Rear ride height
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- SantaCruzer
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Rear ride height
Hello all how do I change the rear ride height. Right now when I ride my butt is lower than my knees. I think the schlock’s have been replaced. There is an adjustment on the bottom of adjustments will that raise the height. If so do I need to take the weight of the wheel. Picture is the adjustment
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- Nails
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Re: Rear ride height
You should read up on shock preload -- that isn't really for ride height.
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Re: Rear ride height
Be aware that whatever you do to elevate the passenger in their seat, you will make the bike more top-heavy, making handling of it, more challenging/difficult.
Wife and I trade places on long rides, usually every two hours. We also employ purple air-inflated cushions, for such long rides... These cushions elevate the riders, raising the bike's Center of Gravity, which makes the bike more top-heavy, and more difficult to control.
Don't mean to rain on your ride, I just want to remind you of the Center of Gravity for the bike, and how it affects handling -- especially when both riders are elevated on cushions (like us, on our '93 Voyager XII...
). Cheers!
Wife and I trade places on long rides, usually every two hours. We also employ purple air-inflated cushions, for such long rides... These cushions elevate the riders, raising the bike's Center of Gravity, which makes the bike more top-heavy, and more difficult to control.
Don't mean to rain on your ride, I just want to remind you of the Center of Gravity for the bike, and how it affects handling -- especially when both riders are elevated on cushions (like us, on our '93 Voyager XII...

SgtSlag
1993 Voyager XII
1993 Voyager XII