Seat suspension
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I dont believe the Wren had seat suspension , but can easily be done . Search photos of The Golden Pinto or Duck as the are similar and easy to make . The wren has the shock hole on the tabs where the axle goes thru , You only need a piece of 1-1/4" X 10" piece of flat bar 3/16" thick is good , you'll need exact measurements but approx , you bend 2" 90 degree on each end and drill 3/8 hole for shock bolts and 1/4 holes for the seat mount holes .
The front mount that attaches to the seat is the same just smaller but you'll have to weld a bracket , post and axle tube onto the frame for the front mount , I had to make all new ones for my Birds , it's not difficult !
I dont believe the Wren had seat suspension , but can easily be done . Search photos of The Golden Pinto or Duck as the are similar and easy to make . The wren has the shock hole on the tabs where the axle goes thru , You only need a piece of 1-1/4" X 10" piece of flat bar 3/16" thick is good , you'll need exact measurements but approx , you bend 2" 90 degree on each end and drill 3/8 hole for shock bolts and 1/4 holes for the seat mount holes .
The front mount that attaches to the seat is the same just smaller but you'll have to weld a bracket , post and axle tube onto the frame for the front mount , I had to make all new ones for my Birds , it's not difficult !
thats gonna be one long seat and look really odd to clear the back of a wren :shrug:
Unless your talking the very early wren, in that case I would think a suspension seat would make it harder to ride given its small size.......and well stupid to ruin that rare frame as someone would probably trade you a suspended bike for it!!!!
Unless your talking the very early wren, in that case I would think a suspension seat would make it harder to ride given its small size.......and well stupid to ruin that rare frame as someone would probably trade you a suspended bike for it!!!!
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basic ideas..if you have a trailer /Rv center nearby they might have them as well.
many thanks to Chipper,for the how-to pics.
basic ideas..if you have a trailer /Rv center nearby they might have them as well.
many thanks to Chipper,for the how-to pics.
Your bike is probably a Sprite , Falcon or Big Blue , I used the 12" from Bomb on both birds but on the Duck it has the sloped frame ,the Pinto shock mounts on the frame are welded on higher up ? You may need longer shocks or weld some tabs on like the Pinto ? Yes I welded a tube on top of the post , as they came from the factory that way , match a bolt diameter to I.D. of tube and you're good to go ! 5/8 is factory axle for wheels and seat !
Sounds great I was gunna ask for a few pictures of the seat..where it pivots , I've got another seat that has suspension on my powerdyne so I figured I would just take it off and make a clone of it..as far as shocks go... You used 12" shocks? But how long did you make your seat? I dig how yours looks straight up and down ( the shocks ) that is...:clap:
Oh by the way I'm bout 100% sure it's a Bird Sprite :thumbsup:
Oh by the way I'm bout 100% sure it's a Bird Sprite :thumbsup:
