Muscle Bikes

[roddster]

  And wasn't those Schwin 20" Bikes about $60.00 back then.  Alot of newspaper delivery money spent on those.

[557]

Does anyone remember the 1970s kids show "Wonderama" with Bob McAllister?  They were always giving away a Ross Apollo 5-speed.  I always wanted one of those.

.  I remember wonderama....It was "far out"........

[tesgt350]

Bill Gates

[557]

So,that's why they call it a "sissy" bar.....

[Shelby73]

I have a few schwinn Stingrays they all have original paint and tires unrestored. One is a 73 Lemon Peeler with rear disc brake, one is a 67 Rams Horn, the other is a Green 67 Regular Stingray with the original slick like I had when I was young. Also a basically brand new 1974 that was a one owner they never used with the original paperwork.

[Shelby73]

While we are on Bikes I also have a Shelby and a Corvette Bike both mostly original.

[2112]

I have a few as well. My '73 Apple Krate was my dream bike from 1970-1975. They were $129 depending on options.

My parents paid $500 for their '65 Impala SS so $129 was not going to happen. I first started earning money in 1975 so my first bike ended up being a Schwinn LeTour

[2112]

I have two Huffy's as well.

But I bleed Ford Blue and Schwinn whatever color Schwinn is.

[Shelby73]

212 you have some great looking bikes. I would like to have a original paint apple krate or orange krate if you have one to sell. I also have a 1947 Whizzer all original with great patina.

[2112]

I do have a Trio of 1968 Krates in over the top condition. The Orange and Apple are original, only the Lemon was repainted by a previous owner.

All Date code correct. These were the original 3 Krates released in the first year.

I would consider selling the 3 as a package. They are in incredible condition. My best Apple is NOS, never been ridden. I do have another that is a rider I want to keep and a 3rd that has OK paint, but needs to be reassembled with fresh cables, tuned etc. I wouldn't paint it, but it needs work. I would sell that one if I guy wanted to doll it up.

[Shelby73]

You are the Krate guy. Man those are some good looking bikes. I'm like you I still get excited looking at those things. It all goes back to what we all wanted when we were young it went from bikes to motorcycles to cars and women fell in there somewhere.

[KR500]

I still have my Schwinn Le Tour I bought new back in the mid 70's. It is 100% original, low miles but not in real nice condition.

[2112]

You are the Krate guy. Man those are some good looking bikes. I'm like you I still get excited looking at those things. It all goes back to what we all wanted when we were young it went from bikes to motorcycles to cars and women fell in there somewhere.

LOL!

I think it was a generational thing about growing up in the 60's and 70's.

Teens today see it as an ailment.   

[Shelby73]

They're like cars most got well used and abused, I know we beat ours up, I learned to paint working on mine, it was green and I painted it black and lace painted the chain guard then I put chopper forks on it.  luckily there were some people that didn't like to ride and theirs got put in a corner and sold at yard sales years down the road.

[cj750]

This thread seems like an appropriate home for this picture, even if the car is a brand X.