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Post by steveuk on May 12, 2010 10:08:16 GMT -5
Hi, does anyone in the UK know where i can get a pair of look a like replacement shocks, wemoto shows a pair but they are wrong they have an eye top and bottom instead of a bracket at the bottom, anyone help
steve
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Post by ziggystardust on May 12, 2010 16:40:18 GMT -5
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Post by steveuk on May 12, 2010 16:48:47 GMT -5
your having a laugh £1000!
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Post by ziggystardust on May 13, 2010 3:39:36 GMT -5
I am having a laugh, who's going to pay that? Jess has some new copies of the original shocks, the only difference is that the spring shroud is slightly longer. Or you can have your old ones refurbished as I did, see them here and for the refurbisher's contact email address. www.angelfire.com/retro/roadster/index-9.htmlZ. |
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Post by re5man on May 13, 2010 12:08:45 GMT -5
Hi Steve,anything in here that might interest you.Some cheapos but they have got the right bottom mounting.Cheers,Shaun.  bikerevival.co.uk/inexp.html |
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Post by steveuk on May 13, 2010 13:19:44 GMT -5
Hi Shaun, i have already ordered some like those listed for a gs750 335mm they will do until i can find some origanal ones
Hi Lee, can not get the old ones refurbed they are missing on this latest project.
Steve
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Post by Jess on May 13, 2010 15:13:38 GMT -5
Steve,
We have a pretty accurate reproduction shock that we sell. You don't need a core/exchange.
Let me know if we can help.
I have one pair of those Ohlins on one of my personal bikes. Very neat looking... NOT worth the $... (MHO)
Best,
Jess
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Post by tintruder on May 27, 2010 0:47:12 GMT -5
If you go to www.alibaba.com (Site for connecting to Chinese exporters) and search for "Motorcycle Shocks", you will find all sorts of vendors with all sorts of designs. I have been in contact with a couple, and am discussing the production of replica shocks for various Vintage applications. Several of these vendors will manufacture a very accurate replica of whatever you send them as a sample, and the prices are fairly reasonable for a one-off sample. Bear in mind, they do this expecting a follow-on order of 100+ units if the sample is acceptable. If enough people were interested so that we could order 200 individual absorbers (100 pairs), they can be manufactured with modern internals (nitrogen pressurized), but otherwise looking like the originals down to the welds around the bottom. I am working on a design with piggyback reservoirs connected by a hose that are kinda concealed as they exit the shock (thru a hole in the top trim cover) and can be mounted out of the way. Not sure how the performance will be, or how dampening adjustments will work in actual use, or even if people are interested, but several vendors are willing to build them. I just can't afford a mistake on this and don't want to end up sitting on 98 pairs of unsold vintage replica shocks....any comments or questions? Tom |
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