Single shock conversion

[dxhall]

On Ed Milich’s website there are photos of a Tonti two-shock swingarm, modified to take a single, center mounted shock.  Ed also offers to modify a Tonti frame to accept the single, center mounted shock.

I saw a bike with this mod at the Datil rally this summer.  How much better (if at all) is the center-mounted setup over the stocker?  It looks pretty slick.

[Turin]

I ride both kinds. I think proper set up and decent quality is much more important than the number of shocks. A tonti mono shock does look neat, but you also need to relocate the battery, electrics, etc.

[nc43bsa]

You probably would not notice the difference unless you are roadracing.

[Old Jock]

Well I'm no canyon carver and have large "Chicken Strips"

From what (little) I know, it isn't mutually exclusive a lot depends on the design, the mechanism used to load the shock and the shock angle.

I doubt I could tell the difference.

Could not agree more than Turin's statement, quality is far more important.

I'd spend the money good quality shocks any day over a mono conversion

[Alfetta]

I think that if i were to go to the trouble of converting to a single shock, I would be tempted to place the shock horizontal under the gearbox, thus leaving the battery/electrical area un touched. (similar to some Buell models).

[moto-uno]

   You mean like this ? Built this over a dozen years ago . Has over 4" of travel , supremely comfortable ( ask my wife)
  and 'cuz it uses HD softtail shocks , there's dozens of choices , this was my 3rd choice and it was stock with
  heavier springs . Peter
  If you click on the image , you'll see the chrome shock covers under the front saddle . Has worked well for over 30,000 miles !

[guzzisteve]

I got one of Ed's swingarms but dual shock, it'll be awhile yet before it's on the road. All it takes is $.

[huub]

12 inches of suspension front and rear, hard to achieve without a monoshock

[Alfetta]

hard to see with my old eyes.... did you motard that Stelvio ??

[moto-uno]

^^^ As street bikes go , needing more than 4" of wheel travel  makes me wonder where you ride your bikes ( street bikes , not those awful dual purpose things  ) . Peter

[Moparnut72]

I ride in Cali. My Audace has 4.7 inches of travel on both ends. I get bounced off the seat once in awhile on our lovely highways. Roads are currently beings rebuilt but taxes were increased on all kinds of things to pay for the improvements.
kk