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I saw this on Craigslist listed for $75. I thought I only wanted the fork, so I offered $50 sight unseen. He accepted and I went over promptly. I believe it's way more than I bargained for: A Raleigh cruiser with a metal riveted head badge, 5- spd, cool bars w. cross brace, and really nice original paint. I assume it's a Raleigh 4000X from the '80s, but cannot find any info about it. It's so complete, I think I might just restore it. I love it.
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'81s came in black and red only...that's why I think it is an '82+.

Post the serial @sdframe , it's probably not in Raleigh format as it is likely a Taiwan sourced bike (or maybe Japan or china)...but, I've had some luck tracking down old Asian serial numbers in the past :grin:.
 
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This is a little newer 87 I changed the handlebar stem and the bike may have been made in Canada
 
Here's the 81 MX, the bike Matti posted up. I think you have a complete bike except for the chain.

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Your is complete. Raleigh was going through tough times in the 80s. There BMX brand flopped badly. I think the reason the mx4000 is not easily found is it's a raliegh franken bike. They used the leftover parts (the handlebars and chrome fork) to make bikes. A trick they started in the 50s when they bought up all the other brands in england. You'll find BSA with a raliegh fender and forks. Just odd matches.
 
If your lucky it was made late enough that Raleigh threading isn't an issue.
 
@ingola Your bike is definitely a different breed than the Ramblers. Big difference being yours has toothpaste welds and the Ramblers are lugged.
Mines newer cost cutting. I wouldn't be surprised if the Rambler was made in Canada. Not far from where I live actually. he has a really cool Raleigh I've never seen before and I have many old Raleighs.
 
'79 catalog, no Strandies/BMX Cruiser in the catalog.

'80 catalog...
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'81 catalog...
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'82 & '84 catalogs... can't find any
'83 & '85 catalogs ('full line')...no Strandies/BMX Cruiser
'86 catalog...now called a Newport...
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...which looks like it could be like @ingola 's frame, but is too blurry to be certain.

Here is another I ran across...the file is called Fuji Raleigh...which may indicate that the pic owner narrowed it down to Fuji made, or not.
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...worth noting...the 4000X sticker on the forks.
 
'79 catalog, no Strandies/BMX Cruiser in the catalog.

'80 catalog...
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'81 catalog...
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'82 & '84 catalogs... can't find any
'83 & '85 catalogs ('full line')...no Strandies/BMX Cruiser
'86 catalog...now called a Newport...
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...which looks like it could be like @ingola 's frame, but is too blurry to be certain.

Here is another I ran across...the file is called Fuji Raleigh...which may indicate that the pic owner narrowed it down to Fuji made, or not.
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...worth noting...the 4000X sticker on the forks.
Mines called a transit no sticker on the front fork. The Rambler is a definitely a better built bike. Its a shame Raleigh went on to be what it became. I have a frames from the 40s all the way through to the 90s and you see the quality go down
 

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