rr4406pak
07-12-2004, 02:25 PM
I have a set of brand new WORKS tripple rates with no rezzes on my 400EX with stock a-arms and stock motor. I had them set up for 165 pound rider doing mostly hard trail riding.
After taking them out for the first ride they were nice but not the huge difference from stock everyone talks about.
The shocks were SOFT. Making tight turns the bike leans way over. So I took them back to where I bought them (Pro-Action Suspension of NY) to have them re-setup. I got them back and they are much better (stiffer) but they do a strange thing now.
They WHACK when they top out!!! For example: If I grab the front bumper and pull up fast both shocks top out with a WHAM! They did not do this in stock form. You can also feel it when you nail the throttle to wheelie and unload the front suspension the shocks top out with a WHAM! that can be felt through the bike. Feels like metal on metal.
I called Pro-Action about this and he says this is typical with WORKS shocks topping out like this. He says there is no bumper in there to absorb shock from topping out on WORKS shocks. Is this true? He says to give him the shocks back and he'd put bumpers in the to absorb the shock of topping out.
I think this guy at Pro-Action is full of crap (he mostly rebuilds dirt bike front shocks and not ATVs but does have an excellent reputation). But he said he called WORKS to verify this.
I otherwise like the rebuild he did because on large jumps it feels like you are landing on a pillow. Very nice. But this topping out thing has got me puzzled. It is very distracting feeling the front shocks WHACKING (topping out) every time a front wheel leaves the ground. Is this guy full of crap about WORKS shocks or what?
Let me know what you think...
Thanks...
After taking them out for the first ride they were nice but not the huge difference from stock everyone talks about.
The shocks were SOFT. Making tight turns the bike leans way over. So I took them back to where I bought them (Pro-Action Suspension of NY) to have them re-setup. I got them back and they are much better (stiffer) but they do a strange thing now.
They WHACK when they top out!!! For example: If I grab the front bumper and pull up fast both shocks top out with a WHAM! They did not do this in stock form. You can also feel it when you nail the throttle to wheelie and unload the front suspension the shocks top out with a WHAM! that can be felt through the bike. Feels like metal on metal.
I called Pro-Action about this and he says this is typical with WORKS shocks topping out like this. He says there is no bumper in there to absorb shock from topping out on WORKS shocks. Is this true? He says to give him the shocks back and he'd put bumpers in the to absorb the shock of topping out.
I think this guy at Pro-Action is full of crap (he mostly rebuilds dirt bike front shocks and not ATVs but does have an excellent reputation). But he said he called WORKS to verify this.
I otherwise like the rebuild he did because on large jumps it feels like you are landing on a pillow. Very nice. But this topping out thing has got me puzzled. It is very distracting feeling the front shocks WHACKING (topping out) every time a front wheel leaves the ground. Is this guy full of crap about WORKS shocks or what?
Let me know what you think...
Thanks...