YEAH BABY!!!!

[Rat Rod]

I've been wanting a straight bar frame bike for a while.

Looks like I just got my birthday present. :mrgreen:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0108954341

I love it when a plan comes togetha.

 

[Hooch]

hahaha good job!
I thought you had too many bikes? hehehhe
hooch = mr conscience
btw I have the correct bolt on schwinn kickstand for it

 

[Rat Rod]

Actually, as owner of a bike forum you would laugh if you knew what I had...

1967 Schwinn Typhoon
1969 Schwinn Collegiate
1963 Schwinn American (wife's)
2002 Marin Stinson
2000 Gary Fisher (wife's)

I plan to keep this one at my office at the church to ride during my lunch break.

I'll see what condition the kickstand is in that he has. Supposedly he's got the fenders, kickstand and rack to go with it.

I just liked it because of the frame and you don't see many Flying Stars....at least I haven't.

 

[Hooch]

looks like the flying stars had tanks originally
http://www.geocities.com/sldbconsumer15 ... cpg07b.jpg
but I actually like straight bar frames better without tanks

 

[Hooch]

woah you paid too much! they were only 47.50 new from Schwinn lol

 

[Rat Rod]

woah you paid too much! they were only 47.50 new from Schwinn lol

HA HA...dang it! :roll:

 

[Rat Rod]

looks like the flying stars had tanks originally
http://www.geocities.com/sldbconsumer15 ... cpg07b.jpg
but I actually like straight bar frames better without tanks

Yeah....I'm diggin' it sans tank too.

I wonder if those Coke bottle grips are original?

Thanks for the add!

 

[Hooch]

at times over here we give the hardcore Schwinn site a rough time but thanks to guys like bob hufford and the rest for some great preserved scans of the vintage paperwork

 

[Rat Rod]

at times over here we give the hardcore Schwinn site a rough time but thanks to guys like bob hufford and the rest for some great preserved scans of the vintage paperwork

Amen...there are plenty of good folks over there...now moderators....that's another story...ha ha!

 

[Hooch]

I dont think they are original My 62 tornado has chubby schwinn script grips

 

[aka_locojoe]

I like those frames too. Both my John Deere and my RRBBO bike are this frame.
I guess the Flying Star was the deluxe version of the Tornado.

 

[nogoodnic42]

Congrats RR, I really like that frame alot. The head light in Hooche's ad is the same as what is on my '63 Deluxe American. I also like the 9 hole back rack that it has. Nice score...Kelly

 

[nogoodnic42]

My American also has the script on the grips...Kelly

 

[Markm]

right on!!

 

[Rat Rod]

My American also has the script on the grips...Kelly

Thanks Kelly!

I always wonder about stuff like the grips...you'd wonder why anyone would change them, unless they tore up the originals.

The guys over on the Schwinn board are always discussing this idea of Schwinn using the parts they had at the time to build bikes.

It's all cool though because I'm liking the Coke bottles.

 

[Hooch]

gonna be real hard not to put those red wheels and springer on it huh hehehe

 

[Rat Rod]

Gotta sell some more T-shirts...LOL!!!

 

[RatFink]

Very nice buy...

Very nice ol' Schwinn.

Your out of XXXL shirts right?

(cough* X-football star *cough)

 

[socal_jack]

Nice score!!!

 

[Clothespin n]

good score Steve,
you deserve it!
peace,
Kev.