Vintage 1971 Raleigh Chopper banana bike

[njsteve]

I have a no-reserve auction on ebay for a 1971 Raleigh Chopper banana bike that I restored a few years ago. I bought it from the original owner here in New Jersey back in 2000. He received it as a birthday gift when he was 10 years old in 1971. I didnt have the heart to tell him that his parents gave him the girl's version of the bike and not the boy's version!

Extremely rare, white on white version. Three speed with all its original 1971 components intact - Sturmey Archer three speed hub, handle bars, rims, etc.

Over $400 spent on the rechroming costs alone. A bunch of NOS parts were used to bring it back to showroom condition. Absolutely correct restoration. Rides like new on NOS Raleigh redline tires

I need the room so I am letting this one go. Of course I am keeping MY original 1970 bike that I got when I was 8. And yes, that one is a boy's version.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=320231361872













Here is the bike prior to its restoration in 2000, still in its original white paint:




And here is me and my bike back in 1970, and how it looks today: