jock
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 posted on 13/3/06 at 10:51 PM |
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shocks
hi has eney one used motor bike shocks eg .600 on rear 1200 front. bandit thay are dirt cheep .will thay work ok 
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 10:54 PM |
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ive collected 3 r1 shocks recently. I believe that the spring rates are a lot higher than required, and the travel a little too er, little.  Hence
they are best used inboard where you can use rockers or pivots to change the effective rate.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 10:57 PM |
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The rates are certainly waaay to high for a locost. But it could be fixed with using inboard shocks as joel said.
More hassle than its worth if you ask me....
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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zilspeed
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 11:06 PM |
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I thought about this as well.
But...
It's more desirable to get more rather than less damper travel. So - IMHO they are not ideal.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 11:59 PM |
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spot on there Zilspeed!
I keep hearing this bike shock thing using rockers etc and it is an utterly crap idea for anything other than a pure track car.
You need damper travel for controllable damping. FAR better to use long travel low budget shocks than to use short travel on anything else.
Using them "cos they were cheap" in this instance is akin to going out on the p155 drinking water cos it's cheaper than
beer............it won't work!
For a track car or formula student type vehicle they are fine because susp travel is limited, so shocker travel can be matched to it.
Reducing shocker movement via rocker arm is engineering bu115hit of the most ridiculous kind! You want to do just the opposite if anything!!!!!!!!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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NS Dev
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| posted on 14/3/06 at 12:01 AM |
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PS sorry for scathing reply but i have a bee in my bonnet about dampers.
Nobody seems to realise how utterly critical they are to how the car handles.
Good thing about driving opel mantas in my early years was that you can still drive em with no dampers attached, good fun for about 1 second
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Dale
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| posted on 14/3/06 at 12:44 AM |
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At first I had rockers on mine and it worked better but I dont seem to have room for it know- redesign-. But I went about it differently with
softher springs and more travel and inverted the rocker so I had more shock travel.
Dale
Thanks
Dale
my 14 and11 year old boys 22
and 19 now want to drive but have to be 25 before insurance will allow. Finally on the road
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Marcus
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| posted on 14/3/06 at 12:33 PM |
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We used bike shocks on our first build. They lasted a year before pissing all their oil out on the way to Stoneleigh!
We hadn't realised that the bigger springs we used just blew the bumpstops and seals out.
Bought GAZ after that 
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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