1960 schwinn tornado

[Metal Militia]

i picked this up last year at the ann arbor show. i gave it to my brother, who didn't touch it, so i reclaimed it from him. it's one of the smoothest rides i've got. i've got a new set of tires and a 2 speed kickback waiting to go on when i get a chance. the wheels and fenders came from a donor hollywood that i found at a garage sale for $2. the owners grandson had jumped the bike and bent it so bad, the bb almost touched the ground. the rest of the parts i had lying around the garage. i was going to recover the saddle, but i kind of dig it as is. MM

 

[sensor]

clean and simple......looks great :mrgreen:

 

[user 135]

clean and simple......looks great :mrgreen:

Ditto. Those are cool frames and they have a built in U lock holder.

 

[Nevergrew]

Double Diddo.

Gorgeous paint and pin stripes mate. Really nice 8)

 

[Jimbo1959]

Looks Awesome! Great job! - (from a 1959 Tornado owner)

 

[Galtbacken]

Looks great!

 

[Metal Militia]

thanks to all. jimbo, i love thestraightbars. i have another 1959 that i am turning into a single speed bmx/klunker. i'll post pics of that when i get a chance. MM

 

[ratina]

Wow that is nice! The apes look awesome on it

 

[Unchained]

Yeah, real sweet! The apes do look good... and nice paint work? Not done with rattle can, is it?

 

[Metal Militia]

yep, it's a rattle job. the red in the first pic is 2 coats of housepaint. i took it all down by hand, and sprayed it in my backyard. i used a masking tape i had for building model cars, then i used the cheapest paint aco hardware had, flat black and white, $0.97 a can, and then a gloss clear coat over it.
it's actually the only bike i have with apes, and it's one of my faves. MM

 

[Hammond Eggz]

Wow - nice refurb!

 

[CCR]

like the seat and apes with the repaint. i love the twin straightbar frames

 

[deorman]

This beauty needs a head badge, great job! 8) 8) 8) 8)

 

[thesuicideride]

that thing looks really sweet! the paint looks really sharp to. nice job. well done

 

[Duane9531]

Let me borrow a hand and give this 3 thumbs up! :lol:

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Just found this through an image search trying to get ideas for my 1960 Tornado and I must say great minds think alike. First thing I did was add mini apes to mine.