Latest project finally finished.

Was a long an arduous task but I finally got her on the road.

The shifter was all messed up but I managed to find enough parts to rebuild it.

Nice that bike is probably worth as much as a lot of our KZ's are. Nostalgia commands big money these days.

i remember taking those 5 speed fastbacks and stripping em down to make em fast when we were kids!:laugh: god its been 30 years sincei saw one complete like that!

That thing is so gay. :laugh:

That's one sweet looking Krate;)
It IS a Krate isn't it?? :huh:


I'd like to get some NOS or repo stickers for my Schwinn
Sports Tourer.

Not a Krate.....they are too expensive to redo. Just a standard Schwinn 5 speed stingray . 1971 model.


Hey Henry.....you ever finish any of your projects yet ? Or are you just JO in the garage with your buddies ?:laugh:

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PLUMMEN wrote:

i remember taking those 5 speed fastbacks and stripping em down to make em fast when we were kids!:laugh: god its been 30 years sincei saw one complete like that!

i have the same memory's plummen, man those were sum kool bikes,i must have stole everyone in my neighborhood lol

Hers another one, just a standard stingray.

fastestz1 wrote:

PLUMMEN wrote:

i remember taking those 5 speed fastbacks and stripping em down to make em fast when we were kids!:laugh: god its been 30 years sincei saw one complete like that!

i have the same memory's plummen, man those were sum kool bikes,i must have stole everyone in my neighborhood lol

we had a hell of a parts network back in those days!:laugh:

My kida and I built a lowrider bike about 10 years ago that had the trike rear end and a stereo in a big box on the back. We took it to every show that summer and won every time. I should get some pics scanned and posted. It was all yellow powdercoat. I love those old Schwinns.