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Maybody everybody knows this already. But I discovered this the other day. Switch to rear tire onSuspension switch. (LTD, SEi 1500 SE, works, anyway) I don't know why it wouldn't work on Aspencade. Do a rear shock pressure test. Do this on center stand, BTW, If it's at 50, for instance, lower it to a cple lbs below what you want in your rear tire. Say you want 41 in your rear tire. Set the rear shock to 39, or so. Now hook up air hose to outlet, then to rear tire. Start engine, if you have throttle lock, set to point of maintaining 14v. (About 1200 rpm on mine) Do a rear shock pressure increase. If the tire was at ,say 35, you'll notice nothing happening on pressure gage, till the tire gets to 39 (pressure you set the shocks at) thenthe tire and the shocks will increase together. Really slick, in my estimation. But watch that you don't run the compressor too much ! ! !
Works excellent on my LTD, and 90 GL1500 SE. Reason for doing it this way, instead of using park? Much faster compressor operation, cause of engine running., and pretty well eliminates constant pressure checking, while inflating.(using park sucks!) Course a hose with a accurate guage built in, is the way to go. I don't happen to have one of those.
Then do a final check with accurate tire gage. You'll eventually get an idea where your suspension readout really is, compared to a known accurate tire gage. Both of mine were only off about 1 psi. I was amazed, to say the least ! ! ! Do at your own risk, of course, as I'm not liable for a "booooo-booooo
Maybody everybody knows this already. But I discovered this the other day. Switch to rear tire onSuspension switch. (LTD, SEi 1500 SE, works, anyway) I don't know why it wouldn't work on Aspencade. Do a rear shock pressure test. Do this on center stand, BTW, If it's at 50, for instance, lower it to a cple lbs below what you want in your rear tire. Say you want 41 in your rear tire. Set the rear shock to 39, or so. Now hook up air hose to outlet, then to rear tire. Start engine, if you have throttle lock, set to point of maintaining 14v. (About 1200 rpm on mine) Do a rear shock pressure increase. If the tire was at ,say 35, you'll notice nothing happening on pressure gage, till the tire gets to 39 (pressure you set the shocks at) thenthe tire and the shocks will increase together. Really slick, in my estimation. But watch that you don't run the compressor too much ! ! !
Works excellent on my LTD, and 90 GL1500 SE. Reason for doing it this way, instead of using park? Much faster compressor operation, cause of engine running., and pretty well eliminates constant pressure checking, while inflating.(using park sucks!) Course a hose with a accurate guage built in, is the way to go. I don't happen to have one of those.
Then do a final check with accurate tire gage. You'll eventually get an idea where your suspension readout really is, compared to a known accurate tire gage. Both of mine were only off about 1 psi. I was amazed, to say the least ! ! ! Do at your own risk, of course, as I'm not liable for a "booooo-booooo