Campground Cruiser **FINISHED**

[azmathys]

Hey everyone,
First time posting here. I have been following ratrodbikes on instagram for a while now and dig all the great pics. I have been fix and flipping old and new bikes for years now. A friend asked me to remove this bike from her patio the week before the build off. It seemed to me that it was meant to be. So the bike is a 1963 Schwinn Jaguar Mark 5. I decided against restoration and to just have fun with it. I like to camp and love cruisers. My goal will be to make it a little more off road friendly and useful around the campground. Lots of ideas whirling around in my head. I look forward to seeing everyone's builds.


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[Chad T]

Great looking bike! Welcome to the fun.

 

[KEMPRACING]

Campground bikes are the best , welcome to the fun

 

[Wildcat]

Coppertone! Only offered from 63-68. The couple I've had looked worse than yours but they shined up nicely. I just had bare frames. I just gave them a cleaning with soap and water, then used a couple coats of paste car wax. Schwinn chrome was high quality back then also.

 

[azmathys]

Coppertone! Only offered from 63-68. The couple I've had looked worse than yours but they shined up nicely. I just had bare frames. I just gave them a cleaning with soap and water, then used a couple coats of paste car wax. Schwinn chrome was high quality back then also.
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The chrome is decent!

 

[raggedjim]

Schwinn cantilevers are always cool in my book.

Good luck, Rg

 

[OddJob]

Welcome to the fray! You have the right idea 'just have fun with it'.....! Great bike to start with. Hope you keep the original patina.....it's cool...

 

[deorman]

Welcome to the madness.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Welcome aboard, great starting point, looks like it is all in good shape too!

Luke.

 

[azmathys]

A little trimming to remove damage.

 

[azmathys]

Begged this piece off a friend today. I'm going to try and incorporate this into the build because who doesn't need to know the weather conditions when you're in the campground.

 

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[Fv2]

Gas tank barometer, what every camp bike needs.

 

[Big Ape]

Cool idea!

 

[kingfish254]

Way to hit the ground running in your first few posts on RRB.
I like the way you are thinking on that barometric tank.

 

[metalchewy]

Nice way to pick up this Bike for the buildoff . Cool start