Can you please check your manual for your scoot's shock travel

[Stig / Major Tom]

ANY Kymco scooter larger than a LIKE 200i >>>

Looking to replace my LIKE rear shocks with slightly longer ones - seems the best place to find specifications for the rear shock travel is in the owners manual. Mine does not list, but some Kymco manuals do - can you give me your info from your manual? Once I find a shock with good (= same or better than mine) travel will then search out its length. And if you have an old shock laying about - could you measure it  for me, hole to hole center.
Thanks

[claynine]

My crappy owners manual tells nothing of travel of the shocks.  I went through the service manual and nothing but installation and removal, torque specs and type.   Sorry.
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER
REMOVAL
Remove the front cover.
Remove the met-in box.
Remove the air cleaner case.
Remove the rear shock absorber upper and
lower mount bolts to remove the rear shock
absorber.
INSTALLATION
Install the rear shock absorber.
Install the rear shock absorber upper mount
bolt and then install the lower mount bolt.
Torque:
Upper Mount Bolt: 3.5～4.5kg-m
Lower Mount Bolt: 2.4～3.0kg-m
Install the frame body cover.
Upper Mount Bolt
Lower Mount Bolt
Rear Shock Absorber

SPECIFICATIONS
Name & Model LIKE 200i
Overall length (mm) 1925
Overall width (mm) 685
Overall height (mm) 1110
Wheel base (mm) 1315
Engine type Air cooled 4-stroke
Fuel Used 92# or 95 nonleaded
gasoline
Displacement (cc) 163 cc
Front wheel 40
Net weight (kg) Rear wheel 60
Total 100
1 Person 70KG Front wheel 71
Gross weight(kg) Rear wheel 112
Total 183
Front wheel 120/70-12
Tires
Rear wheel 130/70-12
Ground clearance (mm) 120
Braking distance (m)
(Initial speed Km/h) 4.4m (30km/h)
Min. turning radius (mm)R/L 1900/1900
Starting system Starting motor &
kick starter
Fuel type Gasoline, 2-stroke
motor oil
Cylinder arrangement Single cylinder, flat
Combustion chamber type Semi-sphere
Valve arrangement Reed valve & piston
Bore x stroke (mm) 60x57.8
Compression ratio 9.5
Compression pressure
(kg/cm² rpm) 15kg/cm² ±2
Max. output
8.1/7500 kw/rpm
Max. torque (kg m/rpm)
12.2/6500 N.m/rpm
Open Automatic controlled
Intake
Close Automatic controlled
Port Open ⎯
timing
Exhaust
Close ⎯
Open ⎯
Scavenge
Close ⎯
Idle speed (rpm) 1800±100
Lubrication type Separate type
Lubrication oil capacity (liter) 0.9
Air cleaner type & No. Wet, single
Fuel capacity (liter) 6
Type Plunger type
Carburetor Piston dia. (mm) ⎯
Venturi dia. (mm) 22
Ignition system type ECU
Ignition timing F mark 13.5°±1°BTDC/2000
rpm
Spark
plug
NGK CR7HSA
Spark plug gap (mm) 0.6～0.7
Battery capacity 12V9AH
Power to transmission gear Power-transmission
gear-clutch
Reduction ratio of power to
transmission
⎯
Clutch type Dry multi-disc clutch
Transmission gear operation
type
Automatic centrifugal
type
Transmission ratio 1 speed ⎯
Reduction Type Two-stage reduction
gear 1st reduction ratio 3.1~0.9
2nd reduction ratio 12.69
Transmission gear type Non-stage
Tire pressure Front wheel 1.75 kg/cm²
(kg/cm²) Rear wheel 2.25 kg/cm²
Turning angle Right & left 45°
Brake system Front wheel Disk
type Rear wheel Disk
Suspension Front wheel Telescope
type Rear wheel Unit swing
Shock absorber Front wheel Telescope
type Rear wheel Unit swing
Frame type Pipe under bone

[Wiz]

You can get PDFs for all the owners manuals here http://kymcousa.com/owners/index.html

[MotoRandy123]

I found the info for the Yager in the owners manual;

And I have this info from a preride inspection;
Shocks
Shocks measure 12 1/2" on bike  12 5/8" off of bike
Top eye thickness 21mm  -  bolt hole 10mm
 Bottom U bracket  internal width  19mm  -  hole 8mm

Shock Springs
  Spring length 7"
   6 small spaced coils (9mm apart)  -  7 big spaced coils (15mm apart)  -  coil diameter 55mm
   Wire diameter 6mm

[Stig / Major Tom]

I found the info for the Yager in the owners manual;

And I have this info from a preride inspection;
Shocks
Shocks measure 12 1/2" on bike  12 5/8" off of bike
Top eye thickness 21mm  -  bolt hole 10mm
 Bottom U bracket  internal width  19mm  -  hole 8mm

Shock Springs
  Spring length 7"
   6 small spaced coils (9mm apart)  -  7 big spaced coils (15mm apart)  -  coil diameter 55mm
   Wire diameter 6mm

Thanks Moto,

Seems like only the Yager has shock travel info in their manuals....
And that wire thickness info will come in handy when I go searching shocks for my LIKE.
Several fellows have indicated they are not small guys and would like more suspension travel also.
How the deuce do you source that info - so will look into a 14" shock with thicker coils, or more of them, etc.
I guess I could go down to my dealer with a tape and a mic and crawl around on the carpet getting some measurements. I'm not above doing that if I have to. My parts seller can get me any Kymco shock, I just have to tell him which ones I want.

[MotoRandy123]

I'm not sure how you could get the info on many bikes. Someplace like RaceTech does it.
I had some listings for forks on motorcycles showing diameter and conventional or upside down.
I took the shocks off and measured them myself. We need to get more people to do it on all
the different scooters...

Here's a link to a guy testing his Aprilia scooter suspension;
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?241311-SC250-Suspension

Here's a link to some performance shocks (not sure if they really are?);
http://monstergy6.com/product_shocks.htm

Here's some YSS shocks for my bike;
http://www.merkamoto.com/b2c/producto/5194523/1/amortiguador-kymco-superdink-125-200-300

and the YSS site;
http://www.yssusa.com/products_oils.html

and more YSS (the one for the People 250 might work for you);
http://www.scooterworks.com/suspension-pages-150.php

This guy is using CB350 shocks on his big Honda scooter;
http://www.ch250.net/techtips/26.htm

If you can find some of these for it they would work good. They're RPM from Taiwan;
http://www.rpm.com.tw/files/2289d0dbc75c37158ec2af9408edb7c9.png

Here's some Chinese shocks, not sure if they work or not;
http://www.scooterdomain.com/gas_scooter_suspension_s/106.htm

I've been looking but haven't done much yet...

[Stig / Major Tom]

I'm not sure how you could get the info on many bikes. Someplace like RaceTech does it.
I had some listings for forks on motorcycles showing diameter and conventional or upside down.
I took the shocks off and measured them myself. We need to get more people to do it on all
the different scooters...

Here's a link to a guy testing his Aprilia scooter suspension;
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?241311-SC250-Suspension

Here's a link to some performance shocks (not sure if they really are?);
http://monstergy6.com/product_shocks.htm

Here's some YSS shocks for my bike;
http://www.merkamoto.com/b2c/producto/5194523/1/amortiguador-kymco-superdink-125-200-300

and the YSS site;
http://www.yssusa.com/products_oils.html

and more YSS (the one for the People 250 might work for you);
http://www.scooterworks.com/suspension-pages-150.php

This guy is using CB350 shocks on his big Honda scooter;
http://www.ch250.net/techtips/26.htm

If you can find some of these for it they would work good. They're RPM from Taiwan;
http://www.rpm.com.tw/files/2289d0dbc75c37158ec2af9408edb7c9.png

Here's some Chinese shocks, not sure if they work or not;
http://www.scooterdomain.com/gas_scooter_suspension_s/106.htm

I've been looking but haven't done much yet...

Thanks a bunch Moto!!
(That Aprilia guy was amazing)

You know what makes me crazy?
So many of these on-line places do not give you any details about the shock.
Coil diameter, wire thickness of the coil,, shock travel (never seen that one anywhere!), and the most important >>> the distance eye-to-eye !!.....crazy!

That's why I think I'm going to end up on my back with a tape measure down on my dealer's floor, crawling around the bigger Kymcos.

I saw that People YSS shock, and 2 days ago fired off an email for more info on it.
Trying to also pay attention to mounting hole sizes - some have adapters. The Like I'm pretty sure has 10mm top bolts and 8mm bottoms.(studying the part numbers  per my seller > http://www.kymcopartsmonster.com. I might try calling these guys - one time got a fellow on the phone who helped me. Seems like they're not far from KymcoUSA HQ)

Trying to stay away from racing shocks - just want a better ride for my weight, not trying to beat guys on a Ducati to Tim Horton's.
Who knew this would be such a trial?
Let's keep us all posted!