Rear Air Shock???

[Papahoosh]

Is there a formula to figure out what rear shock psi should be for 1 or 2 person? The owners manual says between 20-90 psi.
I have 2016 RTS.

 

[Bob Denman]

Since your bike is an RTS: the air pressure is irrelevant. nojoke
Once you set the ride height: the bike's ACS will automatically maintain it for you! :2thumbs:

 

[Papahoosh]

Since your bike is an RTS: the air pressure is irrelevant. nojoke
Once you set the ride height: the bike's ACS will automatically maintain it for you! :2thumbs:

How do I set the ride height, or how would I know what the ride height is? Currently the PSI is 15.

 

[Bob Denman]

You mentioned having an RTS... (not an RT)
on the console in front of you; you have several switches:
Parking brake
Heated handgrips
The ACS setting
Fog lamps

When the bike is in gear and moving; you can adjust the ACS by either "toggling" forward or rearward on the switch. Forward will increase the ride height (and pressure in the shock)

If you don't have an RTS...
raise the seat, and use a compressor (carefully!!!!!!!), to increase the pressure in the rear shock. Before I added the ACS to my old Spyder: I normally ran about 65 psi for all conditions. :thumbup:

 

[Cruzr Joe]

As Bob said ............................ add air slowly and carefully and do not exceed the 90 lb maximum or you could burst the air bladder.


Cruzr Joe

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

AIR BAG PRESSURE

Like Bob and Joe said add air EXTREMELY CAREFULLY IF USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR, BRP tells you to use a HAND-PUMP , the bag and or fittings can be damaged easily if over-powered by a compressor like at a Gas Station ....... jmho.....Mike :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

The air shock has a tiny reservoir, and you can easily blow the thing out with an electric pump... nojoke

 

[AeroPilot]

A portable air tank will safely add air

I use a portable air tank to add air to air shocks, bicycle tires, even to balance tire pressure on the fronts. If you have 55 psi in the tank, when you finish with the air shock on the RT you will have 50 psi as recommended for a 200 lb rider. Just did it..easy, peasy.

 

[Peteoz]

A mini hand pump will pump from 0 to 50 psi in about a hundred pumps, so it doesn't take much to adjust it manually. I know that, as my F3 Shock had 0psi in it when I rode it out the driveway of the showroom and nearly disconnected my significant tailbone on the 1" gutter bump. :yikes:

 

[2dogs]

Pressure

How long should the airbag hold it's pressure/ride height without bleeding down?

 

[Peteoz]

How long should the airbag hold it's pressure/ride height without bleeding down?

On my F3-L, I used to check it once a week and it holds pretty well at around 50psi. I have to top it up about 3-5 psi once a month. (I now check it as I ride with the extra FOBO sensor).

BUT......it is only tiny, so it is very easy to get it from 50psi to 0psi, as I did by installing/uninstalling the FOBO sensor about 10 times.

Pete

 

[2dogs]

Yes the airbag is small

On my F3-L, I used to check it once a week and it holds pretty well at around 50psi. I have to top it up about 3-5 psi once a month. (I now check it as I ride with the extra FOBO sensor).

BUT......it is only tiny, so it is very easy to get it from 50psi to 0psi, as I did by installing/uninstalling the FOBO sensor about 10 times.

Pete

The air bag is hardly any larger than a beer can. Just a tiny squirt of air coming or going can cost you 4/6 psi. I got it down to as little as 3 psi but it takes practice. Like you I also went with the FOBO.