Back in 1981,i had a brand new Budgie in a baby blue colour,lots of chrome bits and mint paint,,,one winter evening(i remember 'cus it was dark around 6pm) my dad came home from work and called me down to the kitchen,where there was a scruffy blue bike,it looked alien to me,he said my Budgie mustve been stolen and in its place this bike was left by whoever nicked my new Budgie...the replacement bike was a space blue tomahawk,the whole thing was a joke,my budgie wasnt nicked,i still have it but i dont know where the tomahawk went,i cant even remember riding it!its on my list for finding one to restore.

I've been watching old Cannon & Ball ........! It's refreshing considering the crap on nowadays.

Hi paul congrats with the aale on the bike thats geat mostly love the tv its got to be done i wouldn't be without mine in the shed god my my wife can watch some crap and go with the colour i bet it will look so much better when all complete i will look forward to see it .have a good weekend mate

The silver Chopper looks the business in the sun and so does the Prismatic with it's glistening decals. ❤ i don't blame you for keeping the Grifter, i thought you were mad selling it the first time around. 😝

Those set ups on beadles about when they did the car swapping pranks.. they were all fiesta xr2's if I remember rightly. Keep the grifter. All the choppers look mint. Good work

Ha ha ! Jeremy Beadle.. 'give him a big hand !!' lol

Yeah ..the parts you found are awesome.. deffo keep the costs down !.. great idea about the copper pipe repair !! ..and the gearchanger looks awesome !! That back wheel looks superb !!

Hey Paul bro ! ..glad you got some good prices for the sales.. superb !! Interesting that the Chopper is being re-launched ! Bless dear Norman.. on patrol innit !! 🐾🐾 May your friend's wife Rest in Peace .. F😐ck Cancer.. my first wife went the same way bless her back in 1997.. she was 28 !! I have a face like a crank !! lol Ha ha ! ..tomorrow we will all be miwlyonaires Rodders !! lol 🤣🤣😂😂 The bikes look awesome mate !! Cheers to you as always my friend 🍻 I'd have taken the older fizzy.. I like 'a bit of rough' innit !! lol My old Dad had a 'mini motor' engine on his old bike !! ..awesome !! lol ''Water cooled when it rained !!'' lol ..still watching..

Aha ! lol..I thought I'd seen all your vids Paul bro ..but I've found one that I missed ! The build quality on these Raleigh bikes always amazes me.. Nottingham workmanship at its best ! The nuts look great ..and I should know !! 😂🤣 The red Chopper looks awesome too mate !! ..I like that patina on the frame.. it's worn but it tells a tale of its history !! ..awesome !! 7:50 .. have you paid for that saddle ??!! lol ..take deep breaths and get rid of it quick !! 🤣😂 The Raleigh heron logo was apparently chosen for its presence in the Raleigh Cycle Company by founder Frank Bowden.. his family crest ! ..superb !!

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Fantastic!!youre living the dream from what i see with that shed and the bikes!!Ive got sheds but too many hobbies!P.S,WANTED Raleigh Tempo bike,frame /complete needing resto..reply here if you have one please,(sorry Paul for hijacking your comments section)

As a kid had a racer but put a better seat on it. Tried my mates chopper ended up on my back as soon as I started peddling.

Yes winner lol might have to put the lottery on this . Hope you do well selling the bikes on eBay have a great holiday hope the sun comes out to as I'm on holiday next week have a good one mate

Hey paul mate the kamikaze prizzy is looking great mate!! Nice work again fair play. I cant wait to see what you do with the space blue mate no doubt it will be a nother cracking bike! 😁 and bell me whenever ur ready to have a go at the stand mate and i will talk you through it aslong as you have the tube tool and a 6 inch or bigger g clamp mate it really is a piece of cake. Looking forward to the show mate! 😁🍻

The Prismatic looks good! 👍 My one has purple dice dust caps. 😁

Cheers to you bro 🍻.. awesome !! Have a great holiday !!

Ha ha ! ..I loved the old fruit machines and one armed bandits.. my Gran used to live near Broadstairs in Kent and I spent all my time in the Amusement arcades there ..and in Herne Bay !! ..awesome !! ..hope you can get the old girl spinning again ..my mate worked on these for years.. he says ''One main piece that sticks out is the dog.... it is one of the most important adjustment parts on bandits in terms of overall tunining. You can undo that nut and move the dog/bar in or out to the required point where your machine picks up and contacts to spin the spools. There is another possibility apparently.. the part that hooks onto the dog has lost a spring.. or the dog is badly Kerry Packered.'' You can get this fixed easily bro !! ..plenty of old lags out there that worked these old timers !! The black Chopper bike looks awesome !!

I left a long comment.,. all good lol.. It will probably turn up someday !! lol

They are pinching my comments again bro !! I hope you can find them my friend !!

Not so bad a colour match on the Grifter bro ! ..it's unique !!

For me I reckon your favourite is the fizzy. It was your second bike you done. A lot of parts sourced and from my point of view the most work. Great video bud, hope you're keeping well

Hi paul i think the colour match is very close its just where its new paint and im thinking you probably like the quick silver then the red one

It's Dealer Mike's and your fault that I now own a mk2 Chopper. 😅 I was more of a Burner & Grifter man until you two started making videos. 😁

Hi how much is yellow Raleigh chopper

Hi I’m just wondering is it just as cheep to buy every item new and build a chopper from scratch

Congratulations Paul on being a grandad again... Won't be long till they are all helping with the builds and the shed. Nice paint job on the prismatic.. cracking results

I remember the M25.. 'London's orbital car park' !! lol Hope you are feeling better bro !! ..you tried your best to get there mate !! 💪 Congratulations to your daughter's new born !! ..and her and her partner of course !! I've got a daughter in Australia ..lol..she stands on her head if she ever phones me !! lol I had a load of old 'flexitrack' that I ditched.. I wish I'd have known you were on the way to a new layout as I would have sent it your way for free bro !! The bikes look awesome as always !! You need to get one of those old style Hornby transformers that start the trains off slowly !! My old Choppers chainguard fell off and I got my 1970's flared corduroy trousers snagged in the chain linkage innit !! lol ..oh the pleasures of youth !! lol

Nice one Paul great vid , which tyre shine do you use - cheers 🍻

Hi mate great video as always congrats on the grandchild . Hope u get the paint colour sorted soon that's a joke that is 5 weeks

Hey Paul mate congratulations on the new grandchild mate 👍 the collection is looking great! And you have had the 007 special and I reckon with the prizzy which came with everything loose and finger tight it could be the kamikaze special 🤣🤣 hopefully u can make the September show date mate. Keep up the great work and look forward to the updates 🍻

Great video Paul, congratulations on the birth of your grandchild. Good to have an update on the bikes and what you've been up to. Your home has some fantastic views of the Essex countryside. Cheers. Jerry

The rear mudguard on your Prismatic is similar to mine - really shiny but incredibly lumpy. 😄 I bought a brand new pair of tyres and as soon as they were fitted I put some tyre shine on, they looked grey but now they're a lovely dark black. 😎

Great video, just found the channel, showing the new workshop is part of it. I had the black prismatic chopper from new, only had it for a few years, would like another one. Look forward to seeing more .

Looks amazing 🙏

Nice work , I never got a Chopper as a young lad, my Mum got me a Spanish knock off (I think it was Spanish anyway) I always wanted a Chopper :-)

I loved the Grifter and the Tomahawk. The Grifter we used to change out the forks and put another back wheel on the front and ride BMX before there were BMX in the UK. The forks would break frequently and the geometry of the bike was messed up ., but it was fun back in the late 70's many dirt jumps conquered!

I'm driving down to Essex on Saturday to swap one of my Burners with a mates mk2 Chopper Prismatic. I've owned two mk3's but never a proper Chopper. 😊

Brilliant collection. Have you ever thought of reconditioning a Raleigh budgie and tomahawk and have a full set all same colour.Hope your well soon..

The infa red looks mint. Lovely workshop also. I tried to get the Saturday off work but no joy.. you'll enjoy the show bud. There's another one in September I believe. Josh will know the dates. Your channel is going really well, look forward to the video at the show. Hope you feel better soon 😊

The infra red is outstanding sir !!

Hope you are feeling much better very soon Paul bro ! The bikes look awesome !! Ha ha.. that creaking noise sounds like my knees when I'm walking.. and I paid for the shoes !! lol Enjoy the Raleigh show.. you can get those electronic tags off with a couple of tea spoons !! lol 😜😜 Cheers mate as always 🍻

Every year I say I'll go to the Raleigh show but never do. It's a 300 mile round trip for me. 😢

Lovely video Paul love the infant red chopper really nice work as usual . The new workshop looks great and will improve with time as you put your stamp on it .hope you get better soon as you know us men seem to get a stronger strain of these bugs than women lol. Anyway take care mate and have a night cap and sleep it off.

Hi again Paul, I was just wondering how you are getting on with the model railway? Do you need any track or extra bits and bobs for it? My local model shop is closing down in a couple of weeks time. He has a lot of Peco items, the track is the same spec as Hornby and made in England. I don't mind buying you a few items to help the channel. He has a closing down sale on. Cheers. Jerry

Absolutely brilliant as usual with you mate! And yes i agree i think it edges the original one you did 👌 the line up in the workshop is looking great! And to be fair i think what ever size we build mate we will fill it and think i should have gone bigger haha its in our nature 🤣 we are 100% on for the weekend mate hope your feeling better for it as it should be a great day mate! And hopefully someone at the show with a restored space blue can shed some light on what paint they used mate 😁🍻

Hi Paul, thanks for another great video. Sorry you've not been feeling well. The 007 special looks great, I think its nicer than the first Infa red. Your new workshop looks great, more space for projects. I'm looking forward to seeing your channel grow as you take on more projects and things. Get better soon and enjoy the Raleigh show. Jerry

I think the infa red looks better than the old one paul looks smart Norman seems to like it lol . hope your feeling better for the raleigh show mate

Great video again mate been a bit late watching it this week you've done loads workshops is massive and what a deal with the chopper . Cheers for the shout out have a great weekend mate

I have shed / workshop envy. Would love my own shed, would build one big enough to live in 😮. Cracking deal on that prismatic, that owes you £140 if my maths is correct ?. Cracking result

Hi Paul, another great video, thanks. The new workshop looks fantastic. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos. I might buy a Griffter from you one day, the same as I had in 1979. Thanks for mentioning my name, I really appreciate it. I have a lot of hobbies myself, cars, motorbikes, toys, model railways, militaria and of course Choppers! Looking forward to your next video. Jerry