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The Raleigh Chopper Sprint was introduced late in 1972 at a
time when Raleigh could hardly produce enough bikes to meet demand,
and what a disaster it was! Very few of these bikes sold in standard
form as dealers were forced to change the bars and seat just
to sell them through.
At first glance the bike looks very much like a standard MK2
Chopper with racing style bars and a different seat but the bike
has a taller frame than the standard bike and then to finish
it all Raleigh gave the model a strange thin front wheel and
mudguard and replaced the chunky rear tyre with a slick.
The Chopper Sprint only lasted through to early 1973 when it
made a silent exit from dealers showrooms, which is shame as
I think
it is one
of the best designs of all the Choppers ever produced and I had
the pleasure of owning one when I was a child.
Nice to have one in the garage again but those rear tyres
hard to find! |
