It's not a waste - just a bit premature.
With a revalve you'll be in great shape. John Hlebo will revalve it to work with the BBR spring for $200 and it will be worth
every penny. It may sound like quite a few bucks but the difference will be nothing short of amazing. There is a brand new post (
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=9d2570410b2a37761878ec7409ce6224&t=918198) up on TT regarding this very subject. John turned the shock around in a week and the buyer was blown away.
If I were you I would not hesitate to go this route. I bought the Fox Podium X for mine because I got it for $50 off. If not for that deal I would have sent mine to Hlebo in an instant. I've spoken with John on quite a few occasions and he is always very helpful and very knowledgeable.
Honda cut a lot of corners on this bike to get the price way below that of the CRF250X. I fully expected to invest a few more bucks in mine to get it really right. So far I'm blown away by the bike and I consistently leave my buddys on their XR250s in the dust. I've also outrun a WR250F in the woods. This can be a really good bike but it does take a little work and some money.[/url]
2009 CRF230F | (1) BBR fork spring | Bruce Triplett damper rods | ED11 / VE-33 tires | EO Outlaw exhaust system | Fox Podium X shock | Procom CDI | Stock bars | Stock carb | Stock head | UNI air filter | Web 40mc/402 (340/402) | Wiseco 4816M06550