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Offline Rally Mike

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Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« on: December 30, 2014, 12:51:18 AM »
Just bought me a birthday present a 1973 Orange Krate. It has the extremely rare rear disk brake option and is museum quality restored.
The guy I bought it from said I was crazy for spending the thousands that I did to ride it at car shows and cruise ins and not display it.
But I wanted a perfect bike that I would not look at and wan't to fix this or that on. Every time I ride it it takes me back to the 70's.
I found a Original NOS in the box headlight/tailight/generator kit on ebay and can't wait to put it on. Any body else have bikes???
 


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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2014, 02:14:38 AM »
Very cool. I always wanted one of those when I was a kid. Too expensive then and now.
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2014, 04:25:43 AM »
That a sweet looking bike.
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2014, 05:22:08 AM »
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2014, 10:31:02 AM »
I always wanted one, you see them at the swaps up here, I posted some pics of all of the crate bikes before, last year at Auto Rama a guy had one of each.  I'll look for the pics.  I've never knew they had rear disc brakes.  When I was a kid a friend had a Apple crate and another bud had a Cotton Picker.
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2015, 10:56:24 AM »
Didn't they make one that had a weird set of Handlebars ???
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2015, 11:12:53 AM »
I always wanted the Cotton Picker. 
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2015, 11:44:29 AM »
Quote from: drtracer58 on January 03, 2015, 10:56:24 AM
Didn't they make one that had a weird set of Handlebars ???
Yes they called them Ramshorn bars. My buddy has a Krate with Ramshorn bars and an orange Krate like mine.
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2015, 04:52:27 PM »
Quote from: BURD on December 30, 2014, 10:31:02 AM
I always wanted one, you see them at the swaps up here, I posted some pics of all of the crate bikes before, last year at Auto Rama a guy had one of each.  I'll look for the pics.  I've never knew they had rear disc brakes.  When I was a kid a friend had a Apple crate and another bud had a Cotton Picker.
Yeah rear disc brakes were special order. If you zoom in on the pictures you can see the set up. I don't think many dealers stocked more than just the basic krate bike.





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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2015, 06:14:07 PM »
I'm looking for a crate-picker bike to restore, anyone have anything for sale let me know. 
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2015, 08:03:06 PM »
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2015, 08:04:13 PM »
I had a friend that racked his nuts 6 ways from Tuesday on the shifter while playing Evel Knievel (old Buick hood ramped on a pile of sand). Had to get the little buggers shoved back in and the sack sewed up w/ like 20 stiches in the ER.  Scarred me for life, seeing that wreck.
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2015, 08:18:13 PM »
The Grey Ghostbis in Warren, not far from me.   
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2015, 08:21:48 PM »
Look closely that's a little pocket size model of a Krate.
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Re: Schwinn orange Krate Bike
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2015, 08:43:57 PM »
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