24" Schwinn straight bar conversion

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Here's a bike that I bought today... I found it on CL & drove many miles to buy it only to find out when I got there that it's not a real 24" 'straight bar' frame.
It was originally a 24" cantilever frame that someone converted into a straight bar.

I talked the guy down to a reasonable price & brought it home... I was originally going to flip it when I thought it was real, but now I'm just going to motorize it & give it to my son as his first motor bike!

It's going to take some time until I can start on it, but I'm going to make this a build thread & make a nice Sportsman style tank for it & install a 49cc 'round head' 2-stroke thats been in my shop for several years.

I'll keep posting here as it comes together.

 

[chainmaker]

Signing to follow the build.

 

[Wickedest1]

Subscribed...looking forward to seeing the round head..

 

[dirtyoldcrusier]

Wow, looking at the picture it sure looks good. How does the welding look on the straight bar? i wonder if the 2 cantilever bars had caps at the seatpost. I never knew that a 24" straight bar was made by Schwinn? Ya know now that i think about it,,, I remember seeing 20" fat fender cruisers, that are straight bar types. Well any way i'll be looking to see it finished as well. Love that color blue.

 

[maniac57]

Yeah thats a sweet looking frame. Can't wait to see it built!

 

[dirtyoldcrusier]

Any updates on this build? Also seen your green one, both will be awesome I'm sure.

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

I put some modern wheels & tires on it... I'll get a pic when I'm in the shop tomorrow.

 

[zean]

Hi. The forks, are they pressed or crimped on the horizontal part that's fitted to the steering tube at the bottom of the neck? Are these strong enough for motorized bicycles? Thankyou.

 

[Moto]

I love those 48cc roundhead motors. They have a flat piston right? does anybody still sell them?

 

[zean]

Hi. The 48cc roundhead engines, go to simpsonmotorbikes, click kit info then click skyhawk 48cc GGG kit, also check close: GT-3 55cc kit and the 55cc hop up kit are those round heads too? Thanks again.

 

[silverbear]

Since this one is for your boy I know a whole lotta love is going in to it. Lucky boy!
SB

 

[TomT52]

Really looking forward to following this build, interested in what you have in mind for the front forks.

 

[scotto-]

It looks like they did a decent job converting it to straight bar Norm......looks very clean from the pic. Looking forward to see it transform.

 

[Moto]

Hi. The 48cc roundhead engines, go to simpsonmotorbikes, click kit info then click skyhawk 48cc GGG kit, also check close: GT-3 55cc kit and the 55cc hop up kit are those round heads too? Thanks again.

nope - they havent shipped motors since like 2007 - long gone

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Here's some pix of the wheels... First I added new steel HD wheels & fat tires; Then I threw on some 24" Felt wheels that I scored.

 

[Dirt bag]

Sure looked good with the chrome wheels

 

[dirtyoldcrusier]

Here's some pix of the wheels... First I added new steel HD wheels & fat tires; Then I threw on some 24" Felt wheels that I scored.

Any chance to see any new progress on this sweet little ride?

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

I have a aluminum tank for it, but right now my son likes riding this bike instead of his 20" Schwinn... so it's gonna stay a pedaler for a little longer. :/