Most desireable middle weight bike

[kcjim]

This is my favorite! 61 Fire Bolt, I do not post here often but hey this stuff is in my price range.

 

[WarrenG]

Nice Paul

Good to see the old girl in a new home. I am digging out the spares and will be posting Schwinn Middleweight parts for sale soon. The kickback was my favorite bike. I also have a CD of the Schwinn dealer service manuals that shows how to rebuild the beasts. The best add to the bike would be a caliper front brake. The only thing I did not like about the 2 speed.

Here is a partial list of MW items
Indexing springs
1 set red Westwinds used but sweet.
1 also nearly new S reflector

1 NOS Bendix lever 2 speed hand shift and cables
I paid a pretty good price for these when collecting in the Midwest.

I am down to 3 bikes
3 motorcycles
3 cars
Can only ride one at a time

 

[Freqman1]

I only have one middle weight in my collection--1959 Schwinn white Corvette. This is the only year the Corvette was offered in white. I need the correct seat for this bike if anyone has one. The other white Corvette is my '88 Callaway Twin Turbo. V/r Shawn

 

[bikecrazy]

I have to say that the Schwinn Corvette 5-speed deserves credit along with the Schwinn Jaguar. If they are Coppertone that is all the better!

 

[jd56]

Nice 61 Firebolt

This is my favorite! 61 Fire Bolt, I do not post here often but hey this stuff is in my price range.

I also have another firearrow that is a 64. Had a kickback. Right now that is on my 59

 

[kcjim]

I also have another firearrow that is a 64. Had a kickback. Right now that is on my 59

I just love these tanks. I think I need to find that front rack for the fire bolt, nice bike

 

[1959firearrow]

I'm gonna have to say the 1959-61 Fire Arrow/Fire Bolt but I might be a little biased on that vote. Another Bike I would like to have is a fully optioned coppertone Schwinn Corvette. I have a weakness for them.

 

[jd56]

4 sale

I just love these tanks. I think I need to find that front rack for the fire bolt, nice bike

I hate to do it but, I've decided to sell this 64 FireArrow. But only because I have a nice 59 FireArrow. Why should I hoard 2 of these when they are so rare and hard to find in OG condition. Anybody interested?
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My apologies for highjacking this thread...additional pics can be seen in my gallery and the "for sale" forum.

JD

 

[Schwinndemonium]

My favorite middleweight?

My favorite middleweight did not even exist, until I built it, as Schwinn never built one of these in this configuration. So I ask a question. What do you get when you combine a 1961 Schwinn Mark IV Jaguar with a 1965 Schwinn Collegiate? You get a 1961 Schwinn Mark IV Jaguar 5 speed. I built it the way Schwinn would have built it, if they did. It works wonderfully, and is a fine stablemate to my 5 speed Corvette, which over course we all know, Schwinn did build that. (Sorry, Barack!)

And THAT is my favorite middleweight!

Jim.

 

[jd56]

Very well done Jim. Even with all the added bling it looks factory. Only the true Schwinn collector would notice or comment on the wrong added parts.
For the guy that has to have a sweet looking fully loaded Schwinn, this is one that would be tops on my list.

But, to some it might be called a frankenbike...I call it SWEET and well built
Great job!!