Raleigh Bicycle Company introduced in 1973 and only available in a bizarre shade of pink. This model was discontinued in 1976. The Mk 2 had a shorter seat and the frame modified to move the rear of the seat forward, this helped prevent the bike tipping up. The shorter seat also made it harder to ride '2 up' (2 people on the bike at a time). The "Chopper" remained in production until 1982, when the rising popularity of the BMX bicycle caused sales to drop off. Raleigh revisited the chopper design in recent times, with great success although the new version has had
American Chopper was moved to the Discovery Channel, the network "American Chopper" originally debuted on. In Canada "American Chopper" started on January 8 on TLC and moved to Saturday nights at 10 p.m. On February 7, 2011, Paul Teutul Jr. announced that "American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior" had been renewed for a second season and would return spring 2011. On November 21, 2012, Eileen O'Neill, president of Discovery Network, announced the show had been cancelled. The final episode aired December 17, 2012. On December 11, 2014, Discovery Channel aired an "American Chopper" special under the title "American Chopper: Shaq Bike", which featured