Відео

I just bought one at a yard sale for $20 someone gave it a cheap spray paint job. How do i go about removing the bad paint job and bring it back to the original paint job? Also, how can i find out what year it is and how can i find extra parts for it as they didn't put the fenders back on.

Where do you get the rivets and the eye lids for sissie bar?

I lived in Queens, New York over 30 years ago, on a street on a long, steel hill. Every so often, I would hear some kids timing the light from the bottom of the hill from the top of it. You always knew when the light turned green because you heard the kids scream "AHHHHH!" as they rolled down the hill to go through it. It was HILARIOUS every time!

I know this video came out about a year ago but I wanted to ask you how did you find tires for your bike? My wife is trying to restore a 1963 schwinn and the tire size is odd. Do you know of a good website to look on for those?

This looks like the exact bike my late brother had minus the 2 speed kick back, I have a really good picture of him and I With it.

Good job! Enjoyed the video

Great work and outcome!

My Schwinn fast back has a single pan seat. Seat post clamp is welded to the pan. I just replaced it with an after market cheapy.

What's the name of the kit?

A bit late with this comment/question, but what kind/size tires are those, on the Stingray? I have a banana seat bike I'm planning to restore, almost the same as yours. Awesome build! New subscriber here!

Great job! where did you find the seat cover? looking for a Lemon peeler seat cover thx

You might want to go trying to leaned forward downward towards the Handle bar. You should try a 1980s 10 speed betcha you will be able to hit 45 mph.

It's scary as shit doing 30 mph on a 20' bike and mine's electric and my first bike was a Schwinn Stingray 1966.

Well, going 40 mph is not as fast as I was going through. When my brake cable broke in half inside my brakes case when I was going down St. Croix Falls between Minnesota and Wisconsin when I was young during the 80s. My friend and I were heading out to my Dad's cabin in Wisconsin. I've had some how Managed to make it down the hill and cruising between 50 and 65 miles per Hour without having any Sort of problems with bumped in vehicles or people who are walking around on the right side of the road to look over the river. All I know is that I would not want to go through that again. Note; If any other person who is planning on a long-distance road trip. Best of go replaced your brakes cables before you go. Because of that, I have truly learned a very important lesson.

i see you are leaning forward in this video.. 43 ! that awesome for an old bike.. i wonder what i can reach in my 70 drag stripper.. once i get it completed.

lean forward to reduce drag you may just hit the 40mph..

Very Nice!

Hope all good, enjoyed the restoration.....amazing!

Let's hear it for Park Tool grease and a decent bearing repack...! lol!

I had that same color Violet Schwinn Stingray in 1964, paid $70 with my own allowance! Loved that bike! 🩷🩷

OUTSTANDING!

I got over 35 miles an hour on my bike once going down a bridge but ended up hitting a snake and losing control and landing in a weed patch. By the time the fire ants got through with me I decided never again.

I use electrolysis for rust removal. Pits I generally solder or braze over. Electroplating is possible at home, but you need to do a lot of polishing. Never had the Schwinn sing ray but I did have the Sears Ted Williams version of a chopper bike. Once I grew tall the bike eventually was too small to ride and it sat in the garage. My parents must have thrown it away when I moved out. Had a slick rear tire, glitter banana seat, wheelie bar and glitter grips. When I was in Junior high I actually restored it down to taking the spokes off and polishing and straightening the wheels, 40 miles an hour on that thing seems suicidal.

❤❤❤ nice restoration, i love old Schwinns , every kid wanted a stingray when i was a kid .

Nize video, I have 2 1959 Schwinn bikes to "rehab" since I would never want to repaint etc, some good tips as I have 3 2 speed kick backs.

WOW👌

I had this EXACT bike when I was 8yrs old. Same color and kickback 2 speed. I still have the chain guard. Wish I had the bike to go with it!

😂😂😂❤❤❤

What thickness foam did you use?

That is my childhood bike. Great memories.

Which brand whitewall tires are those

can this bike be turned into an electric bike?

I had a purple Stingray when I was in elementary school. It even had the STP sticker on the banana seat.

Velocidad 🏁🏁🏁

Hola que rodado es la bicicleta ?? Nuevo suscriptor un saludo desde Argentina

I can't believe I came across your video. While cleaning out my mother's garage, I found my sister's 1966 Schwinn Stingray which isn't it that bad of shape. I was going to find someone to restore it, but you give me hope. I'm still watching them and realize I need Schwinn tools. I'm giving the bike to her for Christmas. I also found a 1965 Schwinn Tandem which will need a lot of work.

Greetings from UK. What a wonderful job you did with that bike.very impressive indeed

bout to do my own. we have malvern star here and speedwell

You did a great job thanks for the video

Phenomenal

Loved the series. Great project

Thicker foam would be nice

you are a legend man, now u gotta test all your bikes like this before you sell them.

crazy cool!!!!

Haha dang that is sketchy I think I would do it on my spitfire five a lot of hills here in central coast Santa Barbara 😄

Wow! Nice. Great to see the bike you restored going so fast! Good Job.

Super awesome!

Schwinn's "Violet HA" is one of the craziest paints I've ever seen. Under some lighting conditions it can look purple, under others it can look maroon, and under others it can look bright pink! ...and If worn and aged enough, it can just look like a hard maroon under any lighting. I like it, but I wish they would have stuck with the original "purple opal," that they only used in '63 & '64(?). I've got a few 'Rays. Where do you score your parts, Ebay?

Congrats hitting 40 + mph on your classic Schwinn !!! Got to love those OBS Chevy trucks !!!

I had a '66 Schwinn Sting Ray from new, I was 10 years old. It was even purple with a 2 speed kickback. I did a lot of things with it, knobby tires and solo saddle for dirt jumping and trail riding, springer front end with a skinny front tire and wide slick, repainted, reupholstered, all the stuff. I could wheelie it as far as I wanted. But I never went 43 mph on it! Well done!