer for many a year, so i'm tending to think he knew what he was talking about, although i'm plenty open to being corrected.
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Post by doobie on Oct 16, 2009 19:59:11 GMT
That theory wnrks with my mk2 and serial on dropout as mine is a 1...
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