I recently purchased a new TRX250x after a looooooong hiatus from riding. To give you an idea of how long it’s been, I was riding when the Honda 185S ATCs were still being sold. I rode one of those for several years… trail, sand and track.

I got the itch after going out and riding a friend’s quad … I was scouring manufacturer websites and Craigslist the second I got home. I decided that for me, the best way back in was something relatively cheap and easy to ride… the 250X seemed to fit that bill.

First time out on it was a blast… really the only complaint was the suspension wasn’t what I’d call plush… especially the rear. My friends 300EX was much smoother riding (his preloads were set very soft). I’ve since addressed that by doing the Banshee swap, and that was a huge, easy and cheap improvement!

At some point, I may be looking to do something up front. Shocks with adjustable preloads would be really nice, but I’d like to find a cheaper solution than Fox or Elkas. I haven’t really found anything else, but then I’m not entirely certain I know what exactly would work.

Still figuring things out but having fun doing so!

Dave