Any shocks that are setup for standard a arms I run ohlins on my stock arms

 

Elsa Stage 1's are a nice shock to go with. But as AJ said, any standard travel shock will work.

 

450rs revalved is your cheapest route

 

I can say from experience they are way too stiff. Even on +2 arms they jar me pretty good. You'll spend $150 getting a good deal on the shocks and at least $300 getting them set up. You can buy much better 250R shocks for just a little more or catch a great deal from someone here in the for sale selection and save some money.

 

When i first started racing i was using stock '88 shocks,and honestly these were very good shocks until lap 2 when they heated up and faded away, then there was just nothing ,felt like u were riding on just the springs.These were very plush shocks,with good dampening and rebound,but when they got hot they were terrible.I would actually have to say that if someone could have figured out to put rezzys on these shocks they would be great shocks.I guess that's how good the " R " was even stock,now if honda would have put rezzys on them.......

 

I agree 100% with scawn and his opinion! I was going to do the 450r shock on my 250r but my suspension guy told me the same as Scawn "yes you will pay $150, but add $300 for triple rate springs and another $400 for revalving for my dune setup and he would also have to shorten shock by 1 inch because he told me they are 1 inch too long.
So we both decided on works steelers triple rates. Had them revalved and softened up allot and ony into them for $150

 

^^^^^agree.either go with some new shock's or find a set of pep,elka,or work's shock's and get them serviced.to me it was well worth the money.

 

I disagree. The 450 revalved shocks are the best bang for your buck. I have $450 in mine and they are dual adjust piggy backs. You can't buy/build any shock for that money with that performance.

 

^^^^i knew you would chime in.they can work good and can be rebuilt to ride softer than stock.it all depend's on how much you can buy them for and who is rebuilding them.i took mine to baldwin and he refused to build them for me.since they don't have a snubber they can let the frame hit the ground on a big jump"per-him".i'm sure if they were cut and reworked it wouldn't be a problem.i also don't like having the rezzy on the shock.to me it's just another thing that can get broke off and ruin the whole shock.that's why i had my son's pep's built with the remote rezzys.good thing too because i'm sure they would have gotten ripped of when he smashed into the fence at aroung 40+mph,hit the tire,got ran over 4 time's."lol".

 

I have never seen any one break a piggy back. I have worn a hole in my remote rezzie line before and lost a race because of it. Piggy back is 10x better for racing. Again. Look at all pro shocks. They are all piggy back.

 

Honda 450R Fox Front Shocks TRX250R TRX Fourtrax 400EX 250R | eBay

this guy usually has alot of good deals.

 

Honda 450R Fox Front Shocks TRX250R TRX Fourtrax 400EX 250R | eBay

this guy usually has alot of good deals.

he has a lot of nice parts ...but so many people bid on his parts im almost always over bid, ive seen parts bid and sell for more then you could buy them brand new,he has a loyal following

i wish I could afford to bid on his parts too rich for my blood LOL

 

still for $275 bin that's not a bad price.i have gatten some good deals from him.you just have to only bid on what you could "use" not need.i got a oem thumb throttel,radiator,stem,stator cover all for less than $75 shipped.

 

sorry for hi-jack. I've got a set of 450R shocks I picked up for $60. I think it was a hell of a deal, where is the best place to get the re-valved/re-sprung? I am also looking for a good cheap route as I only ride my machine a couple times/year