Shock absorber question By trancebear (Read 1,501 times)

[trancebear]

I bought me 2 heavier duty shocks for the rear end of my scooter and they are wider and a bit longer. I should of asked this question before I bought them but can you put longer shocks on? I want some more support for my large frame and I am hoping what I bought will work. They were on clearance and I bought them cheap. They are approx 1 inch longer.

[Bashan]

I wouldn't think that would matter. Shocks are progressive in that the resistance force increases with compression due to the nature of a spring. So the first inch or two doesn't really matter until it quickly settles into it's weight bearing length. A Harley test rider at the Talladega Alabama R & D facility told me that, and he didn't look like somebody to argue with. Rich

[trancebear]

Thanks Rich

[kosousa]

My rear shocks absorber have length 310 mm , i use a shock absorber with adjustable have length 300 mm and a Koso head up adapter 42mm. It is good for my bike or not ? because original shocks absorber did not adjust hard or soft, i need a hard shocks absorber when driving my bike on highway.
Thanks

[Bashan]

A nice thing about scooters is the engine and drive train are all one unit. So if the rear wheel is up or down a bit from the OEM spec it's not going to hurt a thing on the crank, variator, clutch, etc. That's a lot different than a vehicle with a drive shaft where you'll put a great deal of stress on the universal joints or cause shaft jacking. The only thing you'd have to worry about is if you changed the tilt on the engine enough to disrupt the oil delivery and that's not going to happen unless you got completely bizarro. If you like the way it rides with those shocks and it's not snakey in corners or bottoming out, I wouldn't worry about it. Did you get your electricals worked out, the AC DC quandry? Rich

[kosousa]

Thanks Bashan.

[trancebear]

I realized my stock shocks were adjustable so I stiffened them up and all is good. Brand new shocks for sale...lol

[89newbie]

Nov 2, 2011 19:45:46 GMT -6 trancebear said:

I realized my stock shocks were adjustable so I stiffened them up and all is good. Brand new shocks for sale...lol

Hey T.B., aint it amaizin what we find when we start looking , I have the same problem its a case of lookitus and those dollar store glasses help.

[trancebear]

I am quickly depleting my vacation fund playing with this scooter but for me it's a blast. I love modding stuff. My 2010 Ford F-250 SuperDuty diesel goes 11.2 in the 1/4 mile and it weighs 8,080 lbs. I never leave anything alone. Truck only has 9k miles on it...lol.

[silverfox96]

Have you sold those shocks yet?