Raleigh Grifter

[Karl]

Got this off a friend at work;


...in need of light restoration, but all there 

Might take me a while to sort it out as I've a few c5 projects on the go, but I am looking forward to getting it back to its former glory  .

[Retro Andy]

NO WAY, I'm guttered, thats really not fair Karl, I've been looking for a grifter for while now and you beat me to it, I am looking for the red stars and stripes model.

Retro Andy.

[Karl]

Not sure what the stars and stripes model is , but this one was going begging because of a loft clearout 

I've been trawling through the 'net for some spares and noticed these guys;
http://raleighgrifter.aceboard.com/

Looks like the Grifters have an owners site just like the c5's - and they go to Brooklands as well . I reckon we should have a joint meeting/road trip, can you imagine the reaction ? A convoy of c5's and Raleigh Grifters 

[PLOD11]

http://www.raleighgrifter.com/index.php

[radiomarty]

I had that exact model / color !!!!- have a photo in the loft of me on it must dig it out -lol

[radiomarty]

And here she is - lol 

[techytype]

this thread reminds me of a few years ago, i was in a neighbours, they were cb radio fans at the time.

a local lad aged about 15, not the brightest spark but harmless enough, had an Archer portable CB radio, and in the habit of walking the streets and talking over it to people, not having the punch to go to far.

so a conversation starts up and he says he has been doing mums shopping, blah blah, then said he had his shopping bag hung over his 'chopper'!

a stunned silence, get him to repeat and he doe's, so now we fear not being bright he might have been given some drugs or drink 'for a laugh' and is now buck naked, so we all shot out to find him.

after a brief search he was located, there he was in all his glory - fully clothed riding a Rayleigh Chopper, shopping over the handlebars.

i don't think we stopped laughing for several hours 

Alan

[Karl]

And here she is - lol 

Looking good matie  - you might have started a new trend on here, photo's of us in our youth (only the clean stuff though !!).

Might have to dig out the old family album and see whats lurking within ...

[Retro Andy]

This is the stars and stripes model:-



Retro Andy

[Karl]

..I should have remembered that ,since it is on display at Brooklands 

[mikegrifter]

hi

suppose i best reply to this thread, mk 1 in original pic, check the  number on down tube to find out what year you have , mk1's getting pretty rare and sort after now, fingers crossed its a may 76 for you 

mike

[Karl]

hi

suppose i best reply to this thread, mk 1 in original pic, check the  number on down tube to find out what year you have , mk1's getting pretty rare and sort after now, fingers crossed its a may 76 for you 

mike

I never got round to doing much with it, it was purchased as a Xmas pressie for my brother. Put some new tyres and brake blocks on it and that was about it ! He was well chuffed with it though 

[mikegrifter]

they are a laugh and incredibly well built, ie heavy

few of mine







better ones over on grifter forum 

[Retro Andy]

I want one, no I want two, actually I want all three, WOW !

Retro Andy.

[Karl]

The silver one is what I was really after as it is the same as the one my brother had all those years ago. Happy days