Gohot229
Wizard
Well its day three on my new ride, it's a Honeymoon that I hope lasts indeffinatly. However I have one issue to try to get to the bottom of. I'm sure that the suspension is set for a much lighter guy, the previous owner was mabe 220, where I'm 265-70. What I am experiancing is upon deceleration, and what happens is this....... Your typical scenario here in North Carolina...... I'm approaching another small town and decelerating down to the typical 35 or sometines 25 mph speed limit from say 50 or so, well I let off the gas, In 6th or 5th, occasionally 4th, set up, arch my back a little, and continue decelerating with my hands off the bars for a distance. Now typically once I got down to say 25, I'd lean back and grab the bars again and proceed up to the stop sign and do all the usual, stop, and take off again. But heres the thing, as I said, without my hands on the bars, as I decelerate, I find the front wheel/forks begin a slight side to side, which increases and increases as the speed diminishes, to the point I feel its prudent to grab the bars again. It seems to increase and increase to the point where I believe it would have 4-5-6 inches of back and forth from the tire center point (the center point being, that that makes you ride perfectly straight forward) I'll add that there is no luggage and I set fairly forward in the STOCK seat as it inclines you to, also that its a Pilot ctII so far as tire heigth. So friends, any suggestions here as to what settings? I'm inclined to think its an adjustment with raising the tail end to start, again I mentioned the rider weight difference as you remenber. ........thanks Rich.......... ps I have no manual that came with the bike, I'm the third owner.
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