Author Topic: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?  (Read 2988 times)

Offline Stephen Foster

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Im trying to source a pair ..or even part number ? for the above .
Condition not important .
These are for a 1954 S/A A7 "Shooting Star" .

Any information or even pictures of these would be appreciated .

Thanks in advance ,

Steve ...
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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #1 on: 14.09. 2012 04:34 »
Not 100% sure if these are the correct ones Steve but have a look. There in AUS so postage might be a killer.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cashmere/parts/pair-vintage-classic-rear-shockies-ex1958-bsa-a10-super-rocket-/1005603875

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #2 on: 14.09. 2012 04:44 »
Brian ,
I have just emailed the seller .
Are they Armstrong ?
I dont have a set for comparison .

Thanks for the heads up .

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #3 on: 14.09. 2012 06:39 »
I dont know what make they are Steve, I dont even know for sure they are the ones to fit a A10 but they look "fat" and are listed as being for a A10.

Hopefully someone else will know if they are right or not.

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #4 on: 14.09. 2012 11:36 »
Were these a BSA part then? I had a 1954 B31 and that had the normal type rear shocks the same as my '59 A7SS.

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #5 on: 14.09. 2012 21:44 »
I'm pretty sure that the fat shockies on the A10 had adjusters like the later ones.
These don't appear to have them.
I had a set like that which supposedly came from a Norton.

Trev.

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #6 on: 15.09. 2012 00:13 »
I've had a good look at parts books and original brochures etc and I am fairly sure those are not right for a A10.

As Trev says they should have adjusters plus the eyes top and bottom look too narrow.

I've searched the parts books and compared part numbers and I cant work out which models had the "fat" shockers. Maybe there is no specific fitment, it may have been a case of what shocks they had on hand when they assembled a bike.

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #7 on: 15.09. 2012 00:29 »

   Are they anything like the Matchless 'Jampot' ones??
Started building in about 1977/8 a on average '52 A10 -built from bits 'n pieces never resto intended -maybe 'personalised'
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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #8 on: 15.09. 2012 00:48 »
No nothing like the jampots.

A bit hard to describe and I dont have one to measure, they look similar to "normal" ones but are slightly fatter, about another 1/2" in diameter.

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #9 on: 17.09. 2012 06:38 »
They appear to have chrome plated adjuster rings ?
Long time since I saw any .

Steve ...
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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #10 on: 17.09. 2012 09:58 »
Only used in 1954.
As fitted to my '54 Flash












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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #11 on: 17.09. 2012 12:37 »
They are the ones !
Im indebted to You  "Orabanda" .
Do You know the make or any parts numbers please ?
Or better yet have a spare set to sell please ?

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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #12 on: 17.09. 2012 12:49 »
Stephen,
Sorry; don't know the answers to your questions - I overhauled the original shocks.

I am also looking for another set; for a 1954 A7SS project.


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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #13 on: 17.09. 2012 15:57 »
Thanks anyway !
Youve done a fantastic job on the "Flash" by the way ..

Steve..
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Re: Seeking "Fat" Girling or Armstrong rear dampers ?
« Reply #14 on: 17.09. 2012 18:14 »
It is amazing how you can keep learning about these bikes. I must have looked at hundreds of A7s and A10s over the 30 years since I got my first one and I've never seen rear shocks like that before  :o