My 1954 A10 rocket seat postion is too high need rear shocks lenght

[barry2]

Hi Mates
The seat height on my 1954 Road Rocket is too high, not sure if it the rear shocks too long or the seat position , my shockies are 320mm b/ centers  , can anyone measure theirs please? , also mine has 1/2 brake hubs (F/rear) and a rear rod/ drum on the left is this standard?, not seen anther like it yet
All the best
Barry             

[scotty]

Mine are about the same but shrink when my 200lb bulk straddles the machine 

Your rear brake set up sounds correct for a 54 half width hub
Brake pedal on the left and the brake pulls on the left

S

[morris]

330 mm on my ‘58 SA when on the centre stand, but like Scotty’s, lowers significantly when putting my bum on...

[mikeb]

on my 61 super rocket they are 330mm hagons.
when i put these shocks on they lowered the seat/ride height quite a lot, to the point where the bike looks lower at the rear and i scrape much more cornering.
i assume this means even tho the old - very old - shocks which measured the same distance between mounting points presumably did not compress as much - even at rest. i actually preferred the 'old' shocks for look and clearance, tho the new ones for... suspension.
if yours are too high could there be a similar weird aging thing happening in the shocks? beyond my knowledge to explain this.

[barry2]

Hi Mates
Thanks for the replies, I checked w/ another bike and I'm putting it down to front  and rear springs too firm ( i have rear on min' setting ) and the seat hard, so I will put up with it for a while at least
all the best
Barry

[bl**dydrivers]

Since we’re on the subject of seat height, weight etc I’m concerned as I’ve never been on my bike, never riden a BSA and I’m 6’5” tall with a weight of 330lbs. 

I hope when I’m all done it can handle me!

There’s a reason why American bike are big lol

[Jules]

just fyi, when I had the A7 back in the 60's I was 6'4 and weighed about 170 lb and I used to think it was a big bike  back then - it managed to throw me over the handlebars one day when I was pushing it up the front steps (wasn't allowed to start it until I was on the road, too noisey!) and it started to fall away from me, so instead of letting go I tried to stop it! No problem for me and my (later) wife to cruise around on (except she was 5'2") 

[Butch (cb)]

I switched on to my A10 from a CD175 back in the day and it felt huge. It feels kind of moped sized now.