What Should I Do To "Soften" The Ride Of New Air/N By carefulrider (Read 558 times)

[carefulrider]

With a view to softening the ride of my 2007 LB150T-12, SUNL ADVENTURE 150cc scoot, I just put on new nitrogen-filled shock absorbers. To my dismay, the ride is harder than the conventional absorbers that I just took off. The adjustment is all the way up to the top of the adjusting threads, so if I did any threaded adjustment, it would be "down" the threads, thereby compressing the springs. I don't think that would yield a softer ride.

I checked the pressure in the shock absorber cylinders: one is 26 psi & the second is 32 psi.

I have read that I can expect a rather soft ride with this type of shock absorber. What should I do to acheive this soft ride?

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try 20 psi would be my guess

[carefulrider]

Thanks for the input.

I went to the local Honda shop to get the scooter New York state inspected (annual mandatory safety inspection), the day I posted & asked the mechanic about my experience with these nitrogen-charged shock absorbers, & he said I shouldn't alter the amount of nitrogen in the reservoirs.

For the presesnt there is no concurrence of views. Personally, I'm not convinced that the pressure in the reservoirs should not be altered.