SeveB
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Being on the Isle of Man the home of the TT, you see a lot of evidence of that, on a bad year it has reached double figures.
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Pants
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Wise choice Smiffy.
Most of the m/cycle deaths around our way aren't accidents or caused by inattentive drivers, they are more like suicides - idiots
Most of the m/cycle deaths around our way aren't accidents or caused by inattentive drivers, they are more like suicides - idiots
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Snelly
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I had a ZZR-600 a few years back but my wife said it had to go when she got pregnant with our first as she felt the children needed a father. I was slightly suspicious that it was okay for her to be husbandless prior to this of course!
drawboy
Tour Winner
I had a chopper, my brother had a grifter, nice bikes, miss 'em. 
bobmac
Major Champion
They were great
vig
Tour Winner
That must be the sport version. My seat didn't look like that, gear shift was on the horizontal bar
bobmac
Major Champion
Nope. it's the new "Health & Safety" version
stevek1969
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Where's the seat belt then.
bobmac
Major Champion
There's no airbag either
rickg
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Here's a proper Chopper...
pokerjoke
Money List Winner
Quality could they make a comeback?
John_Findlay
Tour Winner
Yeah, that's more like it. That first chopper was all wrong with it's traditional seat and gears on the handlebars.
I had a Raleigh Commando. The lighter, more agile version of the Grifter. Proper twist grip gears and much cooler...or at least I thought until I downloaded this photo from the web. I always reckoned the Grifter was way too heavy. This was the first real mountain bike. 3 gears and everything.
I had a Raleigh Commando. The lighter, more agile version of the Grifter. Proper twist grip gears and much cooler...or at least I thought until I downloaded this photo from the web. I always reckoned the Grifter was way too heavy. This was the first real mountain bike. 3 gears and everything.
I was gong to post a picture of a new Forumer as a great example of a REAL chopper but then thought otherwise!
bobmac
Major Champion
Blimey John. Are you legs 6 ft long?
I had one just like that when I was about 10. The gear lever was lethal to a adolescent boy.Here's a proper Chopper...
USER1999
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Choppers should be orange. Mine was. Chippers were yellow. Grifters were gay. Oops, can't say that.
Screwback
Tour Rookie
I was gong to post a picture of a new Forumer as a great example of a REAL chopper but then thought otherwise!
Go on Do it Do it
bobmac
Major Champion
Did someone mention chippers?
John_Findlay
Tour Winner
Grifters were too common...
..but most importantly, as you can see from the photo, the seat could only accommodate 1.
The Commando could take at least 2 and the Chopper could seat 6... or 7 at a push. These things are important when you are ten, you've been playing football in the park for 14 hours and you want a lift home!
..but most importantly, as you can see from the photo, the seat could only accommodate 1.
The Commando could take at least 2 and the Chopper could seat 6... or 7 at a push. These things are important when you are ten, you've been playing football in the park for 14 hours and you want a lift home!
madandra
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Honed athletes, every one! Brought up on Irn Bru and Golf. What else d'you need?
Here's Atticus_Finch. He hasn't even jumped, you know. He's just like that.
Thats me standing next to Atticus ..... it the thinnest I have looked for years.
