250EX Performance FAQ thread

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by honda450rider33
thank you for your apologe i accept i hope you accept mine also

well thats cute, but this can all be done in PM's. anyway, back to the subject of FAQ for the 250ex.

[m.h.s.c.#527]

my aftermarket shocks are set up for stock a arm lenth (they asked) so does this mean i cant get plus twos?

[Pipeless416]

Originally posted by m.h.s.c.#527
my aftermarket shocks are set up for stock a arm lenth (they asked) so does this mean i cant get plus twos?

they'll have to be revalved for the extra leverage. possibly resprung?? if you put +2s on they would bottom out very easily.

[ryanh250ex]

Originally posted by ALEXANDERJASON
HONDA450RIDER, FAIR ENOUGH, MY APLOGIES TO YOU.

RYAN, YOU SHOULD ASK TO HAVE THIS THREAD LOCKED.

I wont lock it, because it's already stickied and there is alot of good info here.

If anything I'll ask the mods to delete all the unnecessary posts.

MHSC, when you change to wider a-arms, you change the amount of leverage that is placed on the shock, which in effect makes it ride softer. You'll have to get them revalved for them to function properly.

[m.h.s.c.#527]

ok im not bottoming out on the softest setting so im thinkin about sum wheel spacers what do u think and im not sure if i do the fron should i do the rear and vice versa

[BlasterEaten250]

If I were you I wouldn't throw off the front end geometry when you have such nice shocks. If you want to widen the front end, do it the right way. You can run your shocks how they are on wider a-arms, but they would be 10x better if you revalved them. Spacers would be fine for the back though because it's not like you do much jumping in xc racing where you would bend the axle.

[m.h.s.c.#527]

i know but i am wanting a softer ride so i think wheel spacers would be good

[BlasterEaten250]

I don't know what adjustments you have on your elka's, but you should be able to make them softer. If you get wheel spacers on the front, you will feel every root, rock, or stump you hit on the trail. It will jerk the bars out of your hands a lot easier.

[m.h.s.c.#527]

really that bad i have preload and compression

[ryanh250ex]

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