Anyone touring on a Ryker?? Experiences?

[gbyoung2]

Just thought I’d post one of my Rykers that is set up for long trips. My wife and I both do trips on our Rykers. We are planning to go to California from Nj in May if the temps out west aren’t in the 100 degree range. If that is the case we’ll head north to the Great Lakes and Canada. I just setup the auxiliary 3 1/2 gallon fuel tank on mine I have a 3 1/4 on hers.View attachment 254283

No range anxiety there!!

Appreciate that. I've got a number of skinny bungees that came packed in with containers of regular-sized ones. Not sure how far they stretch out but will give them a whack and see. They've got metal hooks on each end so will need to make sure those are positioned out of the way to avoid puncturing the "bags" as they inflate.
Thank you again.

UPDATE: The skinny bungees I have are too short and won't stretch far enough to couple a couple of the wedges together. I got some of the elastic material and will make some up that will work, and go from there.

 

[greer]

Sarah, curious about what your reason was for changing out the front shocks? What improvements (if any) did you notice between the OEMs and the replacement shocks from Amazon?

For the extra ground clearance, Guy. Went from 5 1/2" to 6 15/16" at the nose. These particular shocks were recommended early on by some of the Ryker owners here.

Sarah

 

[gbyoung2]

For the extra ground clearance, Guy. Went from 5 1/2" to 6 15/16" at the nose. These particular shocks were recommended early on by some of the Ryker owners here.

Sarah

Sounds good. Thank you.
Guy

 

[Rohdster]

FWIW - I picked up some of the wedges to give them a try but found that they become a little unwieldly to handle once you try stacking one on top of the other. You almost have to build up the stack with zero air pressure to begin with and get them under, and right against your lift point with some cribbage so they don't get all wibble-wobbly from the git go.

I have a few weeks so I'll fool with them a little more to see if I can master their technique before I have to return them.

Regardless, many thanks for pointing them out to the Forum.

I would definitely start with them flat. Use rocks or a log to fill the space between the ground and your frame. That way any inflation results in lift.

 

[gbyoung2]

I would definitely start with them flat. Use rocks or a log to fill the space between the ground and your frame. That way any inflation results in lift.

The bungee material came in the other day and I made up some elastic bands that hold the wedges together as Peter mentioned so they don't flop around. I'll be doing some stuff out in the garage over the next few days so I'll play with them to see how they work out using various objects as fillers during the lifting process. Pictures to follow.

 

[gbyoung2]

Decided to pick up a set of the GZYF 15.7 inch Shock Absorbers that were discussed here recently. Actually, they’re my second set. It was obvious the first set I received had been previously opened and returned to Amazon. Amazon was notified and they promptly replaced them.

As others who have installed them obviously found, the top and bottom mounting points are narrower than the OEMs. Easy enough to stack a few washers on each side to take up the slack, but I have some steel rod material so I just might turn my own down. Easy enough to do too. I’ll take care of that tomorrow.

One thing that was a little disappointing is that there's no installation or adjustment instructions included. Mounting is easy enough, but I would like to know if there are any provisions for dampening adjustment. I see what looks like a valve cap on the underside of the reservoir, but I have hesitated to remove it, thinking it may be a point to charge the shocks with nitrogen (or air).

So, for those of you who have them, can dampening be adjusted with these things?

TIA

 

[gbyoung2]

For the extra ground clearance, Guy. Went from 5 1/2" to 6 15/16" at the nose. These particular shocks were recommended early on by some of the Ryker owners here.

Sarah

After installation, mine was about the same - 4.41" to 5.83"

I have no idea if the PO had fiddled with the front preloads, or not. Also, I have an aftermarket aluminum chin piece on mine that takes away a little bit of clearance.

Right out of the box, took it out for about a 5-mile run that included my closest squiggly road. At speed, nanny mildly kicked in once plus it handled just fine. The front end seemed to be a little smoother over the rough stuff.

Appreciate your pointing out these shocks to us later generation of Ryker owners.

 

[greer]

Glad they’re working for you, Guy. Super upgrade for the money, in my experience.

Sarah