So... I had a customer in my shop yesterday, and he brought with him, a green stingray with the classic quilted top bmx seat and some very old school BMX bars. It sported an old stp sticker on the back side of the front fender and looked very, very cool.
Unfortunately, this was his "lowrider project" uh!
I was able to score the seat and bars from him and tried to get the whole bike but... I guess it wasn't meant to be.
Is anybody out there doing a stingray BMX project?
I think this could be my next "thing" to keep myself busy... like I really need another project!

I would like to get some feedback from some of the guys around here that used to race BITD when stingrays were popular for racing. I didn't start racing until 82' and I don't remember... um...maybe one person that I ever saw bring a stingray to the track.

Any cool pics of your Schwinns? Post em up!

You know...I'm kinda thinking of making a Stingray my next project. I recently got 2 from an old friend of mine...one he bmx'd out when he was a kid. It has a few salvagable parts but the forks are TWISTED...he also gave me one that was almost complete except dismantled...I might clean this one up and try to bring it back to its former glory.

Tony

In my family since new in 1974. All original 'til a couple of years ago when I added the BMX conversion stuff. The seat had a big ole "STP" sticker in the middle of it before I re-covered it in suede. Bars are early 70's Yamaha enduro.

I have a 68 Coppertone that I cruise now and then and a red one, not sure of the year on that one.

I bought this 'as is' just last year. I have a set of MotoMag 1s I was thinking of putting on it. Then all it would need is a paddad quilted solo seat and it would be just like my first race bike.



I hesitate to mess with it because it is so nice as it is.

We never got them down here but we did get the same style of bike made locally. Unfortunately they never had US BB's. This is a late copy I used instead. Oneday I might grab an older frame. It has black OGK grips now too.

Yeah! those are great bikes! I have a feeling I'll have one built before summer is over. Can I see some more pics? This is where it all began isn't it? BMX stingrays are classic.

heres three of mine

How about these.

Love this one..

So old school the OM was still ini diapers...

Wow Tim nice to see you around Those stingrays holy smokes

Those are nice Tim.

My first stingray was actually gold with a springer fork. I learned to do wheelies on that thing.

I'm almost done with this one.

That's a great one! where did you find that number plate?

I know I started this thread about schwinns... but I just had to throw this picture
here back into the mix. It may or may not be a schwinn, and I don't know who
originaly posted it, but it's rad and the banana seat is in full effect!



I'm lovin' all the pics so far... anybody have anymore!?

Wow. This is the best thread since the "All things DG" thread! I've been s l o w l y working on a stingray too, but I don't think it'll be done for another couple of years!

JP

73 Harrigan Special














Not Sting Rays but what the heck








and a 24" "Stingray"

Judas.

JP

A 24 incher! wowzers... never saw one of those before. These are great!

Fastback.


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My son's daily rider.



not a Stingray,Pulled from a trash pile a couple of month's ago as is without tires.

My son's daily rider.

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It's a pain in the whoops and berms, but outside of that...



Thems is just jokes, people.

Here are a "couple" of mine,

Restored 69 Orange Krate.


100% Original unrestored 73 Lemon Peeler


100% Original unrestored 72 Pea Picker


Restored 71 Cotton Picker disc


Restored 69 Lemon Peeler


71 Grey Ghost coaster


My 1999 Repro Krates


And my 71 Manta Ray


Here is a 16” Apple Krate I built for my son when he was 5

Sorry for the bad picture. My 1971 Fastback.

Holy Cripes Ken!!! I knew you had some Schwinns but man...

Love that Green Manta Ray especially!

Joe I think yours is the BOMB!!! I've always loved that bike...

Lot's of awesome stuff here guys very nice!!!

That's actually a one of a kind 1975 custom 26" Redline Squareback. One of the first cruisers class style bikes ever made. I think Rick Twomey took that picture. It was apparently stolen from the owner's garage...

Thom Lund said this about it: "Bob Phillips bike made by RedLine, the rider is Stu Thompson's friend Bobby Watts."

These might be some of the best pictures I've ever seen...i love these old bikes. No nothing about them. But love them.