Nice Chopper
February 5th, 2013
If you were a kid living in miserable, drab 1970s England a Chopper bike added a dash of bright, pop-coloured glamour to your life. Sat on one of those a boy suddenly became Easy Rider or a Hell’s Angel, and the dingy road he lived on was transformed into a California freeway where the sun always shined and the girls had tans and great teeth.
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I’m sure this is about the 3rd time you’ve mentioned Chopper bikes, because everytime you do, I always say does anyone remember ‘Whizz Wheels’ – the Chopper riding crime solving kid in Whizzer and Chips comic?
My mate had a Chopper, another had a Grifter. I had a 10 speed racer… Would let any of us have a go on the Chopper or give us a backy.
I like the picture capturing another trend of the times, the scarf tied on the wrist (to prevent theft,
as scarfs of opposing football fans became trophies)
Ah….Such fond memories, my best mate and I both had purple choppers which we woulod tear-arse round the local area feeling cooler than a cold cresta from the fridge !