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welding ,grinding using a 9x20 metal lathe. fabricating custom made tools for ford trucks all years,working on vintage Schwinn bikes ,welding steel furniture,some wood working with distressed planks for table tops.I have a decent skill set and want to share my knowledge to everyone who needs it. always selling custom furniture and taking on work. check out my web site for furniture items.sometimes i sell a few Schwinns but usually dont sell any vintage ford trucks. johnfaulknerdesign.com
1968 Schwinn racer/collegiate test ride
Just riding around bent creek NC and being polite on the mixed use trails.
the bike gets a solid A for a grade,worked flawlessly.
only thing i noticed was a loose rivet on the front fender stay.
watch till the end and you will see three st.bernard dogs with little trailers for hauling stuff.so cute to see the working dogs training
the bike gets a solid A for a grade,worked flawlessly.
only thing i noticed was a loose rivet on the front fender stay.
watch till the end and you will see three st.bernard dogs with little trailers for hauling stuff.so cute to see the working dogs training
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1972 Schwinn opaque green super sport
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Testing a 1972 Schwinn super sport in stunning opaque green color. this is the correct time to ride your vintage Schwinn and a pretty cool place to go riding as well.you dont have to park at the Asheville arboretum you can go to the bent creek trail head and park for free or you can pay $10 dollars at the lake entrance or you can pay at the arboretum gate i think its $20 or there is a yearly me...
Framing a house in North Carolina
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An update of the work on a house in black mountain NC sorry about the noise from the roofers. and i mentioned it was an engineers mistake about the window problems i was wrong it was the architects fault.I was not there the day the big bank of windows were installed but i heard it was a big problem and the most of the bottom windows had to come out and dividers had to be adjusted? anyway great ...
1967 Schwinn Superior going to new home?
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Just a little culling of the Schwinn herd,i dont think i will get to this project .So time to pass on the savings haha.I will get a new box for shipping that old one is way past its prime. the frame size is about 26" SORRY I CALLED IT A SUBURBAN @ the 4:47 mark
1981 Ford f150 300 cu.in.installing engine components
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finally got the the engine installed and in a hurry to get components installed and motor mounts tightened before the next round of thunderstorms. I need my work truck back in operation.long bed trucks are truly awesome for doing work related things. full sheets of plywood fit in the bed with tailgate closed! thats a real truck.hope all my folks out there are doing well. more bicycle stuff comi...
1972 KOOL LEMON SCHWINN VARSITY for sale!
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I am culling the Schwinn collection so help me get these to good homes the january of 1972 varsity is in great condition and has been converted to center pull brakes ,rides very well $200 and you pay for shipping,i box up and disassemble for no charge and it will be well packed (this is not my first rodeo) the kool lemon color was only available for two years. the second bike is a November of 1...
Working on a 1976 bicentenial Schwinn Varsity
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We take the 1960 panther 3 off the stand and prep the 1976 Schwinn Bicentennial varsity for a 4th of July test ride! The overall condition of the varsity is rough at best. UPDATE I was wrong!!!! the 1976 bicentennial varsity did not come with a blue seat! it must have been something that was added later so i dont feel bad taking it off to sell another bike. Although the bicentennial stingray di...
1960 Schwinn panther 3 preview
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Just a little preview for the next live feed. this is a 1960 Schwinn panther with heavy Duty rims. Not much left of original green paint but i have the grips and faded seat. Lets see what we can cook up on the next live feed!
1941 Colson bicycle- we test it at the Asheville arboretum trails
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As promised we test the 1941 Colson on a decent bike trail its really nice there in the morning before all the aggressive mountain bikers come out. the old girl did fine with the exception of one squeaky pedal on the chain wheel side haha the bent one i forgot to switch out. I kept referring to the battery powered horn as a bell -please forgive me. the wheels and tires are excellent the frame a...
1941 Colson update and Schwinn opaque blue walkarounds
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1941 Colson update and Schwinn opaque blue walkarounds
Testing a 1948 Schwinn Excelsior and other bikes at Freds house
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Testing a 1948 Schwinn Excelsior and other bikes at Freds house
1960 Plymouth water pump done! and bonus el mirage hotrod
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1960 Plymouth water pump done! and bonus el mirage hotrod
1960 Plymouth water pump removal time lapse!
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1960 Plymouth water pump removal time lapse!
1960 VW bus tow bar install TIME LAPSE
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1960 VW bus tow bar install TIME LAPSE
Installing a tow bar for split window vw bus
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Installing a tow bar for split window vw bus
Thanksl Im 70, no helper and need to take off my 83 F150 head, as valve burned. Not looking forwrd to it. No backup vehicle. You inspired me to go ahead and do it.
great you can do it just be careful and use some cardboard on the radiator support to slide it to a safer lifting area.let me know how it turns out.
Faulkner you are hilarious 😂 man, alot of scenes in here being silly makes me laugh
just having some fun,gotta get a better camera mount system so i can do things proper on the trail.thanx for tuning in.
I believe it is bearings up, not the way you suggest…master😮
i am learning haha
Wow this schwinn looks just like my blue 1978 schwinn typhoon great bike u have here man very collectible
yes like i said it was a big trade to get this schwinn tiger. but a really well preserved bike,although a few issues i can correct and make more original.
Hi i love your content man keep doing these cool schwinn videos i love them. I just subscribed to your channel 👍 keep the cool videos coming when you can man thanks have a nice day
thanx for joining the channel ,i will have a live feed coming up in a few days. i like the live feeds working on bikes and no editing just hanging out.😃
@@faulknerfixesall I can't wait I'll see u when you go live 👍
@@TravisConnatser should be this Sunday
SOLD!
Nice!, good luck with that request🤣😂 Maybe we can find a Sky Blue Fork with Chrome tips too🤔💰💰 Great trails, even on the rough terrain, the Super Sports rides like a Cadillac👍👍 Started my Part One 1977 Superior Build video, I will make it a series as I find parts, I got a decent start so far😏🧰
awesome was wondering how the parts search/build was progressing. the super sport did well on the rough stuff,i think i should have raised the seat a bit.i am always used to schwinn cruisers and not having proper leg extension that it seemed normal.was challenging to ride a fixed gear and film with the go pro and deal with other folks on the trail,but it worked ok next time i think i will go at an earlier time so as to not deal with so many folks on the trail. yes maybe someone has a sky blue fork with chrome tips,i think i will make some parts request videos haha.cant wait to see part 1 of the superior build😃😃
@@faulknerfixesall Nice! yes I noticed the people on the trail that kindly moved out of your way, good thing you did not try to pass a Karen🤣🤣That would have been a viral video. I found a few parts so far, and had my eye on a pair of period correct Weinman alloy wheels with the large flange and correct slots. It was listed for $120 plus $66 shipping, then he went to $110 and I waited one day too long and they sold😪 I will keep looking👀
@@that70sschwinn oh man the Weinman rims would have been really correct,they are such nice quality on any Schwinn ,yes some folks move out of the way and i am very polite especially when i dont have bell or buzzer on the bike. there was some other mountain bikers going way to fast for the crowded conditions.but i am only in charge of my riding courtesy.hope you are doing well
Don't guess u heard that don't use a fram filter,use a wix's,and use rotella diesel oil in your 300
yes i have switched over to wix 5150
Gotta pay the bills! Cool stuff.
thanx fred -i cant always work on cool old schwinns haha
What a waste of time! Do something productive with your skills. Fixing old bikes is beginner skill level. Got an open socket wrench and Wd-40? Just watxhing a junk garage... notjing moving us forward. You get a "Boo" from me. And a laugh at anyone who doesnt have these basic skills. 😂
Thanks Faulkner! You Have a Good Soul Faulkner! Think GOOD Thoughts! Don't FEED the Negative! We are NOT going back ! Straight Ahead!✌😎
Always straight ahead,thanx Mike ✌😄
Super cool! Thanks John, I certainly appreciate the consideration and your generosity. This frame deserves to be preserved and restored to it's former glory. I was looking at the 1967 lightweight lineup and the Superior was not offered that year. Looks like it was offered in 1962 and 1963 and replaced by the Super Sport. This appears to be a 1976 or 1977 based on the decals and crankset, I have a 1977 Lime Superior with the same crank. I will repaint this in one of the colors offered and tray to find the period correct wheelset and whatever else is missing., Most of the components appear to be original with the exception of the pedals and possibly the seat post. Send whatever you think I can use, I will do my best to get her back on the road. 👍👍🔧🔧 Oscar,
awesome i will recheck serial number and send your way. the parts that were given to me may not be correct. where do you want it sent?
@@faulknerfixesall Thanks John, I will send email this evening with my warehouse address
Really cool Oscar ! Very nice of this guy to send the frame and he was right that you are the man to restore it.
@@goodboyringo9716 Thanks Rick! I agree, very nice gesture to donate the Superior to the channel, Thanks John!👍👍
@@that70sschwinn ...What a great guy John !
Beautiful
just trying to get it going -its been a year since i last drove it!!
Thanks 😊!! I've enjoyed this reminiscing about my Schwinn Tornado.
happy to bring back some memories-thanx for watching😃
My very first Schwinn was this Schwinn Tornado. I have always believed that the Tornado was a 24" wheel. I really rode, especially Saturday's.
Schwinn did make a 24" wheel size tornado.I dont think parents realized just how far we rode bikes as kids.thanx again for watching
Thanks Faulkner! Be kind to your self and others! Love the sound track! Cool Man ✌😎
I agree the soundtrack really ties it all together.i worked on the truck today but was too hot and sticky to even think about a video.I did however fire the engine and that part of the repair sounded good although i only let it run for a few seconds. thanx mike you always have good things to say.😃
🫡🔥 love ur energy sir
haha wish i could actually move that fast,hope all is well for you
I wish I had 1/10th of your ability
thanx brett ,my dad made me work on baja bugs and 2 wheel drive race trucks when i was 12 there really was no option i had to help him in the shop after school or go to my room haha. but i am glad now that he taught me.
Where did you get the white wall tires I’m building a 73 speedster and I’d love to get whitewalls on it
let me check where i got them
there is a seller on ebay called bicycle heaven-the tires are $34 each and shipping is $11.40. you might look around for a better deal but i did and they were the cheapest make sure you have the s5 or s6 rims before you buy the schwinn rims are an ISO size of 597 if you dont have schwinn rims then you can use the standard 26x 1 3/8 non schwinn sizes good luck and keep the old schwinns on the road
@@faulknerfixesall oh perfect thank you!!
@@nitroxrunsthrume 🚲🚲😃
Thanks Faulkner Think Good Thoughts! DON"T Feed the Negative!!! Straight Ahead ✌😎
thanx mike -a very good day to you and of course straight ahead always!😃
Ahh sweet bike. Do I just look up bikes on Facebook marketplace or a specific city? How do I find you on there?
here i will send you a link,maybe this will workfacebook.com/marketplace/item/1493756734863843/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A9d9ba6f6-1dd3
asheville nc marketplace
Nice video,,, the bike color is 💯💯💯💯 for me
hope you doing well thanx for commenting
Bike looks great, that color is awesome! Good video.
thank you
Im curious what something like that goes for? Ok, so where do i find it on marketplace? How tall are you? We are learning how to replace wheel bearings off of the internet.
well the girls frame schwinn are not great sellers but sometimes when they are in good shape and rare color like opaque green ,opaque blue and maybe kool lemon the bikes can sell for $200 if its a stingray in good shape maybe more.i am 6 foot1" and this bike is a 19" frame so yes its too small ,you can see when i am pedaling my legs are not even close to getting full extension.go to facebook market place and type in the search field schwinn and then you can select the area like asheville nc it should pop up.thanx for watching!
here is a link,it might workfacebook.com/marketplace/item/1493756734863843/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A9d9ba6f6-1dd3
Ive got one too, not yellow tho
It sounds great, it looks fabulous
sad to say i just sold it to a older guy in Georgia he called and said he is happy with the way runs but is bringing it to a local body shop asap. kinda happy about some else working on the truck
Youneed to attach that camera to a helmet. 😂
I agree maybe next ride
It's all up to us ! Stop the Hate! Stop the Hate! ✌😎
😃😃😃😃😃
We are not Who we think we are! We are Who we Hide!✌😎
so true -hope you are doing well.have not heard from you for a while.
Great video I really enjoyed it! Hope your 4th was a good one God Bless America . I'm 52, still ride the older steel bikes, but from the 80's. Got a Raleigh Wyoming Touring bike about 84 or 85. I do about 60 miles a week with it.
🚲🚲Awesome with that kind of riding you will live to be 105 years old.I dont get that many miles in but testing some of the older bikes is very challenging so i have to account for that.😃😃
The more I learn about 1X, disc brakes, tubeless bike tires and carbon fiber the more I appreciate these older bikes. The friction shifter thing has some appeal too. Then I look at the asking price for new bikes in a bike store and appreciate older bikes even more. Yeh - The king thing just seems sooo wrong too.
haha "the King thing" i will have to use that one. with old bikes its kinda like back to the basics,i feel good when i work on them.😄
"Safety levers" is one of the greatest misnomers in the history of the English language. I sold those bikes new at a shop I worked at in east Texas. Does it have a CPSC number on the head badge? That shows its date of manufacture, and thus whetether it has to comply with the then new CPSC regs. It appears to, with the reflectors and the rounded tips of the shift levers. Good commentary about this possibly being our last Independence Day. I'm not going down without a fight, and I expect the same from you.
yes the head badge is stamped 3296 -the 329th day of 1976? sounds about right for the safety stuff to be mandatory ,those geeky square reflectors are really lame and i consider the fender mounted rear ones actually dangerous against your leg when they get broken.
LOVE IT..... HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA.
hope you had a happy 4th as well
I got this bike for my birthday in July 1959. Mine was a 24" It was red with chrome fenders, single gear.
thank for commenting and watching,do you still have the bike?
No I have photos. I installed a banana seat from Western Auto in 1962 with raised handlebars.@@faulknerfixesall
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Awe dang I checked my Schwinn Typhoon and back fender mounts under the axle bolts, someone was in there lol , always have to run out to the garage when you start dropping little nuggets of Schwinn info. My speedster has rear fender mounted to the stay like your panther, very cool info, These bikes are Nuke proof can’t go wrong fixing up an old Schwinn 😊
Thank you for the comment-I try to steer people in the right direction about old Schwinns and there are lots of reproduction parts out there that just dont have the quality of the originals. I promise to keep "dropping the nuggets" haha
Love those “Wald” front rat trap racks they are so useful. I can carry a gallon a milk and the trap holds it secure , you would be surprised how much $ those fetch on ebay
prices are insane on vintage schwinn and wald racks. yes the spring loaded front ones are super useful.
Cool ride! Need to do Weaverville village ride sometime. You need a longer seatpost.
leg extension is over rated
It’s great to old bikes still being used to many people want the latest and greatest in bicycles. My newest bike is a 1997 Proflex 857 and my oldest one is a 1962 Schwinn Fleet. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there.
thank you for watching and commenting just trying to keep the old bicycle knowledge alive
See you next video.
i think i will do a live feed in the living room maybe next Sunday,there is a very rusty schwinn panther that needs some attention.
It looks like a smooth ride
very cushion like with the big tires
What park are you in? Looks like Fredericksburg
its the asheville arboreteum near another park called bent creek
Sounds like some on the old star trek
That horn has got to go 😂
yes it does sound like the alert sound when klingons get near the sensors haha
Light looks too new for the era. I’d save it for another project.
Agreed for an early 60's bike for sure
I actually like the rear dropstands, i have quite a few on hand in the parts room just in case. I have a bunch of the older 1930s bikes. My friend Larry has a jig to make them but the material is difficult to obtain
I am really reconsidering making one,is the material like a 3/4" x1/8" flat bar?
@@faulknerfixesall hard to say, it's like 5/8" wide by 5/16" fencing material with the center a little concave. A picture would show you better but it's not flat.
@@tmsek8155 i just might have to fab something up.i thought i could handle the no kick stand life but i am having second thoughts
Thanks for the shout out! and thanks for sharing these vintage beauties. As you know, Schwinn was notorious for making changes on the fly, you have 2 very unique Suburban examples, in 1972, the Suburban was offered in Sierra Brown, Campus Green and Burgundy, Schwinn would test the next year options in December and it looks like your 1972 Opaque Blue Suburban was one of the first to feature that color. It was officially offered in Opaque Blue in 1973 along with the Sierra Brown and Campus Green, the Burgundy was deleted. In 1974 the Suburban was offered in Opaque Blue, Chestnut Brown and Lime, the dealer catalog details note that all models in every color came with the white Schwinn Quality decal PN 03-067 and the White Schwinn Suburban Downtube Decal PN 03-131. No details found on why the black decals were used, I was thinking maybe it due to the bike boom parts shortage but based on the catalogs, they always used the white decals on the Suburban. The black decals were used on the Kool Lemon, Opaque Green and White. One of my buddies has a rare 1973 Opaque Red Sports Tourer with black decals and the Schwinn Forum moderators advised that those were not seen often, So the black decals on the Opaque Blue could have been an example of Schwinn playing with some ideas, the 1973 Opaque Blue World Voyageur only comes with black decals so maybe that's where they got the idea. Regardless, you have 2 very unique examples that are definitely worthy of any collection. 👍👍
awesome the dec.72 one of the first really cool-i have a few more in the basement i will have to bring out -thanx very much for the info😀
@@faulknerfixesall 👍
I have those tires on my 1963 Schwinn fleet I really like them a lot. All three bike looked very nice thank you for sharing them with us. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there.
Thank you -i thought i would share a little about the opaque blue Schwinns and the tires seem to be a good fit and not too flashy.
That's a 58' Great Truck!. 1957 had the single head lights.
wow you are correct i dont see the one year only hood as well,haha it was so windy out there that day i almost forgot who i was .thanx i will update the title.
Sweet Opaque Green SS frame! great find I found a 26" 1972 Super Sport same color, purchased it from the original owner in Arizona, the bike is super clean. I also picked up a blue one for $140 on Craigslist no shipping, that one will be restored. Looks like a great project 👍👍
these opaque green ss are so hard to find nowadays.was it just an unpopular color when new? how many years was opaque green offered?
@@faulknerfixesall The Opaque Green was introduced in 1972 and only offered on the Super Sport, Sports Tourer and all the Paramount models. In 1973 it was only offered on the 1973 Panasonic plant World Traveler and in 1974 it was only offered on the Paramount. So they are hard to find based on production numbers. I have a 1 year White Varsity, only offered in 1970. I saw it listed on the 1970 catalog and realized I had never seen one, so I searched for 2 years and finally found one with chrome fenders. The 1976 Bicentennial Varsity was white also with red white and blue decals, they came in his and hers models.
@@that70sschwinn thank you for the info-i didnt realize it was offered on the paramounts as well.my buddy has a white ladies suburban with the black head badge and black pinstripes on the fenders i always thought that was rare just because thats the only one i have ever seen,most likely a 1970 suburban.
@@faulknerfixesall Yes, that is definitely a 1970 Suburban, the Black head badge is correct, white was only offered on the Varsity, Suburban, Paramount and the 1970 Cotton Picker. It was Schwinn's 75 Year Diamond Jubilee celebration.
@@that70sschwinn that makes sense at one point in time i offered him $100 and a running campus green mans suburban 5 speed and he said "no way" i pressured him saying that he looked goofy riding a ladies frame bike that was a bit too small for him. it didnt work i guess he knew it was a rare color.thanx you are a wealth of knowledge.opaque blue walkaround coming soon.