Hello,
I do not own a trike, but I am researching this for my father in law. He does not own a cell phone or computer and wouldn't know how to turn it on if he did. He is one of the last hold-outs, so him looking into this online is out of the question.
Several years ago I bought him a 2004 Honda GW trike (Lehman Monarch 2). He only recently came to me and told me that he has always had problems with the shocks, and anytime my mother in law rides with him it always bottoms out. He said that he has adjusted them as far as they will go with no change. By adjusting, I mean by hand (please see pics).
Having never owned a trike, I do not know if that means that the original air shocks are not there but should be, along with the shocks in these pictures that my son took for me. As I am typing this, I am also trying to find that out. What I would like is a recommendation of how to proceed and set this up for him.
I bought him the trike because he has a terrible back with multiple back and neck surgeries, and this trike is his last hope to do something that he loves. So, I would like to give him the option to be able to adjust the suspension from the console instead of putting it on a lift. That being said, his budget is not great and neither is mine right now, so if traditional but adjustable shocks only is also an option, I would like to hear about that also.
I do understand how the air ride works, having owned an 88 GL1500 and after having the pleasure of buying three air ride systems on ebay before finding one that was sound. However, I do not know how the Lehman Monarch 2 suspension is set up, and how it should be set up.
Thank you in advance for your time and input. I am at work right now near the Gulf, and I have my son back home trying to find out further information to see if the air ride shocks are in place.
James