• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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SHOCKS for 1975 wr400----??? quality but not bank buster

The '75 WR has the '74 Mag style frame, not the new GP frame with the lay down rear shocks. 13.5" shocks are what most people use for the '74 style frame.
 
I don't have any. I've had good luck with the progressive shocks. I think it's the 1300 Freon filled shocks I think.

Be careful on eBay. I offered on the $156 shocks(au) @ the counter offer was $149. EBay sent me a message the price is $153. I turned down $149. So watch and read carefully. I got sucked in onetime I hit buy it now on something I had for less money.
I was in a rush and hit the wrong price. Becareful it's like bait and switch buy they put both price up. It's an easy mistake.
 
Sorry I don't need shocks for my '83/84 250wr. The new shocks are for a project bike but the 250 is running so I could test the Aussie shocks right away in the spring. Before the bike that needs them is running.
Sorry for the confusion.
 
You dont need test $150 shocks to know they are Chinese junk. Progressives are OK but they are not rebuildable. I used them at first but after I blew 3 new pairs in 3 straight weeks of racing I switched to Works Performance or Ohlins.
 
yes the progressive are chinese. they work ok and certainly work better than a pair of shocks that need rebuilt. that said, they are nowhere near as nice as the ohlins the bike came with. rebuildable shocks are readily available on ebay or probably on here as well. the sealed shocks cant be rebuilt or revalved. i foolishly bought a pair for my 79 250 and did not realize my mistake until i put a set of ohlins back on it that were freshened. the money i spent on the progressive shocks would have paid for parts and labor to get my ohlins redone. alas i was 17 and wanted to ride the thing as soon as possible
 
$500-700 for a set of shocks seems like a lot of money, but I had to buy 6 (3 originals and 3 replacement) pairs of $300 Progressives that blew up. The Works Performance shocks I bought ($575 in '07) to replace the Progressives are still on the bikes and have yet to need a rebuild. Progressives are fine if you occasionally trail ride, but if you intend to race, bite the bullet and get some real shocks.
 
I know how shocks are built I built the shocks for the barrel on the 155mm howitzer for the U.S. Army.
 
You might want to take a look at these brand shocks, Redwing, Japanese made , quality period correct shocks that are rebuildable. Buy the shocks and swap the springs. The KM-X Hammerheads are the ones to look for, kinda hard to find now, but the KM-S340 (13.5") with Hammerhead springs would be a good combo for MX, and will fit. Lots on various forums of people using them. A good selection on Ebay. Certainly a better option than the cheap imports. You'd have nice quality "rebuildable" shocks for about $185 or so.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Red-Win...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f44bb1cb8&vxp=mtr
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This guy seemed to like them back in the day!Castro-Red-Wing.jpeg
 
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