riding woman on back of 2009 gs?

[NVERLAST1]

I have 2009 gs and wanted to give a woman a ride on bike, do I need to adjust shocks they are on 3, I also dont have a rear fender

 

[Tx web rider]

back shock

it all depends on weight carried more than likley you will want to boost the rear to 5 follow the directions in the maunal to do this jack it up lube it and turn this does take some effort to move

 

[wyliec]

Whatever you change it to, if the spyder handles well with the 2 of you, you may want to leave the shocks at the new settings even when in the alone mode.

 

[Firefly]

Depends on who's woman it is..... ;-)

 

[arntufun]

Remember if your plate is mounted under your splash pan you will rip it off if your not adjusted to 5 !!! Ask me how I know. :roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

But under NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER should you think about asking what she weighs... :shocked: :roflblack:

 

[NVERLAST1]

if i adjust to a 5 how much different is the ride for me?

 

[Bob Denman]

:dontknow: But I would imagine that it's got to hurt less than making the mistake that I previously mentioned! :roflblack:
Randy... How much of a difference is there??? (He'll know for sure!)

 

[arntufun]

if i adjust to a 5 how much different is the ride for me?

The ride will not noticably change at all, but if you hit a big pothole it might feel like you hit it alot harder than usual. Other than that, it's all good at 5 and I even leave it at 5 even when I ride alone.

 

[Desert Spyder]

This seems like a "loaded" question to me. I concur with setting up the shocks. The bike is rated at 450 lbs but you never did state how heavy you and your passenger would be total. Whenever adjusting shocks wear gloves. The spanner wrench that came with the bike is short and thin and requires considerable leverage for the rear shock. I used a cheater but you didn't hear that from me. That can be very unsafe.

 

[arntufun]

This seems like a "loaded" question to me. I concur with setting up the shocks. The bike is rated at 450 lbs but you never did state how heavy you and your passenger would be total. Whenever adjusting shocks wear gloves. The spanner wrench that came with the bike is short and thin and requires considerable leverage for the rear shock. I used a cheater but you didn't hear that from me. That can be very unsafe.

You do not use the "Spanner wrench" to adjust the rear shock on a RS. :lecturef_smilie:

 

[Desert Spyder]

You do not use the "Spanner wrench" to adjust the rear shock on a RS. :lecturef_smilie:

You are correct. It's been a long time. Apologies. But it's stil a PITA to adjust. I remember that.