Grip questions?

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

I just scored a set of brown sparkle cushion grips and a set of chubby green.

That sounds like the only bike that I know they're original on. I think the gold pin stripes were in the 70s though, right? I think I know where a pair of his and hers bone stock black Suburbans are if the guy still has them.

So can I assume that the black sparkle grips were not original to the '67 Panther and '68 Typhoon? The more I learn the more I see anything is possible when ti comes to old Schwinn bikes.It appears as though the motto was " Get then out the door any way you can, get them too the dealers, let the fools try to figure it out 60 years later "haha

 

[WillWork4Parts]

I think that's safe to assume, but I certainly wouldn't complain about buying a bike with them on it. My 66 Typhoon had solid back chubbies, can't say I've owned any 60s Panthers, but don't remember seeing any different grips on them.

I just scored a set of brown sparkle cushion grips and a set of chubby green.

So can I assume that the black sparkle grips were not original to the '67 Panther and '68 Typhoon? The more I learn the more I see anything is possible when ti comes to old Schwinn bikes.It appears as though the motto was " Get then out the door any way you can, get them too the dealers, let the fools try to figure it out 60 years later "haha

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

I think that's safe to assume, but I certainly wouldn't complain about buying a bike with them on it. My 66 Typhoon had solid back chubbies, can't say I've owned any 60s Panthers, but don't remember seeing any different grips on them.

Yes I was quite happy with the slim lines and was psyched when I found the chubby set. The Panther had a few dealer add on's. The gold seemed odd as nothing else on either bike was. I have lots of sets of black for sure.

 

[koolbikes]

Yes I was quite happy with the slim lines and was psyched when I found the chubby set. The Panther had a few dealer add on's. The gold seemed odd as nothing else on either bike was. I have lots of sets of black for sure.

They are a rare find... Here's a photo, a pair of Chubby Black glitter grips and the ever so hard to find Black glitter brake lever covers with matching streamers.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

They are a rare find... Here's a photo, a pair of Chubby Black glitter grips and the ever so hard to find Black glitter brake lever covers with matching streamers.

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Those are awesome!

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

I picked up a set of green chubby's and a set of brown comfort grips. The brown are real fresh they would be nice on my root beer '70 Suburban No place other then my stash for the green ones.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Ooh, I've not had a set of the green sparkle chubbies! I still need to paint a bike to go along with the lime green Jellies I bought.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

lime green Jellies

I'd love to see those.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

I'm still trying to find the catalog page that lists the colors....but I can take a pic of mine when I get home from work at least.

 

[WillWork4Parts]