Shocks

July 14, 2014

Welcome. Shocks are priced and sold by each unless stated.

Price Range: Dark green price is for used in rough condition. Bright green price is for new condition. Some shocks are available in various used states, ranging from “rough” to “like new”. So the dark green is the lower limit, and the bright green is the upper limit, of the price range. Most will be in between the low and the high, and priced accordingly.

N/A means Not Available. 

 

Damping: Most of these rear shocks do not have hydraulic fluid (oil) damping. Since most are pure springs with no damping, they are very bouncy. Certain high quality ones have some damping, and are less bouncy.

Length: The length is from center of hole to center of hole.

Width: Besides length and eyelet sizes, some shocks are limited in width by the frame or body panels. On Motobecane for example, you can’t put wider shocks even with the same length and eyelets (unless some bodywork is cut off).

Stiffness: You can’t tell how strong a spring is, until you squeeze it. Heavier people need heavier springs, and vice versa. 

Travel: Mopeds are for going slow on smooth roads, and so do not need much suspension travel (how far the wheels can move up or down when hitting a big bump). More travel makes the bike taller, but more able to handle bumps. 2 to 4 inches is typical. 


Shocks with 8mm Eyelets

Motobecane 1976-81 original

11.0″ 275 x8x8  $15-70
Motobecane 1976-81 original

Motobecane factory option

11.0″ 275 x8x8  $35-70
Motobecane factory option

 

 

 

 

 

Motobecane upper shock bolt: M8-1.0 x 45 (can be 1.25 thread)

Motobecane lower shock bolt: M8-1.0 x 38 (must be 1.00), inner spacer ∅8 x 5

 

Puch Maxi original shocks

11.8″ 300 x8x8 $35-65
Puch Maxi original

12.4″ 315 x8x8  $45

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sachs Balboa has shocks similar to Puch Maxi but longer 315 mm.

JC Penney Pinto shocks are the same as Puch but longer 320mm.

Sears Free Spirit (standard) and Puch Cobra shocks are the same as Puch but way longer 345mm.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Shocks with 8 and 10 Eyelets

Peugeot 51324 early

12.6″ 320 x10x8  $20-70
Peugeot 51324 (aluminum)
1975-77 Peugeot 103 LVS

Peugeot 51324 late

12.6″ 320 x10x8  $35-80
Peugeot 51324 (chrome)
1978-83 Peugeot 103 LVS
made in Italy by CiTe

Peugeot 59763

13.9″ 355 x10x8   N/A
Peugeot 59763
1978-81 Peugeot 103 SP

 

 

 

 

 

Peugeot 103 has a upper 10mm eyelet and a lower 8mm. The lower 8mm bolt can be replaced with a 10mm one, after drilling the frame hole, to accept a more common replacement shock with both 10mm eyelets. 


Shocks with 10mm Eyelets

Vespa Grande rear shocks

9.9″ 250 x 10 x 10 $20-45
Vespa (Piaggio)
1978-86 Vespa Grande

10.3″ 263 x 10 x 10 $20 ea
1976-80 Cimatti City Bike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomos 207049 rear shock

11″ 280 x10x10 $15-40
Tomos 207049
1977-91 Tomos Bullet

Tomos 219188 rear shock

11.0″ 280 x10x10  N/A
Tomos 219188 (early)
1979-85 Silver Bullet

11.0" 280 219188 late 1986-91 Golden Bullet

11″ 280 x10x10  N/A
Tomos 219188 (late)
86-91 Golden Bullet

Tomos 227236 rear shocks

11.0″ 280 x10x10  $40
Tomos 227236 (white)
1992-95 most models

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomos 229357 rear shock

11.0″ 280 x10x10  $35
Tomos 229357 (grey)
1996-07 most models

Tomos 227172 (early)

11.0″ 280 x10x10  $35
Tomos 227172 (early)
1992-07 some models

Tomos 227172 (late)

11.0″ 280 x10x10  $45
Tomos 227172 (late)
2007-13 most models

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomos HD shock

11.0″ 280 x10x10  $40
aftermarket

Gitane chrome shocks

11.4″ 290 x10x10  $30
original replacement
1977-80 Gitane

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revival rear shock

11.8″ 300 x10x10   $30
Tomos 232713 (wide)
’01-13 Revival, S.mate

Tomos 221032 rear shock

12.7″ 320 x10x10  $55
Tomos 221032 (performance)
’08-13  Tomos Streetmate-R

<< This Tomos 221032 shock has more travel, more precision, and other features that make it outperform most other moped shocks. It has some damping, more than other moped shocks, but not as much as a true hydraulic shock. It is also adjustable in spring preload (stiffness) for different rider weights. The longer travel makes bumps feel smaller.

 

 

 

 

 

 

320x10x10 shocks

12.7″ 320 x10x10 $80/pair
aftermarket

12.7″ 320 x10x10 N/A
Columbia 745-0168 (sheet-metal frame)

13.0″ 330 x10x10 N/A
Columbia 745-0175 (mono-tube frame)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.6" 350 x10x10 Sparta Sparta Foxi, Buddy

13.6″ 350 x10x10 $30-60
1976-84 Sparta Foxi, Buddy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Shocks with 12mm Eyelets

12 inch go-kart shocks

12.0″ 305 x12x12  N/A
aftermarket

 

For Puch Maxi replacements, use these but with the original 8 x 12mm spacer tubes from the old shocks placed inside the 12mm eyelets.

 

 


Table of Moped Shock Sizes

 

 

 

 

Myrons Moped Shocks Rack

M y r o n s   V i n t a g e   M o p e d   S h o c k s   R a c k
Row 1 Left
09.2″ 235 x 8 x 8  Kreidler
2  11.0″ 280 x 8 x 8  Motobecane
3  11.0″ 280 x 8 x 8  Motobecane
4  11.7″ 295 x 8 x 8  Peugeot 102
5  12.0″ 305 x 8 x 8  Puch Maxi
6  ??.?” xxx x 8 x 8  ?????????   xxx x 8 x 8  ?????x??? ??????
7

Row 1 Right
1  12.0″ 305 x 8 x 8  Puch Maxi (coil)x
2  12.5″ 315 x 8 x 8  xxxxxxxxxx xxxx
3  ??.?” xxx x 8 x 8  ????????? ??????
4  13.7″ 345 x 8 x 8  Free Spirit (red)
5  13.9″ 350 x 8 x 8  Puch Magnum XK x
6  14.1″ 360 x 8 x 8  Puch Magnum MKII  ??.?” xxx x 8 x 8  ?????x??? ??????
7  14.1″ 360 x 8 x 8  same but lightweight

Row 2 Left
1  09.9″ 250 x10x10  Vespa Grande????????? ????
2  10.2″ 260 x10x10  Garelli (short)
3  10.3″ 263 x10x10  Cimatti (short)
4  10.5″ 267 x10x10  Italian (CiTe)
5  10.7″ 275 x10x10  Cimatti (long)
6  11.0″ 280 x10x10  Tomos Bullet
7  11.0″ 280 x10x10  Tomos Targa

???????? ??????
Row 2 Right
1  11.2″ 285 x10x10  ?????????? ????
2  ??.?” xxx x10x10  ?????????? ????
3  11.2″ 285 x10x10  Honda PA50 xx
4  11.5″ 290 x10x10  Gitane chrome
5  11.8″ 300 x10x10  Garelli (long)x
6  11.8″ 300 x10x10  Batavus HS50
7  11.8″ 300 x10x10  Batavus Reg.

Row 3 Left
1  12.0″ 305 x10x10  Garelli (long) ?
2  12.0″ 305 x10 x 8  Peugeot 103
3  12.1″ 310 x10x10  Trac
4  12.1″ 310 x10x10  General
5  12.2″ 310 x10x10  Indian
6  12.2″ 310 x12x12  motorcycle
7  13.7″ 350 x10x 8

Row 3 Right
1  13.6″ 350 x10x10  Sparta Foxi ????
2  13.9″ 355 x10 x 8  Peugeot 103SP
3  13.6″ 345 x12x12  motorcycle ????
4  13.0″ 330 x12x12  motorcycle ????
5  12.6″ 320 x12x12  motorcycle ????
6  12.6″ 320 x12x10  Honda Trail 90
7  11.1″ 283 x12x12  lightweight xxx

Not shown
1  10.2″ 260 x10x10 Vespa Bravo

 

 


More shocks are with their brands and not shown here, yet…

 

 


Seats

July 14, 2014

There are a few more seats available not listed here.

Solo seat: Standard bicycle seats have a 7/8″=22.2 mm clamp. Some 24-35 mm moped seat poles have a 22.2 mm top section. Those  can accept standard bicycle seats. Other moped seat poles are a straight 24-26 all the way, too big for a bike seat clamp.

 

4904 beach cruiser bicycle seat w/springs $23.0
10.5 by 10.5 inch, dual coil spring suspension
fits any moped with a 7/8″ seat pole top end

 

 

seat single Peugeot new with 1″ post $45  fits Peugeot 103 and others with 1″ hole