XR250RE shocks -Buying.

[Spannerz]

Would anybody suggest me buying a pair of these? Could anyone take a look at the link please?

The ones for sale are really cheap and the rebuild is not a problem.

As a rear shock it would be almost 40mm shorter than what I have in there already. (I think I'm stock now. yellow spring and is 380mm long, valve at top adjusting nuts at bottom)

I have a dream to use them as fronts, and apart from making some bushes and pins it looks like it would fit. The width maybe my only problem, spring fitting between the arm.

I don't trust this guys measuring stick either, he quotes 345L x 12mm top hole and 30mm fork at bottom.

Heres the link, it should be alive for another week.
HONDA XR250RE SHOCK for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand

And pics of their current crummyness.

Cheers.

 

[Awk08]

i dont know dude, i looked into some similar rear shocks before, and came to the conclusion that the spings are made for a rear and prolly too stiff for a front, and that the travel was less than whats on our bikes, the norm is to go longer travel, not shorter!!

 

[blasterfreek30]

yea man u will have no travel with those shocks

 

[Spannerz]

Cheers.

Would these still be good to use as a rear?