Question about front forks/shocks on a 225DX (And looking for someone selling them)

[El Camexican]

Fabs is right, but I get your situation.

Ponder it and if still interested send a pm with your email and we can exchange photos of each others forks.

Just so there arent any sort of problems later I want to add this next part publicly and that is to say that if your forks are badly rusted, bent, or damaged in some other way that I deem to be irreparable I’m not interested.

As well, I would want you to send me $150 through PayPal for “goods and services” and when my forks arrive to you, you would inspect them and if you want to keep them you would have the option of either sending me yours, or just leaving me with the $150.

Assuming that you want to send me the 225 forks, I would receive them from you and inspect them and if they are in the condition that I perceive them to be from your photos and descriptions I would refund you your $150. If not, I would just send them back to you.

The $150 number is derived from me believing that my forks are worth $100 and that if I have to send you back your forks and you keep mine I will be out shipping on the return.

I hope this makes sense, I just woke up and I’m still laying in bed. Also sorry to make this sound so complicated, but a couple years back we guy named Milner on here that pretty much ruined the trust that most people in this community deserve.

[DSHOT59]

Not to hijack but....What is it that makes the 225 ones that much better ? Fatter, longer, better internals ?

[Ghostv2]

I have a extra set of 225 forks if need be.

I personally think the front suspension is good for what it’s intended for. Trail riding it’s soft enough to get full travel instead of being a pogo stick. Do a little jump and they bottom out but hey, it’s a utility trike at heart. But all mine were in good working order.

[3 Wheel Drive]

https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/s...477294478.html

[El Camexican]

Not to hijack but....What is it that makes the 225 ones that much better ? Fatter, longer, better internals ?

The 225 forks have all the internals you'd expect to see in a conventional fork and you can make mods if you want. The 200 forks on the other hand are about as complicated as the dampers on the rear hatch of a mini-van. The damper rod is welded into the lower tube and they don't have rebound springs either, so if you try to stiffen them with shims, or by adding valve springs inside the tubes (can't blame a guy for trying) the sliders slam into the steel shim under the fork seal and make a frightening metallic clunk whenever you pull a wheelie. Having seen some of the seal retaining clips rust out I can't help but wonder if anyone has ever popped a seal out of these things on the rebound stroke. Calling them junk would be an understatement.

Both forks are way to small in diameter to resist bending when driven by anyone between 10 and 60 years of age and the fork cap design they share should have been outlawed. I don't know who designed and approved that setup, but if they had any honor their bodies ended up hanging in the Aokigahara forest following their first attempt to change the oil in a used set.

If you have the means I suggest a Tri-Z front end on any 225 you plan to ride hard. The 225 forks are fine for the 200's as they're restricted by the solid rear.

[DSHOT59]

i have a basket case 225 I was gonna steal the wheels off to get 8 inch rims and knobbies instead of the big azz 9 inch boggers. I might just cop the forks too then if it's gonna be a worth while improvement as I already have them.