New 2024 SHOWA Shocks - Questions and Answers.

[hondabob]

It's important to compare it with another one. The owner's manual may have the stock shock settings. From there you can go softer.

 

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[hondabob]

The Eibach spring set will fix the early Talon R. It is so soft that you have to connect the sway bar. It overcomes the stock stiff damping.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

The non threaded bodies on the Showa shocks is a real head scratcher. I get that Honda was having supply issues with Fox but it's like they didn't even try to come up with anything similar and just went with the cheapest option. Pretty sad...

 

[Huntndogs]

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[906UP]

For around $2700 you can get a set of Elka S3's that are lightyears ahead of the junk that comes on our buggies from Honda.

 

[DRZRon1]

For around $2700 you can get a set of Elka S3's that are lightyears ahead of the junk that comes on our buggies from Honda.

For 2 or 4?

the shock shops should be able to whittle a threaded shock body to go onto the showas to get the ride height adjustment and then the basic revalve, springs - gonna be a big market for all the Showa non-threaded bodies rolling around out there to get upgraded

 

[906UP]

For 2 or 4?

the shock shops should be able to whittle a threaded shock body to go onto the showas to get the ride height adjustment and then the basic revalve, springs - gonna be a big market for all the Showa non-threaded bodies rolling around out there to get upgraded

4, S3's are $1325 a pair, S4's are about $500 more, S5's are a lot more. I quoted the S3's because this is most likely all the trail rider would ever need.

 

[DRZRon1]

4, S3's are $1325 a pair, S4's are about $500 more, S5's are a lot more. I quoted the S3's because this is most likely all the trail rider would ever need.

Gotcha - thanks 👍

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Looks like Honda shafted their customers again. These are the 2025 base model KRX Showa shocks. I guess Kawasaki likes their customers more than Honda does and didn't put the cheapest shock Showa makes on their cars......

True dual rates.... Check
Threaded bodies.... Check
Crossover rings.... Check
Schrader valves.... Check


Just sayin

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

For 2 or 4?

the shock shops should be able to whittle a threaded shock body to go onto the showas to get the ride height adjustment and then the basic revalve, springs - gonna be a big market for all the Showa non-threaded bodies rolling around out there to get upgraded

I bet having to pay to have all that done to a set of Showa shocks puts you well in the money range of Elka's.

Edit: Based on what I see in the pictures above, a threaded collar and some crossover/spring adjusters should be easy to come up with if Showa sells the parts.