250R shocks

[85 atc250r]

I was wondering if some1 could help me with finding suspension for my trike. Im buying an 85 250r in august and i wanted to know if theres any aftermarket front forks you can buy?? Also you guys must be familiar with ELKAS would elkas with a rezovoir fit in the rear of my trike?? I know they do on a trx250r so.. i wasnt sure if they would or not on a trike! If anyone knows answer please let me know soon thanks!!

[dcreel]

An ElKa will work as Kintore has one on his 250R. Jason Hall is actually selling a kit to mount upside down forks off of a newer 80 on the front of the 250R. It gives you adjustable front suspension.

Here is a link for Kintores addition of the usd forks and Jason Halls info to pm him.
http://www.3wheelerworldforums.com/showthread.php?t=100186

[MagicJames]

Yes An elka will fit on the rear. I have a dual rate elka on mine, it works wonderfully and looks great

[Billy Golightly]

PEP does a "Guts" kit for the stock shocks for $350 that gives just as good as performance as a $900 full aftermarket shock in my opinion.

[85 atc250r]

ok thanks guys, I have one more question when i look for elka"s do i just buy the 85 trx shock and it will fit my trike? Because i dont think i see listings for ATC'S under elka advertisements??

[NOS_350X]

Elka sucks, Get soemthing thats custom built not assembly line.

PEP, Axis, or even works.

[Jason Hall]

Here's an Idea, I just mounted up a 18.5" YFZ450 shock with Stock 06-09 450r linkage to my 85 250r. I have learned over the last couple years, that the linkage on the new TRX450 Is not what limits the travel of the rear suspension. You can run a longer shock and get every bit of 12" of travel In the back. The reason most aftermarket company's make differnt linkage setups for the trx450R, Is because they CAN'T move the top shock mount UP. So they move It down and back. I have modded the top shock mounting location on both my Aluminum 450, and now this 85 R. I LOVE AXIS Shock's, and have worked with a Very Smart guy at Axis named Steve to get the valving set up NICE.

Here's a couple pic's of my setup. Sorry to get slightly off the point here, but the TRX parts are easy to find Cheaply, and as long as your dedicated to gaining suspension & not afraid to mod your frame this setup works SWEET!!!

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff42/Jasons450r/RearSuspension250R.jpg

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff42/Jasons450r/Project12more003.jpg

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff42/Jasons450r/250RFrame4.jpg

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff42/Jasons450r/Project12more001.jpg

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff42/Jasons450r/250RLongTravel3.jpg

[Bunnyhop]

That's some beautiful fab work!

[SeaBass8]

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

I hope you do a thread on this trike when you're done.

Awesome!

[Jason Hall]

Thanks Guys, I will start a thread In this forum once I'm able to download the pic's from my camera.

[SeaBass8]

Ok can we get this Trike its own thread already. I bet most folks havent even seen this beast yet.

Any updates?

Thanks