I have a 2004 gold wing w/motortrike conversion. Does anyone no how much air pressure I should use in the rear airbags? I'm afraid if I use too much they will burst. I have been useing 25psi for 1 & arround 35psi for 2.
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I have a 2004 gold wing w/motortrike conversion. Does anyone no how much air pressure I should use in the rear airbags? I'm afraid if I use too much they will burst. I have been useing 25psi for 1 & arround 35psi for 2.
Do what you are doing now. Adjust the pressure up and down as you need it to find out what PSI works (feels good) to you. Some where around 35-45 for two up riding.
The max that MotorTrike recommnends is 100LBS. however you'll never use that much. Stay under the max PSI and you won't have to worry about hurting the air bags.
Ride safe,
Mike
i find that the most important thing is assessing the curve. If you have vision of it that's great, otherwise, use some caution approaching the curve until you can assess how sharp of a turn it is before pouring the coals on. Blind curves are the worst and, if you're running all out, can get you in trouble fast even though you can slow the wing down pretty fast. If i'm running right hand curves i get as close to the road edge as i can, assess it as fast as possible, turn on the throttle and if it drifts too much towards the centerline you have time to back off some before crossing it. On left hand curves i'll do just the opposite by getting as close to the centerline as i can, assessing, throttling ahead, and backing off if it starts drifting towards the edge of the road too much. Depending on your setup you can only take curves so fast before you will run out of maneuvering area...ie: Crossing the centerline (big mistake!!) or going off the edge. It takes time and experience on your trike to get better at doing those things and as clint eastwood said: "a man's got to know his limitations!"
The Wolf and John pointed out, do lean into the curves. This wil reduce the feeling you are being pushed to the outside of the curve. Also helps to push down on the outside footpeg - that will also help counteract the push away from the inside of the curve. <snip>
I know this is a bit off topic for your question, though not your thread title, so for the sake of safety I want to say to every trike owner reading this: ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS take it easy in the curves until you really get used to how your particular trike takes curves. I know of several trike owners who gunned it through curves and ran off the road. One good friend of mine was on his new trike, hit the curb in a turn, flipped and rolled it down a 15 foot bank and got seriously hurt when the trike landed on top of him. Once you get thoroughly used to your trike, you can take curves with the best two wheelers, but it takes time to adapt to steering, not leaning through curves.
Staying up with the two wheelers was the reason I went with the Independent Rear Suspension (IRS). I have a MotorTrike kit on my 2005 Goldwing. Love it and I DO stay up with the two wheelers....regardless of what they are on.......and I am 75 years old.
Trikes tend to follow road crown. Mostly the problem is two lane roads. So trikes are frequently set to pull left a bit, to counteract the tendancy to go right on two lane roads.I just rode my 1st trike 1200 miles from PA to FL and absolutely loved it; at least on the highway, which I usually avoid on my 2 wheel Wing. In any case, I noticed as I spent considerable time in the passing lane, the trike wanted to ride off the left lane; as a result, serious cupping...?
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