Rebuilding a Restored 1970s Raleigh Tomahawk in 4 minutes

One of our customers asked if we could build up his restored Raleigh Tomahawk bike, This is a speeded up version of the process.
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[@Trackermotorsport]

I had one of these as a child, ended so many miles on it.
A real pleasure to watch you build it.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Thanks for watching and your comments

[@madgpol]

From memory I has the Tomahawk in purple. Great memories. Rayleigh bikes were the dogs danglies in the 70s

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comment

[@racheltaylor6578]

My mate had a Raleigh Grifter when I was a kid.I was so jealous.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi Rachel thanks for watching, I can remember feeling the same when I saw my friend on a chopper.

[@TheWeardale1]

beautiful bike!

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Thanks for watching and your comment

[@markday1714]

so cool good on ya

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Thanks

[@Lonskiau]

I had one of these in the 1970's but so wanted a Chopper.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

,choppers, grifters, tomahawks, all really collectable now

[@boufent]

Love it

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Yes it's very nice.

[@rockhopper70]

Nice one, I’m pretty sure I had one of these, but in “racing purple”……great for wheelies, you get very low rider on that saddle! 😄😀😄

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Thanks for your comments

[@anthonystewart677]

I bought one from someone down the road for £2 in 1979. Just the same as this one, but probably a bit more used.

[@michaeldenton2581]

Cracking job Dave. Remember riding one of these down Bolton Brow into SB every Saturday to the old Market on Station Rd

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Good old Days

[@J0nny61]

The Tomahawk was like a mini Chopper and probably something your sister rode back in the early 70's. I'd have killed for a Raleigh Chopper in 1969, but as there were four of us kids in the family, it was never going to happen. One of my brother's who is 12 years younger than me got a Raleigh Grifter bought for him in the 80's, as the rest of us had moved out and were riding motorbikes or driving. The Chopper is way more iconic than the Tomahawk. Great video Dave and I hope you've made someone very happy.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi Jon, most of us at 10 years old wanted a chopper, When I was 10 the year was 1972.

[@ianmangham4570]

There was always a tomahawk or 3 in the neighbourhood, I got a new Raleigh Striker for Christmas 70s 👍😎great days ,milkman rag n bone man,icecream guy on a three wheel bike,bread man in a van, coal man,pop man, knife sharpener guy on a bike with a contraption spinning wheel,I think we've gone backwards socially, poor kids have smartphones for parents now. 🤣🙏🖕❤🇬🇧😎👍

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi Ian, what a brilliant comment, I was approx 14 in 76 and I remember all them, totally agree with your comment 100%

[@mclaren44]

Nice handlebar moustache at the end 😂

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Lol

[@paulhutchinson2032]

I'm looking at 2 of them now in my garden, wondering what to do with them... Mine and me brothers from late 70's.Been in parents loft for 40 odd years. Red and a purple one, needing some TLC!

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Thanks for watching and your comment, get em out and do em up

[@WurzelsFan]

I haver never seen or heard of these before. Was the chopper it's replacement or was this a cheaper version of the chopper?

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, the Tomahawk was the Choppers little brother.

[@ElectricArtist]

I think i have the mark 3 version of this bike. I've started to restore it. It's in red and yellow.

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi, Thank you for watching and your comments

[@Brunosdad]

I had one of these in the 70s not very good for doing jumps though 🤕

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

They sure wasn't

[@321bytor]

Brilliant...I'm of that age...but I don't think it's unfortunate! 😂

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Thanks for watching.

[@neilhamilton2621]

is that factory fresh

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

Hi Neil, not sure what you mean?

[@neilhamilton2621]

New out the box since 1970

[@TheYorkshireBikeMechanic]

@@neilhamilton2621 Ahh, no it was stripped, restored and we put it back together