1954 Schwinn Jaguar

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hzqw2l

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Mar 3, 2012

• #1

Got this today.
Original 1954 Schwinn 3-Speed Jaguar.
Sports the correct Schwinn crash rail seat, weinmann heavyweight brakes, S-2 rims with an Alloy Sturmey Archer 3-speed hub and shifter. Need to find a decent Delta Rocket Ray headlight to make it complete.

Original Red Paint has sun faded to a green/gold hue and the decals can still be recognized so I think I'll just let it be.

 

Boris

Old fat tired rider

• Mar 3, 2012

• #2

Hey, that's a pretty cool bike! Enjoy it!

 

mruiz

I live for the CABE

• Mar 3, 2012

• #3

Those are hard to find. Nice
mitch

 

Ozark Flyer

I live for the CABE

• Mar 3, 2012

• #4

I agree. Great bike, let it ride!

 

Larmo63

Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe

• Mar 3, 2012

• #5

Do these get a horntank too?

 

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hzqw2l

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Mar 3, 2012

• #6

Larmo63 said:

Do these get a horntank too?

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No tank. Here's the advance flyer:

 

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Monark52

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Mar 3, 2012

• #7

Wow! Super nice original bike. I agree, just detail it and ride. Too nice to mess with.

 

greenephantom

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Mar 4, 2012

• #8

Great score. I think the seat is an upgrade unit, even nicer than the original seat. Pretty sure the original seat had a crash rail that went all the way around, but I've seen more than a few of the original style seats fail where the seat rails collapse in the rear. These heavyweight Jaguars are neat riding bikes, I have a very ratty one that's in line for a heavy refurbishment one of these days. Dropped a 22 tooth sprocket on the back and it rides nice and easy.

Cheers, Geoff

 

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hzqw2l

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Mar 4, 2012

• #9

greenephantom said:

Pretty sure the original seat had a crash rail that went all the way around, but I've seen more than a few of the original style seats fail where the seat rails collapse in the rear.
Cheers, Geoff

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Check your 1953 parts catalog for the Air-flow seat (7001).

That's the one listed in the equipment list on the Jaguar advance ad that I posted. It's the double side rail seat.

 

greenephantom

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Mar 5, 2012

• #10

Sure enough, I stand corrected. Dang, now I've got to track down another part for my Jaguar project. Shows up with that same seat in the 1955 catalog as well, not sure why I thought it came with the full crash bar seat. Oh, well.

Cheers, Geoff