Tame my 97 cr250

[poppinsmoke]

Any sugestions for a setup on a 1997 Honda CR250?
Rider is 6'4 250lbs semi agressive riding style.
Riding conditions are woods,trails and a large gravel pit.
Current setup is harsh seems the bike is only happy landing huge air which it's soaks up like it's cool to do.
However smaller jumps,whoops and sharp edged bumps cause it to buck.
The faster you push the bike the more it settles down but it the tight stuff you are screwed at those speeds.
Thanks for any advice and please be gentle I am a newbie.

 

[dirt bike dave]

Factory Connection does a great job with woods suspension on first gen aluminum frame CR250s. A revalve won't be cheap but it will make the bike much better for woods.

 

[marcusgunby]

the 97 was renowned for harshness-you need a revalve.

 

[cr250can]

the best solution i found with my 97 was to go faster. :nod:

 

[Pete Payne]

another thing that works good is put a CR 500 engine in the frame , Then the whole bike feels better.

 

[jrg]

my 01 was harsh...i bought me a set of crf450 forks off that auction sight and now its plush :)