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MotorTrike has discontinued the Shocks for their Solid Axle 1800 GoldWing trike.
Have any of you replaced your shocks with a different shock other than the MotorTrike shocks?
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What broke?MotorTrike has discontinued the Shocks for their Solid Axle 1800 GoldWing trike.
Have any of you replaced your shocks with a different shock other than the MotorTrike shocks?
What kind can you get? Being I don't have a tour case on my Honda Valkyrie I would probably stick with the stock 120/170 being I also ride mostly solo. If you ride 2 up and load up your trunk I would think about the heavier springs. JMOFor those of you that have put a lot of miles on your GL1800 GoldWing Solid Axle MotorTrike, do you think the Original Shocks were a great ride? Or should they have been a little more heavy duty??
I can buy the exact same shocks, but can get a little heavier spring.
The original springs are 120/170.
I can get the shocks with 140/200 springs... or get them with the original 120/170 springs.
What are your thoughts about getting the 140/200 springs?
Or should I stick with the original 120/170 springs?
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So, I've got an '03 GL1800 with a solid axle CSC kit and 64,000 mi. It is a one year old trike to me but it has always seemed to ride like a truck in the rear end. Yeh, I know, solid axle and all that but this thread got me wondering, how do I find out what spring rating I have? Numbers like 120/170 etc are mentioned but, how do I find out what I have? Emails to CSC seem to go into a void some where never to be seen again.
I'd like to soften up the ride a bit without a lot of lean/sway in the corners.
SAs don't have to ride like "trucks", IRS don't always ride better, trikes always have three wheels on the ground whether IRS or SA (unless airborne, not good) …So, I've got an '03 GL1800 with a solid axle CSC kit and 64,000 mi. It is a one year old trike to me but it has always seemed to ride like a truck in the rear end. Yeh, I know, solid axle and all that but this thread got me wondering, how do I find out what spring rating I have? Numbers like 120/170 etc are mentioned but, how do I find out what I have? Emails to CSC seem to go into a void some where never to be seen again.
I'd like to soften up the ride a bit without a lot of lean/sway in the corners.
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