Shock pre-load adjustment
Road Master
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From: MN
RE: Shock pre-load adjustment
Mine came set at the lowest setting from the dealer too. I wonder why they do that??
I set it to 3 after a few weeks and really noticed a positive difference. I'm thinking of bumping it up to 4 to try it out. I'm 225 lbs BTW.
I set it to 3 after a few weeks and really noticed a positive difference. I'm thinking of bumping it up to 4 to try it out. I'm 225 lbs BTW.
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From: Nuevo México, Los Estados Unidos de América
RE: Shock pre-load adjustment
5 all the way baby!
Feel that road under ya!
Maybe if I'm doing a long trip I'd drop it a notch or two first. Mine came in 1. What a difference cranking it down made.
Feel that road under ya!
Maybe if I'm doing a long trip I'd drop it a notch or two first. Mine came in 1. What a difference cranking it down made.
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RE: Shock pre-load adjustment
ORIGINAL: Herr Monk
5 all the way baby!
Feel that road under ya!
Maybe if I'm doing a long trip I'd drop it a notch or two first. Mine came in 1. What a difference cranking it down made.
5 all the way baby!
Feel that road under ya!
Maybe if I'm doing a long trip I'd drop it a notch or two first. Mine came in 1. What a difference cranking it down made.
Road Warrior
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From: New Iberia, Louisiana
RE: Shock pre-load adjustment
2007.
Mine arrived set on 1. It was really soft. When I put my wife on it bottomed out. I weigh 208. My wife weighs less.
I put it on 2. Rode alright solo, still bottomed out 2-up. At 3 the ride was still good solo and no bottoming out 2-up except for extreme bumps that nothing would help. I moved it up to 4 and the wife complained about feeling every bump directly to her backside. I dropped it to 3 and left it there. That seems the best solution for now.
Bone
Mine arrived set on 1. It was really soft. When I put my wife on it bottomed out. I weigh 208. My wife weighs less.
I put it on 2. Rode alright solo, still bottomed out 2-up. At 3 the ride was still good solo and no bottoming out 2-up except for extreme bumps that nothing would help. I moved it up to 4 and the wife complained about feeling every bump directly to her backside. I dropped it to 3 and left it there. That seems the best solution for now.Bone
Cruiser
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From: Hershey, PA
RE: Shock pre-load adjustment
OK, I'm not home to look at the shocks. By clockwise/counterclockwise I am taking it that if you rotate the shock on the pipes sidefrom left to right you are tightening the shock (increasing preload) and rotating right to left it is lowering the preload (making it softer).
The shock on the shifter side would be the opposite.
Is that correct??
The shock on the shifter side would be the opposite.
Is that correct??
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From: Hershey, PA
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RE: Shock pre-load adjustment
ORIGINAL: cigarman
anyone???
anyone???
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