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2018 RTL under seat schrader valve?
I was swapping out seats last night and noticed I have a capped schrader valve under the seat (towards the rear of the bike). I can only assume it's for the suspension however I have a 2018 RT Limited w/automatically adjusting rear suspension.
I didn't see any mention of this in the owners manual (although I may have missed it). Why would I put air in a suspension that automatically adjusts? I mean, if the bag blows, manually adding/removing air won't do any good. Seems kind of silly to add the extra hardware "just in case" the compressor goes out. The only other thing I could imagine (and I'd think this would be a stretch) is that this would be a way to inflate a tire if it were low.
Anybody know what the answer is?
HAGO!
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My guess would be that it is easier to leave it there then to remove it during production. But who knows. I did use mine for a time when I was waiting to get my compressor replaced (my fault). It would be nice if you could use it on a tire. Don't think that is possible in it's current configuration.
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Paul
2012 RT L
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My guess is two fold. One, if the suspension has to be removed for repair or service you can drain the air from the system easily. Secondly, if you have a pump that fails while you're on the road, you can inflate the air bag manually.
2020 RTL SE6
Previously 2008 GS SM5 and 2014 RT SE6
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The Schrader valve is used during the headlight adjustment procedure. (Operators guide, pg. 128)
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I have a friend who had his mechanic disable the automatic function. He always rides two-up and just kept a consistent pressure where he liked it using the schrader valve. After a couple years, he went back using the automatic function..... Jim
2005 Windveil Blue Premium Mustang Convertible
2008 Honda GL1800/California Sidecar Trike, SOLD
2014 Platinum Silver Satin Spyder RTL, SOLD
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Originally Posted by MONK
I was swapping out seats last night and noticed I have a capped schrader valve under the seat (towards the rear of the bike). I can only assume it's for the suspension however I have a 2018 RT Limited w/automatically adjusting rear suspension.
I didn't see any mention of this in the owners manual (although I may have missed it). Why would I put air in a suspension that automatically adjusts? I mean, if the bag blows, manually adding/removing air won't do any good. Seems kind of silly to add the extra hardware "just in case" the compressor goes out. The only other thing I could imagine (and I'd think this would be a stretch) is that this would be a way to inflate a tire if it were low.
Anybody know what the answer is?
HAGO!
Now having experienced 2 compressor failures on our 2014 RTL (and paying many $100's for one of the failures because insurance wouldn't cover it based on lack of support from BRP on how much work was actually required to do it), and after #2 then deciding it ain't worth fixing again, I did as some others have done and disconnected the compressor solenoid and fill using the Schrader valve if and when I need to. As someone else mentioned here too, we also always ride 2 up and always having a consistent fill in the bag is worth filling it yourself once in a while. fyi, I keep ours at 70-75 PSI.
Ray & Marci
Tenino, WA
2014RTL Cognac
ALWAYS ride 2 up.
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