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1969 schwinn stingray questions
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Pre-Motorized Bicycle Information. forum. hey everybody im thinking of buying a 1969 schwinn stingray and was wondering if i could mount a motor on ...  | | 
05-19-2009, 03:19 AM
| | Motorized Bicycle Newbie | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM
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| |  1969 schwinn stingray questions
hey everybody im thinking of buying a 1969 schwinn stingray and was wondering if i could mount a motor on it and what i should do about the shifter |
05-19-2009, 10:05 AM
|  | Godfather of Motorized Bicycles | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ashtabula county, Ohio
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| | Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
Move the shifter back, or remove it and replace it with a handlebar type.
Think twice before you butcher up that vintage bike....
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05-19-2009, 10:26 PM
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| | Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
If you remove the shifter do not, repeat, do not get rid of it. In fact if you do remove it send it to me. I'll give it a very good home. I have to agree with Joe. That is a classic piece of iron that you might want to think twice about doing any alterations to; especially if it means cutting or welding. I'd store that thing and let it build in value and choose another bike for motorizing. But that's just me. There are a lot of guys doing the later version of the stingray, the occ choppers are very popular but if it was up to me I'd take very good care of that 69 and be glad you have it.
Tom
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05-20-2009, 02:58 PM
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| | Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
Don't forget, these engines vibrate a lot as well, and can do harm to a bike frame.
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05-23-2009, 02:34 AM
| | Motorized Bicycle Newbie | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM
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| | Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
ya i dont think im going to do any thing to that bike but just keep it to ride around on |
05-30-2009, 05:31 PM
|  | Motorized Bicycle Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: "the bog" NH
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| | Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
I saw a very good looking new classic stingray at Wally. Call it a sacrificial lamb to the MB god's.
Couldn't find link to it saw the MantiRay but that's not it.
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05-30-2009, 07:12 PM
|  | minor bike philosopher | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: north carolina
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| | Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
Terrible for a china bike but great for a epusher motor. No real attachments to the bike to speak of and only a few wire ties to run the switch. |
05-31-2009, 12:40 AM
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| |  Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
Here's 2 examples:  
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DAX 80f
Slanthead
NGK B7HS
SBP performance wire
44T
Stock Exhaust
32:1 cheap oil
no port matching
30 mph uphill!!! |
06-03-2009, 09:57 PM
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06-04-2009, 02:01 PM
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| | Re: 1969 schwinn stingray questions
a local bike shop does vintage bike restorations and sells them... has a Stingray just like that going for $650 restored.. if the engine was put on it, it would de-value it immensly as well as ruin the bike over time... probably would be a neat bike to do a kit on, but the worst choice ever | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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