I got a new ballooner, and I have questions

[Danny the schwinn freak]

Hi guys, I got a new bike over the weekend and I just want to pick the brains of the experts here. Please don't pick it apart and make me sad, because I really love it and paid probably too much for it. However, will you guys look it over and help me identify what year it is and for sure what model? A friend tells me it's a B6. The numbers are under the cranks on the bottom of the frame and are B48551. Also, can you tell me what I need to do to make it more correct if anything (that's the part that scares me)? I'm a stingray guy and these bikes here are all new to me. Thank you in advance for your help. Please let me know if you have any questions or need to see anything more. Danny

 

[bikewhorder]

Looks pretty good to me, Could use a 6 hole rack in original burgundy paint which is not too hard to find. I'd lose the front fender tip ornament and add a drum brake hub to the front but that's just me.

 

[fattyre]

Great bike. I'd say you found a nice original. All I'd say is paint the front light so matches better and I second loosing the fender tip.

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

Awesome guys, thank you. I had planned on painting the fenderlight and ditching that awful fender tip too. The battery holder in the horn assembly is rotten away. Is that something that can be found easily? And can anyone tell me by the number shear year it is? I tried looking, but get confused on the numbering systems from Schwinn.

 

[rustjunkie]

Great bike! I say clean and service, ride and enjoy, paint loss, fender tip and all

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

That sounds like a good idea to me too. I was just wondering what to do with the holes that tip would leave if I removed it. Yeah I think I will clean it, go through the hubs and bearings and get the horn functioning and just enjoy it!
I still need someone's help on the year.

 

[Vintage Paintworx]

Like Rustjunkie said, enjoy as is. Not every Schwinn came with a rack, and when you go to sell it, nobody will appreciate the additional time and money you've invested in it.

 

[Danny the schwinn freak]

Very true!

 

[Obi-Wan Schwinnobi]

Front fender is not original to that bike. The Fender on it is for a truss fork

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[rustjunkie]

I was just wondering what to do with the holes that tip would leave if I removed it....

That's my thought.
Circumstance has made you and that bicycle collide at this moment, appreciate it's character and embrace the uniqueness.