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Bought a '71 Roadster 'cos it looked great and I could touch the ground when stopped. It's currently stripped down to sort a few things. The seat foam needs replacing, problem is that the new one is higher. I've had suggestions ranging from:
A: fit an 18 inch rear wheel, get a machinist to reduce the stanchions by an inch (at the top), plus 1/2 inch shorter rear shocks.
B: replace both wheels with 18 inch rims.
C: thicker soled boots, trainer wheels etc.
So was wondering if A is viable, if so what about spring length and would there be enough clearance with the mudguard? Haven't seen any pix of a bike with an 18" front wheel so don't know if this would look silly with a standard mudguard. I could get the new foam cut down but the original seat was uncomfortable so prefer not to. Norvil sell shorter stanchions but wouldn't be cheap to freight to New Zealand. I don't weigh much or go flat out like the good old days, but don't want to upset the handling. Any ideas?
Cheers,
Graeme
A: fit an 18 inch rear wheel, get a machinist to reduce the stanchions by an inch (at the top), plus 1/2 inch shorter rear shocks.
B: replace both wheels with 18 inch rims.
C: thicker soled boots, trainer wheels etc.
So was wondering if A is viable, if so what about spring length and would there be enough clearance with the mudguard? Haven't seen any pix of a bike with an 18" front wheel so don't know if this would look silly with a standard mudguard. I could get the new foam cut down but the original seat was uncomfortable so prefer not to. Norvil sell shorter stanchions but wouldn't be cheap to freight to New Zealand. I don't weigh much or go flat out like the good old days, but don't want to upset the handling. Any ideas?
Cheers,
Graeme