hornets

[moparmayhem93]

were these pre war bikes?

ill get the serial number in the next day or two
just wanna get some info on it

i looked for numbers on the internet but couldnt find a year

ill keep lookin though

 

[Boardtrack fan]

No pictures? Look for a skip tooth chain and rearward facing dropouts. According to one of my books they did sell Schwinn skip tooth bikes after the war so, a serial number is best.

 

[tnt1]

I have two 1950 straight bar schwinns and a 1953 ladys hornets and they all are skiptooth one has a sweetheart sprocket Tony 8)

 

[skoda]

I think Hornets were all 50's - 60 something, early.

http://www.trfindley.com

52

52-53...54..55..etc

59 - Middleweight

 

[moparmayhem93]

ill try to have pics tomorrow

no skip tooth and i looked for serial numbers online but couldnt find any

 

[skoda]

What is the serial #?

 

[moparmayhem93]

should i get the one one the crank or the dropout?

 

[sensor]

well if its on the drop out itd be a 52 or newer(they changed from the bottom bracket to the left drop out in 52)

 

[moparmayhem93]

ill try and get pics tonight
but
my dad already has the bike apart

 

[musclebikes]

I have a girls Hornet its just like the one in that ad, if I remember right the serial # on mine was on the rear dropout.

The Cabe, has a good list of schwinn serial numbers.

 

[moparmayhem93]

ok
serial number is A14684
it was on the rear drop out on the lft side
now
we have a problem
The Cabe says it is a bike from 1964
but
we have a felling thats not it
but
we checked skodas link for bunches o bikes and it said it is from 1951 which seems to early for the bike


sorry for not having pics up
i've gott em but i cant get them off my caera
BUT
i t looks IDENTICAL to the one in the ad
the very first one
same color and everything but my dads is missing the tank the light the truss rods and the rear racks

HOPEFULLY have the pics up soon
ill keep ya posted
but
thanks in advance

 

[skoda]

'51 actually is probably right.

 

[moparmayhem93]

i was begin to think so

thanks skoda!

 

[moparmayhem93]

FINALLY PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it even had the headbage which is a great plus
cool brass to

ok
thers pics
i wish i would have gotten em before my dad got the bike apart but i dint
and coan onle ony tell me why the rear sprocket is cut like that?
and the brake lever says new dpearture
also
with rear stayslike that can it take a 26x3?

thanks guys