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Title: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Tony oily bike on November 14, 2013, 02:54:05 PM For those of a certain age - one of Fantic's famous choppers for £1400
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fantic-Chopper-1974-6-speed-/151162951310?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item233203968e Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov Post by: Olds on November 15, 2013, 08:16:17 AM Is it just me or does £1400 seem rather a lot for a 70s moped that needs restoration, has a broken crankcase unknown issues with the kickstart side and is in Holland ? ???
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov Post by: merv on November 15, 2013, 09:13:18 AM I'm with you Old's, don't sound like a very good investment even if you only wanted it for oneself and not to make money on
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov Post by: kevsky on November 15, 2013, 04:22:49 PM Brings a whopping great grin to my face though, in my early teens I thought these were the bee's b*ll*cks
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov Post by: morrag on November 15, 2013, 07:06:46 PM It was a bloody awful contraption when new, so now........................well it takes all sorts I suppose, sad bu..........rs :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Tony oily bike on March 11, 2016, 09:34:19 AM Moving on from the end of 2013 and the £1400 for-resto Fantic, there's a fully restored Fantic Chopper on ebay with a day to go and its reached................
Well, I'll let you guess (no cheating!!!!!! I know you lot ;)) Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Tony oily bike on March 11, 2016, 09:36:05 AM 2017 restored Fantic Chopper pic
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Tony oily bike on March 11, 2016, 09:36:40 AM 2017 restored Fantic Chopper, another pic
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Stix on March 11, 2016, 10:03:34 AM Well that makes £1400 seem like a bargain!!!
STIX Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: the coppersmith on March 11, 2016, 12:43:40 PM we had an apprentice who had one, he had to pedal like crazy to get out of the dockyard gate. I nicknamed him Frantic, even to day he is still known as frantic.
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Manky Monkey on March 11, 2016, 02:48:45 PM What a beast of a bike!
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Olds on March 13, 2016, 07:34:52 AM Sold for just over £8000 :o
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: morrag on March 13, 2016, 08:07:35 AM Well, words fail me! and that's a rare occurrence :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: the coppersmith on March 13, 2016, 09:44:29 AM That's FAN tas TIC...................I've got my coat ::)
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Baychimp on March 15, 2016, 11:38:17 PM A guy round our way had one of those, he thought he looked the mutts n*ts. We didn't have the heart to tell him, at 6' 3" and as skinny as a bean pole it he looked rather foolish on a Fantic.
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: triker_Chewie on March 20, 2016, 05:35:20 AM so you're saying that at 6'4" and gettin fat I should look great?
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: Baychimp on March 20, 2016, 07:53:52 PM I wouldn't go that far. :D
Title: Re: Fantic Chopper - ebay - £1400 - ends 17 Nov 2013 Post by: hunter on March 20, 2016, 07:56:56 PM Neither would the bike ;D
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