Greetings, all. I have recently acquired a 1974 Speedster in very nice condition. It is in such nice condition, with so much paint, and so much nicer than the rusty things I am used to buying, that I want to fix a few little things on it that don't seem right. The main thing is the rear reflector. It is much larger than the bezel on the fender. I assumed that the original that matched the bezel had broken off and was replaced with one that was slightly larger. But then I looked at the front reflector, and it's an exact match to this larger red reflector, only white. So that made me think that this larger rear reflector may have been the original. This bike obviously was not ridden much so it really may still have the original reflectors. But this thing is larger than the bezel and looks very odd. Still I think I have seen other Schwinns from this era with rear reflectors that were too large. Did they have replacements as well? Or was this how some of them were sold?
I've searched for pictures of Speedsters online and can't find anything definitive. And the catalogs that are reproduced online show some different kinds of and color of reflectors in the 1974 to 1976 years. (I gather that product safety regulations were just coming into play in those years.)
So if I want to get this thing back to original condition, should I have a smaller (~1.75") reflector on there to match the size of the bezel? Or should I keep the larger (2.25") reflector on there?
Thanks
Pete
I've searched for pictures of Speedsters online and can't find anything definitive. And the catalogs that are reproduced online show some different kinds of and color of reflectors in the 1974 to 1976 years. (I gather that product safety regulations were just coming into play in those years.)
So if I want to get this thing back to original condition, should I have a smaller (~1.75") reflector on there to match the size of the bezel? Or should I keep the larger (2.25") reflector on there?
Thanks
Pete