suprf1y
07-13-2009, 06:36 PM
We installed these shocks (from Gio bikes) front and back on my sons Gio beast 200 about a week ago.
They look good out of the box. I tested the pressure, and found that they were all different, so I equalized them with compressed air.
Installation was straightforward. They are a direct replacement, and bolted right up.
Installed on the front, you could tell immediately that they were going to be far better than stock. The spring rate is way softer, and feels just about right. Damping action feels good.
The rear bolted up just as easily, but the spring rate here is not ideal. Whereas the fronts were softer, the rear is stiffer. Stiff enough that my son was not able to compress it with all his weight. If i put all my weight on the back, there was little movement.
This job was precipitated by a catastrophic failure of the stock rear shock. 8O
With about 3 hrs on the new rear shock, we were pushing the ATV up the driveway with the rear dragging on the ground once again. We thought there must be something wrong with our machine, to destroy 2 rear shocks so quickly, but it turns out that the bottom shock mount just came undone from the shock rod.
This is when we decided to try the old spring on the new shock. The fit was not perfect, but close enough. The rate seems good, balanced front to back, and the damping feels good.
I'll take a few pics when i get my camera working again, but in the meantime, we'll continue testing, and report back.
So far, we're very happy with these performance shocks :D
They look good out of the box. I tested the pressure, and found that they were all different, so I equalized them with compressed air.
Installation was straightforward. They are a direct replacement, and bolted right up.
Installed on the front, you could tell immediately that they were going to be far better than stock. The spring rate is way softer, and feels just about right. Damping action feels good.
The rear bolted up just as easily, but the spring rate here is not ideal. Whereas the fronts were softer, the rear is stiffer. Stiff enough that my son was not able to compress it with all his weight. If i put all my weight on the back, there was little movement.
This job was precipitated by a catastrophic failure of the stock rear shock. 8O
With about 3 hrs on the new rear shock, we were pushing the ATV up the driveway with the rear dragging on the ground once again. We thought there must be something wrong with our machine, to destroy 2 rear shocks so quickly, but it turns out that the bottom shock mount just came undone from the shock rod.
This is when we decided to try the old spring on the new shock. The fit was not perfect, but close enough. The rate seems good, balanced front to back, and the damping feels good.
I'll take a few pics when i get my camera working again, but in the meantime, we'll continue testing, and report back.
So far, we're very happy with these performance shocks :D