Rear End Swaying

[sjcpanther]

It's been about 5 weeks now since I bought my 2012 RT, so I'm still learning a lot about the ins and outs of this bike. I ride mostly 2 up. About 3 weeks ago, I adjusted the front shocks to a 4 setting, up from the factory 3 setting. That helped some, but never really realized that I needed to adjust the rear suspension along with it. So today I checked the rear suspension and found that it was only around 25 psi. From the chart in the manual, I added quite a bit of air to make up for the extra load. The wife, my passenger, says the bumps are quite a bit better, but she still feels as though she is swaying at highway speeds. She called it fishtailing, but I know that's an exaggeration. The only real difference I can tell is the steering feels a little tighter going around curves.

Is there anything else that I can try to eliminate this? She feels a little unstable riding back there on speeds over around 60 MPH.

I've really been considering Bajaron's sway bar. Should that take care of both the steering as well as her "swaying" on the back?

 

[MidLifeCrisis]

Tire pressure makes a huge difference too. Try 19 in the front and 28 in the back, if you haven't already done so. Your wife is likely holding on with a death grip in the back and not leaning much and that adds to the odd feeling as well.

I'm putting on Ron's bar this week, so I can't speak to that just yet, but it too should keep the bike flat in the turns and help her feel much more at ease.

 

[sjcpanther]

Tire pressure makes a huge difference too. Try 19 in the front and 28 in the back, if you haven't already done so. Your wife is likely holding on with a death grip in the back and not leaning much and that adds to the odd feeling as well.

I'm putting on Ron's bar this week, so I can't speak to that just yet, but it too should keep the bike flat in the turns and help her feel much more at ease.

Very interesting. Never even considered the passenger death grip. That would really affect the way the bike handles?

I will try the added tire pressure and see if that helps.

Seems like every avenue leads to Bajaron's sway bar. I'll definitely get it. Let us know how you like it after you get it installed.

 

[Farmbanker]

We ride two up most of the time on my 2012 RTS. Both of us noticed a big improvement with Baja Ron Swaybar and wife thought that she felt like the center of gravity was lower even though it is unchanged. Tire pressure is kept as recommended here.

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