I can spin the chrome collars multiple times around with no measurable difference in height, not sure how a tool grabs the inner collar as I can’t see any indent that it would get into.But it clearly indicates with arrows soft or hard.
Thanks for responses. Big Biker, I had air shocks on Yamaha XS 11, which the hack came off of before mounting to EV, they were great,and very adjustable. I may look at that, but again Guzziology recommends being very careful of replacing EV rear shocks due to 1 there’s very little clearance under the fender due to the stupid placement of the rear wiring harness, 2 messing with rear height can mess up the functioning of the integrated brake system.
Rerouting the wiring harness isn’t a big deal had to do that to accommodate shorter shocks for wife’s 04, Stone Touring after a rear tire flat ripped that up.Lesson learned.
N333- reason I’m at 40lbs, as the hack currently has a flat profile side car tire on it that says run at 40 lbs, and on my first ride, with wobble from hell, I checked tire pressure as stated, the hack tire had maybe 25-30 lbs, filling it to 40 lbs helped make it drivable.
Interesting about the use of a Volkswagen steering damper. ( any particular VW Steering damper I should find?,) on my second ride I played with it a little, anything more than full off increased the wobble, even one turn, so that made me think about just taking it off and see if that helped. In the 14 years I’ve had the EV I’ve played with it a bit but never noticed much difference, even pulling our fully loaded pop up Kwick Kamp trailer.
I will be installing an EZSteer triple tree shortly, and will probably play with different a different damper, if required after that.
This AM I picked up a 50lb bag of sand,now in hack, later today I hope to get in a test drive.
The 78 Yamaha XS11 rig had been completely sorted out long before I got it. I could ride on some interstates no handed. I had hoped putting it on a heavier bike with a lower center of gravity would be simple and relatively painless.But there I go thinking again.
But I still have to think there must be some way to mechanically lower the shocks. Again I thought all bikes came equipped with crude multiple step spring tension adjustments, maybe not all Guzzi’s.
I got to quit making projects for myself, at 70 years old I need more ride time than shop time.
I’ll post more in time as I experiment, and sort this out.
Please keep suggestions coming to paraphrase my hero,Red Green, we’re all in this together, If the women don’t find you handsome better to find you handy.or something. Keep your stick on the ice.
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