Bang, bump, and build up your muscles trying to steer....

[WhiteSpirit]

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?

 

[cScjhb]

Anita,

Welcome to TT

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.

 

[Jack Klarich]

#1 on lowering that rear tire pressure

Try 22-25 cold PSI before your next ride

 

[ROAD DOG]

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?

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 ?

 

[tourman]

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

 

[BrokenBackJack]

Traxxion

We had our front springs changed over to Traxxion setup and wow what a difference. Our front springs were literally shot.

 

[WhiteSpirit]

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.

 

[ol' school]

You need the PowerTrac rake kit for sure!

 

[tourman]

It's Easier to steer being raked, but it still shouldn't ride that bad being stock

 

[Gorilla]

Contact the forum owner Papa Zook at CUT-N-SHOOT Customs see ad below. He will square you away with all the info and if you like you can purchase from him at a great price.

 

[Sully]

Yep, A Rake Kit Will Help With The Steering..........

 

[CrystalPistol]

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".

 

[WhiteSpirit]

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.

 

[cScjhb]

Interested to hear about the results..... Jim

 

[TwistedKarma]

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

 

[tourman]

A rake kit should be standard equipment on every trike IMO