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Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby peilneters » Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:44 pm

Can anybody please recommend a source of a suitable shock for my vega......an up rated one would be good
Thanks

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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby mickey c » Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:19 am

Scooter restorations & Rimini (probably others) have remade standards ones.

Updated I couldn't find anything off the shelf, I did a bit of research earlier this year & tried all sorts - pit bikes, autos etc but found nothing so very interested if anyone does know anything. I did find a firm in Manchester (I think) who tailor make one & wasn't really silly money (£110 msybe?). I could dig details out if you are interested?

There's a good front fork mod with cut series 3 springs if you are also wanting something for that end?
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby peilneters » Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:27 am

Thanks will look at rimini & Scooter restorations

Thanks again

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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby coaster » Fri Oct 14, 2016 10:17 am

mickey c wrote:............There's a good front fork mod with cut series 3 springs if you are also wanting something for that end?


I'd be interested in more details of that if you have them?

Cheers

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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby Storkfoot » Fri Oct 14, 2016 12:59 pm

Look on the Luna site. Steve (trotsky) had some made.
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby mickey c » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:37 pm

would love to say that it was my idea but I pinched the idea of using series 2 links and chopped series 3 springs from a very clever chap as shown in the link below. I am bit worried that I'm not getting any smaller and original vega fork link bolts etc are a bit thin / weedy for a largish chap hammering a moped!
some mixed reports that with the below mod the forks are too firm and others say a greatly improved ride.

http://lunaownersclub.lifediscussion.ne ... ne-rebuild
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby Vega125s » Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:19 am

Hello, many years ago I found a rear shock at a motorcycle breakers yard that was a perfect fit,it's spring rate was even adjustable. Shall dig it out later to get some more info.
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby Thackers » Sun Oct 16, 2016 12:28 pm

I looked for some years to find an alternative, I just couldn't go for the remade one at the price offered. My take on it was you could buy series 3 ones for less money and they would only have a "moped" quality and non service life without at adjustment. I finally bit the bullet and bought a Falcon shocker which is adjustable and serviceable and works a treat. Price was a lot more than the casa one but has the advantages mentioned and made with todays roads in mind.
Check out the Luna Owners Club forum, there's lots of info on there ;)
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby petemaisey » Sun Oct 16, 2016 6:14 pm

When I had a Vega Royspeed supplied adaptor bushes so you could use std Li shock or variant thereof. Get some bushes made, it must be a cheap way to get a wide choice.

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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby coaster » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:27 pm

Does anyone have the dimensions of a Vega shock handy, eye to eye length, bush size and spring rate?

Ta

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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby Jimmers » Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:40 pm

Robd on here had one made a few years back, adjustable type job for his vega
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby mickey c » Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:47 am

Hi Colin
Bearing in mind I'm measuring an old knackered vega shock I get:
Eye to eye - 300 mm
Inner bush diameter - 14mm
Mounting hole with no bush - 22 mm
Spring diameter - 8mm.
Does this show load rating? Or is there something else?
Hope you find something
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby coaster » Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:12 am

mickey c wrote:Hi Colin
Bearing in mind I'm measuring an old knackered vega shock I get:
Eye to eye - 300 mm
Inner bush diameter - 14mm
Mounting hole with no bush - 22 mm
Spring diameter - 8mm.
Does this show load rating? Or is there something else?
Hope you find something


Thanks for that, I was just doing what I expect others have done, checking what's out there to see if anything would fit from a pit bike/quad. Plenty to look at and some with suitable length, adjustable spring and damping on some. All seem to have 10mm mounting holes which is probably fixable but I'm not sure about spring stiffness.
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Re: Vega Alternative rear shock ?

Postby Warkton Tornado No.1 » Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:48 pm

Postby peilneters » Thu Oct 13, 2016 12:44 pm

Can anybody please recommend a source of a suitable shock for my vega......an up rated one would be good
Thanks

NEil


Sorry to come so late to this but I don't own any type of Luna or small frame.

However, I have (somewhere!) a rear shocker from a Meriden produced Triumph that was obtained new, @ the time. It was purported to have been manufactured by Girling & is black with a chrome spring, adjustable for pre-load.

It was fitted with modified, solid, bushes to my Series III @ the time & even used for a race or two. It worked well but was considered too soft by the prevailing practice of the time. So, I followed the convention like everybody else, even though it only ever bottomed out on hard dips, two up. Now I can take a more reasoned view, the bottoming out may have been as much to do with being shorter, though it was definitely more compliant. Those days, the combined weight would have still been only about 20 stone....Ahhh.

I wondered whether it might be of any use. :)
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