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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 11:56 AM
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Question Tire Pressure
I have a passenger weighing around 130 lbs. and was wondering what everyone sets their tire pressure and stock shocks to. The reason I ask is, I was riding the other day with her on back and I hit a small bump. I could hear a loud noise like rim or maybe even the shocks bottoming out.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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that was your shocks bottoming out if you have the factory shocks, crank up ur preload and look in the manuel for manfacture recommendations on tire preasure you will need more air riding 2up
 
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Manual says 36/36 for solo and 36/40 for 2up.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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ditch the stock shocks and put on a set of progressive's.
 
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