July 26, 201115 yr Hi all, I'm new to the forum and just starting a ground-up restoration of my Sherpa T 199. I was wondering if someone can help me identify the shocks on the bike as they are rebuildable and I would like to fit a new seal kit to them after painting/chroming. I've attached a photo of one. Regards Dave.
July 26, 201115 yr Can't help with identifying them but is it worth the effort and cost to rebuild them? By the time you have had the springs stripped and repainted, bought new mounting bushes, bought rod seals and bushes, stripped and repainted the bodies, bought the oil, you may have exceeded the cost of a pair of lower priced trials shocks (especially if the rods are rusty? In which case new rods needed or having them reground and hard chromed - more cost) On top of that, they may not be trials shocks and have the wrong spring rate and damping. And you have to get them apart in the first place which could prove a challenge... If you're not riding the bike in serious competition you can buy a pair of NJB Clubman shocks for about £70 or a pair of steel bodied Betors for not much more. Worth thinking about. Edited July 26, 201115 yr by Woody
July 27, 201115 yr Author Thanks for the input Woody. I think my preference to repair rather than buy new stems from restoring vintage Royal Enfiels - sometimes having no choice because of availability, but you're right, a pair of those NJB clubman shocks will do fine for my level of riding. Dave.
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