There are a couple of other shock threads going but I don't want to hy-jack someones thread as what I want to know is different from the other threads.
I'm building some mini's for the build off. Two of them are Sears bikes with a swing arm rear suspension.
They just have the spring sliders things they call "shocks". They just bounce in and out without any dampening.
That results in a bouncy ride.
I want to replace them with some hydraulic dampened shocks. I saw some on OldMiniBikes site but the spring rates are high, like 650 lbs. If I put two of them on the bike and I only weigh 175 lbs, wouldn't the 1300lb spring rate be like riding a hard tail mini?
Does anyone make a hydraulic rear shock with spring rates we can use on our minibikes?
On my Sears Puddle Jumper, the rear springs collapse easily and bottom quick just riding on fairly smooth ground. I experimented by adding a shock from an old Mustang. It made a huge difference in rid quality
It however is unsightly on the bike. It is big and looks out of place, but works.
I thought of a snowmobile suspension shock. Not necessarily with a coil spring on it, just the shock. It is a much smaller diameter. Perhaps if I used two of them the mini wouldn't look so cobbled up. One on each side would be more symmetrical.
Of course a coil over spring shock with dampening would be best but I can't find any that look like they will work.
My mini's have the standard 12" rear "shocks".
Are there dirt bike or pocket bike shocks we can adapt to our mini's?
Danford1
Here is a picture of my rear shock experiment. It worked well.
I'm building some mini's for the build off. Two of them are Sears bikes with a swing arm rear suspension.
They just have the spring sliders things they call "shocks". They just bounce in and out without any dampening.
That results in a bouncy ride.
I want to replace them with some hydraulic dampened shocks. I saw some on OldMiniBikes site but the spring rates are high, like 650 lbs. If I put two of them on the bike and I only weigh 175 lbs, wouldn't the 1300lb spring rate be like riding a hard tail mini?
Does anyone make a hydraulic rear shock with spring rates we can use on our minibikes?
On my Sears Puddle Jumper, the rear springs collapse easily and bottom quick just riding on fairly smooth ground. I experimented by adding a shock from an old Mustang. It made a huge difference in rid quality
It however is unsightly on the bike. It is big and looks out of place, but works.I thought of a snowmobile suspension shock. Not necessarily with a coil spring on it, just the shock. It is a much smaller diameter. Perhaps if I used two of them the mini wouldn't look so cobbled up. One on each side would be more symmetrical.
Of course a coil over spring shock with dampening would be best but I can't find any that look like they will work.
My mini's have the standard 12" rear "shocks".
Are there dirt bike or pocket bike shocks we can adapt to our mini's?
Danford1
Here is a picture of my rear shock experiment. It worked well.
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