'96 GL1500 Rear Suspension

[charc]

Hi all, just got here! I have a question, if i may? I just got a 96 trike after many yrs of riding 2 wheels and my wife loved the ride on back of 2 wheels with air ride but the trike is very rough on rear? I feel it driving too? Im not sure what conversion it is but its very rough side to side on rear and up and down? Is there a kit to ad air ride or would just good coil overs help better? Thank u much

 

[Marc H]

Welcome to Trike Talk Chad!!! Tire pressure 20-26 lbs will help.What brand trike do you have?Not saying improvements can't be had with air but I feel a good coilover setup will yield the best results.The air could be used as an assist/fine tune.Something like Motortrike does Or Champion did.

 

[charc]

Welcome to Trike Talk Chad!!! Tire pressure 20-26 lbs will help.What brand trike do you have?Not saying improvements can't be had with air but I feel a good coilover setup will yield the best results.The air could be used as an assist/fine tune.Something like Motortrike does Or Champion did.

Hi! If i remember right its a lehman? But it dont have a rake on it and so when say turning into a gas station or something, with dips it will yank the bars out of ur hands if ur not holding on real good, and the side tk side on rear is very rough like on hiway if theres pot holes on one side ? I havnt had a chance to get under it yet this spring, i just got it late last summer and rode it home then put it in shop. I know the rear air is unhooked cuz compressor runs but press never changes on lcd.

 

[Gorilla]

Sounds like your suspension needs fixing first. If the air is not working then there probably is a good chance that the shocks are worn out also.

 

[charc]

Sounds like your suspension needs fixing first. If the air is not working then there probably is a good chance that the shocks are worn out also.

The air is disconnectd when tbey put trike on?

 

[Gorilla]

Possible but I'm not an installer so I really don't know. Just throwing out ideas for you to look at. Good Luck

 

[Trikerbri]

The air is disconnectd when tbey put trike on?

I don't have the original Air Shock on my Panther set up, removed by them but IRS with twin shocks on each wheel does the job. My GL1500 is a pleasure to ride.