Honda CRF250L 2013-On

 

 

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Not your grand-ma’s fork caps!

 

 

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Above red arrows show clip.

 

 

 

 

 

Shown above is the top out spring on the end of the ding dong.

 

 

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Note the clip to get to the stuff.

 

 

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Order a Fork Spring kit and Ohlins Shock Combo!

 

Revalving is also important for best results.

 

 

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The stock shock really is a piece…(if Meineke muffler made shocks for bikes this would be it).

 

 

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Above a screen door damper, is only thing worse than your Honda Crf250 or rally shock.

 

 

 

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The cheesy bottom stamped bracket must be removed to get to spring.

 

 

 

 

The spring spanners stop there so taking spring off is from the other end only.

 

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The stock setting is about 8mm preload and this maybe 5mm more to add, not much to write home about.

 

 

 

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Bust a Nut, you would need a spring press to get to the nut on shaft end to remove bottom bracket to get to spring.

 

 

 

 

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A wise man once said “you can’t polish a turd”.  

 

 

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We can rebuild, respring and revalve this but why….?

 

That few hundred just takes away from the new shock you need.

 

 

 

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Above this is the Racetech G3 shock, the list price well above an Ohlins quality shock, it only has rebound adjust and uses an Eibach spring.

 

 

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The Ohlins with a full compression adjustable remote reservoir feature and Ohlins quality and machining comes in for less money!

 

 

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Ohlins shock mounting pic.

 

 

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Ohlins shock mounting pic.

 

 

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Ohlins Shock mounting pic.

 

 

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The forks are lefty / righty.

 

Damping only in left leg spring only in right leg.

 

 

 

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(reminder bike is about 327lbs claimed)

 

 

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Our test bike with Acerbis tank, skidplates, Cycra handguards, empty nylon bags  came in at 339.0lbs.

 

This weight was with above stuff added without potato chips.

 

 

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We can revalve the damper leg for better performance, they have “three port” pistons.

 

 

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The left leg is where all the magic happens,

 

Just so you know these Showa pistons are circa 1987 and still around like a mullet in the South.

 

 

 

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Note: this is not a general catalog item at this time off the shelf subject to change.

 

Revalving this one is important when doing spring rate option because they use one legs damping to do both legs, find out about in house custom valving option by rider weight and conditions.

 

 

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A cartridge holding tool and 43mm split seal driver.