Took the brand new rear shocks that I bought for the project bike and put them onto the '64. Pretty straight-forward. One odd thing was that for the right shock, I added back the metal sleeve that went inside the rubber and that fit the mounting bolt perfectly. But the left shock was too large in diameter so I had to leave the metal sleeve off. Not sure why the 2 sides were different, but I suspect it's the right side that has been altered.
The old shock.
The new shock.
Finally, I really wanted to switch out the old acorn nuts (right) with some shiny new ones I had (left). But the old ones were a lot beefier. Not sure if that matters or not, but figured I'd just play it safe for now and leave the old ones on.
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