Maxim monoshock

[eaterofsmoke]

Hello all. I have recently started doing a rebuild on a 1981 maxim. I currently have stripped everything off of it and am in the process of cleaning the old paint and rust off of the frame. I will be starting a build post at some point here, but I am in the planning process of were to proceed at this point, and I have a question. Does anybody know if you can put an aftermarket monoshock on the maxim, and were I could find one? After much debating I have decided to stick with the mono even though I plan to build a cafe racer type build, and want to have a good mono as the stock one is pretty well shot. Thanks for any input.


Smoke

 

[Lou Ranger]

Hi Eater, welcome to the Forum.
You have a very nice bike - are you sure you want to change it?

I have no experience with it myself, however, I have read on a couple of threads where people have been able to upgrade the mono-shock. Try various key words in the search function and with luck you will find what they were able to use.

 

[eaterofsmoke]

Well I already have a Honda Shadow Cruiser. I live in an urban area where that bike doesn't react like I like. So I want to build a cafe racer, mainly because there aren't many of them around, and it should be quick and nimble for traffic. And I will go take a look through the search function.

Smoke

 

[cafenewb]

I haven't seen any modern ones, but I know Patriot on here was able to use one from an older yamaha XT250. It's a similar shock to the stock one, but a bit longer so it raised the ass end considerably.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-1984...Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d3da83a96&vxp=mtr