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Post by BlueRidgeRuckůs on Aug 11, 2010 10:56:36 GMT -5
funny. after you posted this Dan.. i kept looking for a good deal.. never found one.. finally just got a daytona shock.. and now you post a few of them lol.. oh well still cool find though..
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Post by dee on Jun 29, 2016 2:49:52 GMT -5
Tonight I installed a stock shock from a Honda NH80 (aka Aero 80, Lead 80 and Mascot) in my Ruckus. It confirmed my long held suspicions that this shock would be a primo rear shock solution for the Ruckus. I've used several aftermarket rear shocks in the past costing considerably more, yet all of the ones I tried were just shiny shocks that were hardly better than stock. The NH80 rear shock (above) is great because it gives you 27% more travel and the travel is stiffer yet progressive due to the beefier and progressive spring. As per my measurements, the stock shock is 252mm in length (eye to eye) and the NH80 shock is 266mm. This means it jacks up the rear end of your scooter only 1/2". The real difference in the stroke of these shocks. The stock shock has 2.2" of stroke and the NH80 shock has 2.8" of stroke....27% more. When you combine that with a stiffer coil, you get rear suspension that gives you lots of usable travel, yet it's almost impossible to bottom. I went blasting around my block over speed bumps that easily bottom the stock shock and I wasn't able to bottom this one out. Even hitting these bumps faster than I ever had before resulted in using a lot of rear travel yet still not reaching the bottom. Rear wheel clearance seems to be a non issue. I have 5-6mm of clearance. What makes this shock even more appealing is that there is lots of them on eBay for cheap. Here's the search you'll want to do on eBay so that you get results regardless of whether the seller has listed this shock under NH80, Aero 80 or Mascot. There's one on there now for just $4.99 and three others for $22-$35. shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=honda+%28nh80%2C+lead+80%2C+aero+80%2C+mascot%29+shock&_sacat=See-All-Categories
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Post by dee on Jun 29, 2016 2:52:00 GMT -5
Tonight I installed a stock shock from a Honda NH80 (aka Aero 80, Lead 80 and Mascot) in my Ruckus. It confirmed my long held suspicions that this shock would be a primo rear shock solution for the Ruckus. I've used several aftermarket rear shocks in the past costing considerably more, yet all of the ones I tried were just shiny shocks that were hardly better than stock. The NH80 rear shock (above) is great because it gives you 27% more travel and the travel is stiffer yet progressive due to the beefier and progressive spring. As per my measurements, the stock shock is 252mm in length (eye to eye) and the NH80 shock is 266mm. This means it jacks up the rear end of your scooter only 1/2". The real difference in the stroke of these shocks. The stock shock has 2.2" of stroke and the NH80 shock has 2.8" of stroke....27% more. When you combine that with a stiffer coil, you get rear suspension that gives you lots of usable travel, yet it's almost impossible to bottom. I went blasting around my block over speed bumps that easily bottom the stock shock and I wasn't able to bottom this one out. Even hitting these bumps faster than I ever had before resulted in using a lot of rear travel yet still not reaching the bottom. Rear wheel clearance seems to be a non issue. I have 5-6mm of clearance. What makes this shock even more appealing is that there is lots of them on eBay for cheap. Here's the search you'll want to do on eBay so that you get results regardless of whether the seller has listed this shock under NH80, Aero 80 or Mascot. There's one on there now for just $4.99 and three others for $22-$35. shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=honda+%28nh80%2C+lead+80%2C+aero+80%2C+mascot%29+shock&_sacat=See-All-Categories
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Post by dee on Jun 29, 2016 3:00:41 GMT -5
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Post by OBsurfr on Dec 6, 2017 10:50:00 GMT -5
What is the best rear shock for a stock Ruckus, with the airbox, without having to modify anything?
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Post by Ellis on Aug 26, 2020 9:42:37 GMT -5
For a more up to date comment on this. I just replaced my Honda Zoomer/Ruckus standard rear shock (252mm) with one from a 1999 Honda SFX 50 (267mm) which also fits perfectly 😁
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