21 June 2012 - 8:39WFO Upgrades
After fiddling around with the stock Monarch shock on Weapon X for a few months now, I have come to the conclusion that I need a different rear shock. I’ve never been able to find a good setting that works for me, it’s a good shock, but I need a little something different for my riding style. I find myself in need of something that ramps up more, something that tightens up as I drive the back end of the bike over bumps or through turns. Had I not previously owned a WFO equipped with a DHX Air, I wouldn’t know what I was looking for.
As chance would have it, Commander Cody hand delivered a brand new DHX rear shock.
many Bothans died to bring me this shock
Actually, a friend had ordered one, but found out the hard way that it didn’t clear his frame. I hadn’t really been planning on upgrading the rear shock so soon, but I couldn’t pass up an opportunity like this. The shock was the right size, and a quick (actually not quick, more like 20 minutes on hold) phone call to Fox, assured me that the shock would be appropriately valved for a WFO.
I’m looking forward to trying this bad boy out.
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21 Jun 2012 - 21:01
And the previous generation DHX Air on my fancy pants WFO is working extremely well still. Thank you for that! I’ve been meaning to send you some pics of the Honey Badger in action. But it’s been through the Swank 65, 6 Hours of Warrior Creek, and the Burn 24-Hour Challenge…plus another 1,000 miles or so of singletrack so far.
Also, I’ve got some Hans Dampfs on there now after the Nic knobs basically disintegrated….they have about 1mm of clearance with the Reba fork crown and I have yet to have even a hint of a tire rub, which to me is a testament to the stiffness of the I9 wheels. I may need you to build me up another set of them sometime for a project bike (with random spoke colors, of course).