MOPED ARMY

300mm

Depending on which ones you buy, you may need some spacers (to hold a wider shock away from the frame) and longer bolts. If you buy them from Treats, they sell some eyelet spacers via links in the page for the shocks.

Just wanted to give you a heads up so that you don't get them home, run out to the garage excited, and realize they won't simply bolt on. A simple trip to the hardware store can also remedy this!

You just need stiffer shocks... if you increase the length, the chain will hit the top of the swing arm.

There are handful of these threads that just end, so figured no need to open a new one.

@210lbs I bottom out all the time on stock shocks.

I got the generic treat coil overs at 280mm to match the original length, and

cut my own 8/10mm bushing/insert to go the width of the shock + washer + 5mm spacer.

I have minimal 1mm clearance to the frame, but this just looks dodgy to me.

I want to avoid doing anything non-reversable. (like drilling out to M10)

Top:

M8-1.25 60mm bolt

custom 8/10mm insert

5mm wide, 10mm bore sleeve bearing as spacer

M10 & M8 Washers separating it all:

Bottom

M8-1.0 45mm bolt

original 5mm spacer

original M8-1.0 bolt.

M10 & M8 Washers separating it all

Clearance is tight on the right side with the freewheel. Thoughts? Please show me your 50V rear shock upgrades

thanks (edited)

thanks, I was hoping somebody has done this already. Has anyone upgraded Moby 50 rears using standard mount points?? pics please.

thanks for checking Stephen-

Here is the parts diagram comparing the standard (L) to the VLX shock (R). Big spacers used on VLX too (# 11&12).

Also a pic of a Puch.

not the same, but got me thinking.

Still love to hear from other Moby 50 owners who have upgraded the rears! Thanks~ (edited)

The top nuts are a bitch to get at behind the fender unless you remove the wheel. I taped the nut and washer to an open end wrench to hold them in position.