Having bought a used Schwinn Jaguar with a China Girl and riding it around last year, I decided I wanted to build a better bike and go with a 4 stroke this time for reliability. I was lucky to find a 63 Schwinn Typhoon on eBay for $100 that was local to me so no shipping to have to pay for. The front wheels are heavy built with thick gauge spokes but I plan to go with disc brakes on the front wheels so the hub will be changed out. The rear wheels have a CB-110 hub but I’m not sure that it will take speeds of over 40mph with the thinner spokes on there so that will be changed as well.
I also bought a Suntour XCR mountain bike forks (1 1/8” tube) and with the help from Genuine Bicycle Products, I was able to use their Retro Ryder Headset to install the forks on the Schwinn. For those with American Schwinn bikes who want MB forks and can’t find 1” forks, check them out. The Schwinn now has a nice raked look to it I think.
Last month, I went to visit family in Washington and while going through Oregon, stopped off at Harbor Freight and bought a 99cc Predator motor for $80. I will be removing the governor for now and then later on I may do some other mods on it. I also have a Clinton moped fuel tank that I was going to install on the Jaguar but once I put it on the Typhoon, it looked too good to remove so it’s staying and hopefully I can find another tank for the Jaguar.
I’m currently researching my options for the wheels and transmission. Right now, I’m leaning towards a Q-matic drive with a 56 tooth sprocket. I will update this when I can.
I also bought a Suntour XCR mountain bike forks (1 1/8” tube) and with the help from Genuine Bicycle Products, I was able to use their Retro Ryder Headset to install the forks on the Schwinn. For those with American Schwinn bikes who want MB forks and can’t find 1” forks, check them out. The Schwinn now has a nice raked look to it I think.
Last month, I went to visit family in Washington and while going through Oregon, stopped off at Harbor Freight and bought a 99cc Predator motor for $80. I will be removing the governor for now and then later on I may do some other mods on it. I also have a Clinton moped fuel tank that I was going to install on the Jaguar but once I put it on the Typhoon, it looked too good to remove so it’s staying and hopefully I can find another tank for the Jaguar.
I’m currently researching my options for the wheels and transmission. Right now, I’m leaning towards a Q-matic drive with a 56 tooth sprocket. I will update this when I can.
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