Yes, it does look right. I also learned that there was a straight bar DX as well as a DX with a slight curve to the lower bar cross bar, so it is one or the other, a Hornet or a DX. I may never know since the tank and chain guard were missing. Decals may have been the only difference anyway. Thanks for looking and also thanks for the link. I don't dare look around there right now since there are things to do outside. On a snowy day with a cup of coffee I can 'window shop' looking at all the cool old bikes on the site and take my time. Thanks!
You may well be right and I make no pretense of knowing anything much about this. Initially I went with the graphics in a book I had which matched up with the DX models. Then I was pretty well convinced that it wasn't a DX after you mentioned the curved upper bar. Since the picture in my book covered two pages, I couldn't tell if was straight or slightly curved, so figured you were right. Then I saw the eBay listings for two different items from power sellers... one was a decal set and I don't remember the other which said it was for the Hornet and straight bar DX models. Since there was no evidence of a springer ever being there I just figured it was probably the cheaper bike. Doesn't really matter now since the frame is the same as the hornet and i guess panthers. I kind of wish the serial numbers gave more information than year of manufacture. I'm not trying to be a butthead about this. Its OK with me if its a hornet or a panther or whatever. As Bairdco pointed out, it's a 50 Schwinn cruiser and it was free. Pretty good.
Yep, the graphics and paint scheme are a match. I am officially convinced. It's a Hornet. Pretty spiffy bike...
That is exactly what I did. My 20t rear became a skip 10.
