[Marcomalo]

I have a 2001 GL1800 that seems to have a lot of bounce in the front suspension, making for a rough ride. Any suggestions on what this means?

 

[Two Wheel Wing]

Welcome to the forum from Pennsylvania. Where is home for you?

Problem could be a number of things. Worn springs, low tire presssure, fork oil. How many miles on the bike? Have you checked anything or has regular maint been done on the bike??

 

[Marcomalo]

I bought it about a year ago. It has about 27K miles. I suspected that the problem would involve one or more of the possibilities you mention...just did not know where to start. I have no idea what sort of maintenance the bike has had, but it has been taken care of if judged by appearance.

 

[Marcomalo]

Oh, by the way, I am in Louisville, KY.

 

[trike lady]

You can change over to a heavier fork oil/fork fluid and down the road think about adding the Race Tech Gold Valve Emulators to the forks. Check out the product at their website http://www.racetech.com/HTML_FILES/GL1800GV.html one side is a cartridge fork and the other is conventional.

 

[Marcomalo]

Thanks much.

 

[Two Wheel Wing]

Trike Lady has given you some good advice. I've heard Progressive springs mentioned as well from time to time. If you really have a lot of $$ some guys go for a full Traxxion suspension changover which for front and rear runs around $2,500. Too rich for my blood and for the number of miles I put on my wing..

 

[trike lady]

You can even change the rear suspension with Race Tech Shocks to make the ride even better. See the rear shock set up they offer: http://www.racetech.com/HTML_FILES/GLCUSTOMSHOCK.HTML