Honda XR400R Rear Shock options?

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Honda XR400R Rear Shock options?

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What aftermarket shock options are there for my XR400?

Is the oem Honda unit rebuildable?
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theres a few of running these john .and they are pretty dam good .. me ,dave , bob one leg ,scoob ,and cowling are all on them off road and they are up to the job
firefox racing at keighly have all the spares servicing stuff and springs which is handy for you ..they built a yss for me from scratch for me rally before anything was on the market ,,measured the rate of the o/es and re sprung me klx with custom cut fork springs as theres nowt available in the uk for it .... good firm

this is a bargain imho

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-XR400- ... 2349723461

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minkyhead wrote: Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:09 am theres a few of running these john .and they are pretty dam good .. me ,dave , bob one leg ,scoob ,and cowling are all on them off road and they are up to the job
firefox racing at keighly have all the spares servicing stuff and springs which is handy for you ..they built a yss for me from scratch for me rally before anything was on the market ,,measured the rate of the o/es and re sprung me klx with custom cut fork springs as theres nowt available in the uk for it .... good firm

this is a bargain imho

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-XR400- ... 2349723461

ImageIMG_20180905_134019 by minkyhead56, on Flickr
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Managed to 'bag' from Ebay, a WP (White Power) Rear Shock in good condition last week for the XR400 for a reasonable price, which was a rare find, as they are hard to find

I will try it on the bike and see how I get on, plus it'll allow me to get the standard Showa rebuilt/serviced and re-valved etc and maybe a change of shock spring and free off the rebound adjuster that is seized solid :ugeek:

Next will be a front fork service, new oil and some Racetech Gold valves, plus upgraded springs - will get Shocktech (from Sheffield to do it, as they are the Racetech importers)

Hoping to revolutionise the XR400 suspension, making it plusher and more progressive

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Well the WP didn’t work out and I sold it
Mainly for 2 reasons
* It raised the ride & seat height by about 2”
* being an old design it would be harder to rebuild

So a few months ago I managed to pick up a brand new NOS Showa XR400R shock from EBay

I will now respring the original shock and service it
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johnnyboxer wrote:Well the WP didn’t work out and I sold it
Mainly for 2 reasons
* It raised the ride & seat height by about 2”
* being an old design it would be harder to rebuild

So a few months ago I managed to pick up a brand new NOS Showa XR400R shock from EBay

I will now respring the original shock and service it
Got the suspenders done and the bike is a lot better with new springs front & rear
Will see if we can further improve it with a re-shim in the future
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JB,
What spring did you go with on the back bro ??
I'm needing a stiffer rate for my lard arse(110kg) plus the ability to throw some light camping gear on the back once I gusset and strengthen the subframe.
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Kirky1298 wrote:JB,
What spring did you go with on the back bro ??
I'm needing a stiffer rate for my lard arse(110kg) plus the ability to throw some light camping gear on the back once I gusset and strengthen the subframe.
I will need to check
It was an Eibach and I think I went up to a 6.8kg one
Will check the invoice
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