Reed Posted January 19, 2009 #1 Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) What is the max. air in thr rear shock? I read some where on hear 7lb. max in the frunt. I was going to buy a Suspension pump & was wondering how big I needed? Any thoughts on what is a good air pump? I have been looking at Progressive. Edited January 19, 2009 by Reed
Eck Posted January 19, 2009 #2 Posted January 19, 2009 30 to 40 lbs depending on if your riding single or two up with lots of luggage.. 40 lbs should give you a good ball park start... and then you can let air out adjusting as you ride..
sarges46 Posted January 19, 2009 #3 Posted January 19, 2009 Yeppers...and the progressive is the most popular one around these parts.
raceman62race Posted January 19, 2009 #4 Posted January 19, 2009 I've got a 2nd gen and the owners manual says a maximum of 7.1 PSI in the front and a maximum of 57 PSI in the rear. On the last trip the wife and I took, I didn't add any air to the front and I ran about 30 PSI in the rear and that seem to work well.
LetHimRide Posted January 19, 2009 #5 Posted January 19, 2009 I though I had gained toooo much weight over the hoidays because my scooter was gggrrrrowning each time I sat on it. Then I found out it was just no air over the rear shock! I tend to keep mine on the low side and bump it up to 25-30lbs when my (little) wife is riding. I'll get brownie points for that last line. I bought my little hand pump at the Harley dealership. It works great, small and not to expensive!
KeithR Posted January 19, 2009 #6 Posted January 19, 2009 I bought the Progressive pump 0-30 psi and thought it would do for both but I pushed it a little to far for the rear shock and it busted. So I ended up buying the next size up 0-60psi. Keith
Guest Bar Posted January 25, 2009 #7 Posted January 25, 2009 Hey Folks, Just an FYI, but before "da Wife" and I went to the Wharf Rat Rally in Nova Scotia last summer, with the bags loaded, I found 45 lb in the rear and 3 lb in the front, just right. I'm about 200 lb ++ with leathers, and my wife, well she's not that big (about 5 ft phuck-all), I have to be careful here. I've left that amount in and find it good all-around, two up or not. With our roads, I figure it's better to have enough rather than not, to prevent bottoming-out. I had to get my rear shock replaced due to not enough pressure, and bottoming-out with two-up. Bar
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