Chopper Gallery
(those were the days!)
 

Ripon October 2004

Chopper Babe 2004

If you look very carefully you can see a Raleigh Chopper!

Ripon October 2004

Raleigh Rally

Billing - September 2004

Raleigh Rally Prize Winner

Top of the range and best S.E. of show!

Raleigh Rally again

Albo demonstrating his skills!

Sam Pickering from Canada

restored this beautiful infra red mk2.

 

Southport 2004

Balmy afternoon with a bunch of barmy mates - what Chopper meets are all about!

 

 

My 2am Special

Finished at 2am on the morning of Southport cruise!

 

Where the Raleigh factory stood

Now part of Nottingham University

Pictured centre is Abdul who was employed by Raleigh for 27 years. Behind is where he was trained to weld Chopper frames and make seats. The building, like nearly all of the others, is now completely gone.

Elvaston Castle

July 2004

 


Big kid / Little kid

Ripon 2004

 

 



First meet of 2004

Ripon racecourse

 

Billing 2004

SUN-sational!

 




Prismatic Mk2 by Dennis Pacubas






Carmine Red Mk1 by Paul Carter

 




5 speed Mk2 by Mark Hinxman

Ripon 2003

Superb turnout

 

Ripon 2003

Cracking weather for October!

 

Prismatic Black 

to Infra Red

 

Sunny Southport

September 2003

 

On the pier

Picture taken by security guard!

 

Smallest pub in Britain

or at least in Southport!

 

Crewe Crew

 

Fair swap!

Can I have the kinky leather gear too?!

 

Ready for Crewe Carnival

Owners limbering up in the pub.

 

Billing

Event of the year - 2003

All sorts of everything

Mostly on Tall Martins van!

Lots of wildlife at these Chopper meets!

 

Paul Costin likes to be a little different!

 

Paul Freeman

restored this lovely infra red MK2

 

Another by Paul Costin - spot the difference!

 

Witton Castle

Our lovely Host, Gail Lees.

Witton Castle

1st meet of 2003

Pash me a shpoke John!

 

Nothing 2nd class about Mark Hinxmans restored prismatic!

Michael jnr with Chopper jnr

Oxford 2002 - Spot the black mk2 in the shop window!

Winners of the "Crazy things to do in a tornado" award

Blackpool 2002

 

Somehow reminds me of a nightmare I once had.

 

 

WSM beach 2002

 

Jims amazing custom Chopper

 

WSM 2002 line-up

 

 

Chopper Babe 2002

 

Big Dad - Little Dude

Weston Super Mare 2002

 

Andy Seawright on his lovely restored mk2

 

Paul Carter and his chromed beauty

 

 

Some weirdos I met at Southend 2002

 

 

Gary & Carol Ledingham

 

Wroughton 2002

Alex Jewells restored high back rest mk1 - gorgeous!

Catfood Rob keeping us entertained

 

John Lees Lovely Special Edition

 

 

Blackpool 2002

 

Click me!

My boot sale special

 

Jus` cruisin` on a Sunday afternoon

 

Rare moment without a crowd!

 

We got hair!!!

 

The Event of the Year

 

Billing 2002

 

Raleigh Factory 2002

 

Gawsworth Hall meet

 

The Chain & Gate Pub

 

Almost an aerial view!

 

Gary Hughes Mini Sprint

 

Anthony Sabatinos Prismatic MK2

 

Yodas Special "Stealth" Edition

 

Dave Evans beautiful chrome and child seat!

 

Paul Colemans complete nut and bolt restoration.

 

Dave Rogers rare fizzy restoration.

 

Impressive line up at Widnes

 

Impressive feats too courtesy of "Catfood" Rob

 

A well known purveyor of quality decals.

 

Widnes Cruise 2001 - were you there?

 

Gary Hughes space blue plus Harley accessory

 

My first chopper project...

 

...took me three months...

 

...and a lot of new stuff later!

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