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Bang, bump, and build up your muscles trying to steer....
Hi again, a 2008 Honda GoldWing with a 2013 CSC trike kit...... I have the load button set to zero, 28 PSI in the rear tires and 38-39 PSI in the front tire. Every bump feels like I hit a 6 foot deep pot hole and it steers very hard despite the PowerTrac steering. What gives? Any suggestions?
Anita,
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Drop your rear tire pressure to 23-25. Next I would disable your anti-dive valve on your front suspension. I did mine 10 days ago and it made a difference. The ADV shim and bolts cost a whopping $13.00 including shipping. Took all of 10 minutes to install and that included clean up and washing my hands. Good luck..... Jim
One last thing..... If you do not have a fork brace on your trike, I would install one. It takes the flex out of your forks and makes the steering easier.
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#1 on lowering that rear tire pressure
Try 22-25 cold PSI before your next ride
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My 08 had a bad rear shock , It was leaking oil , csc wanted a lot of money I went on Jegs and found a QA1 shock that had the same valving as the csc one . I had to remove the body to change it , It made a big difference . Check the shock to see if its wet around the piston ?Originally Posted by WhiteSpirit
Rear tires 20-22lb
Front tires 38 lb
Honda suspension set to 10
Check you trikes shock setting. Might be way to stiff. Not sure what csc uses for shocks
Traxxion
We had our front springs changed over to Traxxion setup and wow what a difference. Our front springs were literally shot.
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CSC steering
Just found out my CSC trike DOES NOT have the PowerTrac steering option I thought it had. My Team Powersports dealer is doing some add-ons to my trike and they told me my front end is strictly a Honda OEM. So, now I know why it drives like a Mack truck.
You need the PowerTrac rake kit for sure!
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It's Easier to steer being raked, but it still shouldn't ride that bad being stock
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Yep, A Rake Kit Will Help With The Steering..........
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If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
Not saying that you must have a "rake kit" to ride a trike, not even to enjoy it ... but a rake kit will reduce the work and fatigue by a factor of "wonderful".
Make Courtesy Your "Code of the Road" too!
Bang, bump
Yes indeed!! My trike has no PowerTrac steering. It is at the dealership having a bunch of stuff added on and that includes the PowerTrac steering. They’ve had it two weeks already but I told them I was in no hurry and they are slammed.
Interested to hear about the results..... Jim
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hmm. i was just wondering about the muscle mass, the last time i took out my trike. fine sitting still, but at 30, and above on corners, gets a little harder. like a car that lost its power steering
A rake kit should be standard equipment on every trike IMO
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