Ahh the good ol' days...

[427TJ]

My parents bought me a Ward's Hawthorne (Stingray copy-cat) for my b-day in about 1970 and it weighed a ton. A few years later it was stolen from the bike rack at Ward's and the replacement was a Schwinn Scrambler and that bike was excellent--light and very "wheelieable."

[njsteve]

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My parents bought me a Ward's Hawthorne (Stingray copy-cat) for my b-day in about 1970 and it weighed a ton. A few years later it was stolen from the bike rack at Ward's and the replacement was a Schwinn Scrambler and that bike was excellent--light and very "wheelieable."

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Sounds suspiciously like you set up a "hit" on your first bike in order to get the second one.

[Dog427435]

I'm a few years older, or more, then you guys and we didn't have the StingRays, or Choppers when I was a kid.
But I did have this cool attachment that slid over the handlebar end and screwed down. It worked like a
motorcycle throttle and when you cranked it a loud engine roar would erupt from it.
Very hi-tech for the time!
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here's the one i had (sears catalog). it was a sears swinger 5 speed with drag brake. in fact i still have it, it is hanging on the wall of my pole barn. dennis

[x Baldwin Motion]

I still have a 1965 Humber 3spd hanging in the garage. Has a repop rear wheel but a heavily chromed front wheel with the original wide white.

photos in spring.

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heres a pic as it looks now, not bad for a 69 model. dennis

[Xplantdad]

Wow...I vaguely remember those Dog....am I that old?

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my mistake, i wanted a sears chopper, but got the JC Pennys swinger instead. it was only $69, and the sears was more. a schwinn was totally out of the question. but with the red lines and cheater slick i made do dennis

[427TJ]

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Wow...I vaguely remember those Dog....am I that old?

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Bruce, you are positively ancient.

[Xplantdad]

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Wow...I vaguely remember those Dog....am I that old?

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Bruce, you are positively ancient.

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Thanks a bunch Bill

BTW, you are not TOO far behind me...lol!