Floating on Air

The last big piece of the puzzle has fallen into place for the TPR project YFZ450R. Fox Racing Shocks has signed up to sponsor the TPR project motocross quad with a set of Float X Evol front shocks and a Podium X shock on the rear.

For this build, we had two primary concerns. Our top priority was boosting our power without sacrificing reliability, and that's how we partnered up with ATP Racing Engines, which you can read about in the post "ATP Powers the TPR project YFZ450R." Our second concern developed after we took our first short ride on the ATP engine and we realized the factory YFZ45oR shocks might not keep pace with the 20 percent power increase ATP provided us.

Up front, the Float X Evol AirShox will match up to our ATV Four Play MGC Series long-travel a-arms. The Floats shave weight due to their elimination of the standard coil springs and feature a main air chamber for ride height settings and the Evol chamber for bottom-out settings. Fox worked with TPR for the Spyder Quad and provided the same shocks. Like most of our sponsor parts, Fox shocks helped Dustin Wimmer win the championship last year. And Yamaha Factory racer Thomas Brown has proven their capabilities on the YFZ450R with some impressive finishes this year.

Fox's Float X Evol front shocks weigh in at a mere 4.6 pounds.

Fox's Podium X, like the front shocks, features a dual-speed compression adjustment along with rebound and preload settings. The Podium X features a 47 mm durable steel body and a 5/8-inch hardened chrome shaft.

The Podium X rear shock helped Dustin Wimmer capture the pro class title last year in the AMA ATV Motocross Championship.

ATVRiders.com has a great video of Factory Yamaha racer Thomas Brown pounding Chad Wienen's private practice track on his YFZ450R and showing what these Fox Shocks are capable of. You can check that video out here: http://www.atvriders.com/articles/kawasaki-2009-chad-wienen-thomas-brown-atv-motocross-videos.html

To learn more about arguably the industry's top shock, check out Fox Shocks online at http://www.foxracingshox.com/atv