bondy Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 hello all im doing my other bult up and was woundering what rear shocks to get dont want to spend hunreds say about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 hello all im doing my other bult up and was woundering what rear shocks to get dont want to spend hunreds say about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triple_x Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) I speak from experience! Betors may be cheaper but you will not get better than the Magical shocks and fork springs. I rode for a season on Betors and std fork springs. I studied the market and looked at what the Spanish use and took the plunge. Woody described the feel as plush and boy is he right, transformed the handling. No bottoming out of the forks and rear suspension just settles and grips before rebounding. So why buy cheap(funds aside)only to replace with the dogs at a later date! You pay your money and take your choice!!! Regards Martin Edited January 18, 2012 by Triple_X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschrauber Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) I speak from experience! Me too! To be exactly I have them both (Betor and Magicals) and yes the Magicals are much better then the Betors they even look better too. BUT the OP has given a money limit and a pair of good Magicals are twice as much as the OP want to pay. As this is his second Bultaco rebuild, do we know what he want to do with the bike? I found the pic's that I did not find while writing down my first post in this thread, here all three shocks for a comparison, (in the middle the original ones): It is also possible to outclass even Magical shocks for around four times as much money the OP want to pay: Extremly tricky looking and still contemporary and very good working if you use nitrogen as gas are French Fournales shocks, these where used by some world class riders in the beginning eighties, one Bultacos and Italjets (which are the green clones, I had some of them too). Here the model list from Fournals: Production list Fournales Shocks The prices, (around 700 Edited January 18, 2012 by PSchrauber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondy Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Me too! To be exactly I have them both (Betor and Magicals) and yes the Magicals are much better then the Betors they even look better too. BUT the OP has given a money limit and a pair of good Magicals are twice as much as the OP want to pay. As this is his second Bultaco rebuild, do we know what he want to do with the bike? I found the pic's that I did not find while writing down my first post in this thread, here all three shocks for a comparison, (in the middle the original ones): It is also possible to outclass even Magical shocks for around four times as much money the OP want to pay: Extremly tricky looking and still contemporary and very good working if you use nitrogen as gas are French Fournales shocks, these where used by some world class riders in the beginning eighties, one Bultacos and Italjets (which are the green clones, I had some of them too). Here the model list from Fournals: Production list Fournales Shocks The prices, (around 700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 How much are Magical rear shocks and front springs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majesty320 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 http://www.themagicals.co.uk/category.php?id_category=17 look here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smelling123 Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Maybe Falcon steel bodied units would be a good compromise. Much better than Betors in performance in my opinion and (I think) about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trial pat Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hy, I'm in the same situation. I'm very happy with my Falcons on the Honda TL 250 and the Magicals look great, but I don't know which configuration would be the optima for my M49 Bulto. My favourite at the moment would be from Sammy Miller Betor SM Pro Shocks for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hy, I'm in the same situation. I'm very happy with my Falcons on the Honda TL 250 and the Magicals look great, but I don't know which configuration would be the optima for my M49 Bulto. My favourite at the moment would be from Sammy Miller Betor SM Pro Shocks for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Hy, I'm in the same situation. I'm very happy with my Falcons on the Honda TL 250 and the Magicals look great, but I don't know which configuration would be the optima for my M49 Bulto. My favourite at the moment would be from Sammy Miller Betor SM Pro Shocks for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triple_x Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I did not intend to be so blunt in my previous posting. Simply the Magical set up works! Rear around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_weedon Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 If the Spaniards use them they must be good! Martin. Fair few pairs of Rockshocks in use in the Spanish scene too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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