Removing Head badges easily

[the tinker]

Head badge removal. Some folks have problems getting them off. It's very simple. There is a right way, and a wrong way.
Want to easily remove even the most stubborn badge ? Then view this post and mark it for your future reference.


First off, trying to remove a badge on a bike with truss rods, a rack, or a spring in the way is always a pain, not to mention that the bike is up on a kickstand, wobbling around on you.

It helps if you remove anything that impedes access to the badge. Also you must have the correct tools!



A good screwdriver, with a thin blade is a must!

You will also need these tools:

The first thing you need to do, is remove the handlebars, followed by removal of the fork.


Next you will remove the head tube. Very easy to do, just hacksaw it off.



It should look like this when done.

Next, you'l need a large vice. Clamp the dismembered head tube in your vice, like this:

Now, this is the important step. Remember our thin blade screwdriver?

Take the blade and carefully pound it under the top corner of your badge, as shown below.

Then, ever so carefully pry up...don't rush it....

Your'e done ! You have successfully removed your head badge!

 

[Mr.Motorbike]

Now do that to the Ranger!

 

[Andrew Gorman]

I usually leave the frame intact... For rivets/drive screws, I cut a screw slot with a Dremel carbide disc after covering the badge with tape and then use a well-fitting screwdriver to unscrew the drive screw.

 

[Rusty Ol' Rogue]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! Most instructive step-by-step EVER!!!! Been doing it completely wrong all these years, as I'm sure most of us have. Again, THANK YOU!!!!

 

[Freqman1]

Now that was a most excellent post. You provided pictures and a step-by-step process. I would think anyone with even mediocre mechanical abilities should be able to remove a Schwinn head badge now! V/r Shawn

 

[cyclingday]

Yep!
That's how I do it.
Only I put a rag down, so that if the screw driver slips, I won't scratch my vise.

 

[Andrew Gorman]

Oh. It's a joke. I am very literal. Another method is to to chisel the heads off the screws. Leaving a gouge or two will prove the badge was once attached to a bike.

 

[catfish]

All I use is one of these.

 

[barneyguey]

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Head badge removal. Some folks have problems getting them off. It's very simple. There is a right way, and a wrong way.
Want to easily remove even the most stubborn badge ? Then view this post and mark it for your future reference.


First off, trying to remove a badge on a bike with truss rods, a rack, or a spring in the way is always a pain, not to mention that the bike is up on a kickstand, wobbling around on you.View attachment 921786


It helps if you remove anything that impedes access to the badge. Also you must have the correct tools!



A good screwdriver, with a thin blade is a must!



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You will also need these tools:






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The first thing you need to do, is remove the handlebars, followed by removal of the fork.


Next you will remove the head tube. Very easy to do, just hacksaw it off.



It should look like this when done.

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Next, you'l need a large vice. Clamp the dismembered head tube in your vice, like this:




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Now, this is the important step. Remember our thin blade screwdriver?


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Take the blade and carefully pound it under the top corner of your badge, as shown below.




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Then, ever so carefully pry up...don't rush it....





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Your'e done ! You have successfully removed your head badge!

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[fordmike65]

Does this work on Colsons as well? Asking for a friend.