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09-25-2018, 08:58 AM | #1 |
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Hawk 250 Rear Shock TT250
Does anyone know if the TT250 rear shock will fit the Hawk 250?
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09-25-2018, 09:28 AM | #2 |
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It seams like it would. May be a TT250 owner will measure there's up for you. The Hawk is 320mm from eye to eye. $189 seems a little steep. I'm currently looking myself. Closest I have found so far is 315 mm which is close enough for me and under $50. Someone else on here put a 295 mm and worked out perfect for him. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074K56B75...v_ov_lig_dp_it Aliexpress looks to have a good selection. I'm still looking and will post on what I order.
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09-25-2018, 10:29 AM | #3 |
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I used a 295mm rear monoshock that I found on eBay, cost $81 shipped and worked great. You need to use spacers however on the area where the bushings mount to the frame. Washers work fine for this (3/8"). The overall seat height is maybe 1/2" lower but the difference in the suspension/shock absorption is substantial. I can hardly feel bumps with the new shock installed, and it sags MUCH less than the stock rear shock. On the stock shock, it felt like I was going to get tossed off the seat on rough terrain. I was also able to bottom out the shock (and I'm only ~175 lbs) just by bouncing on it.
I took the aftermarket rear shock into a motorcycle shop to have it charged with nitrogen gas (only cost me $10)...the guy at the shop was impressed with the seals and build which was surprising considering it was an $80 Chinese eBay monoshock. Just make sure the spring has a preload adjustment (which you may or may not need to adjust depending on your size/weight) and a Schrader valve for charging the shock w/gas. Posted link below for the exact shock I purchased. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1200LBS-DNM...53.m2749.l2649
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09-25-2018, 10:54 AM | #4 |
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If the stock shock had a pre-load adjustment it wouldn't be so bad. I'm about 180 lbs. and it just to much sag. I'm okay with the 1/2" lower seat height. It's how much it sags after I put my big butt on it I don't like. lol I may just go with that one. Amazon has it right at $60.
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09-25-2018, 10:56 AM | #5 | |
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12-31-2018, 10:40 PM | #6 | |
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With your shock how do you handle the F/S dial? I'm wondering which speed is better for pavement and which is better for trail. I have it set more to the slow side and it feels very bouncy after going over speed tables, boing boing boing. Seems very dangerous at 40+ mph. The shock does seem to be a quality shock, I can hardly feel things in the road and don't feel manholes at at all.
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01-01-2019, 12:05 AM | #7 | |
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In the case of rebound adjustment, Soft = low damping rate (faster to extend), Hard = high damping rate (slower to extend). If you feel the shock is too pogo-stick like, then you need to increase rebound dampening by turning it toward the H (or F). This will increase the damping by increasing resistance through the valve. My Keoghs shock with the dial set very strongly in the H end of the scale is effective enough that it is not a pogo stick ride, but I would personally like even more damping.
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09-25-2018, 07:28 PM | #8 |
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my rear sags a bit, and a bit more with a passenger, but I've never had mine bottom out, even when doing 10 foot jumps(alone of course, lol) I would like if it were adjustable though.
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10-03-2018, 03:20 PM | #9 |
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Anyone know pressure an aftermarket shock should be pressurized to?
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12-31-2018, 11:56 PM | #10 | |
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in the area of 140psi.... but a Chinese shock.. who would ever know..
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10-05-2018, 10:30 AM | #11 |
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I'm sure my hawks rear suspension is shorter now thsn it was stock. i rode a friend's hawk and I noted thst it was alot higher and i had to stand on my tippy toes again(just like when I first got my hawk).
looking from the back it looks a little shorter than his |
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01-01-2019, 12:45 AM | #12 |
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F and S is common now....
F = extends Fast.. "less rebound damping" S = extends Slow.. "More rebound damping" ..
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01-01-2019, 12:54 AM | #13 | |
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In the case of the rear shock he and I both have, it should look exactly like this.
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01-01-2019, 06:37 PM | #14 | |
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01-01-2019, 01:09 AM | #15 |
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your point is ?....
I used the word common... not mandatory My point was to explain what F & S meant on shocks that are marked with it.. ..
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