I don't understand how the reports of great ride quality from the front end are co-existing with the reports from Traxxion about having 1" of shock travel and the shock bottoming bumper coming into play frequently.
I don't understand how the reports of great ride quality from the front end are co-existing with the reports from Traxxion about having 1" of shock travel and the shock bottoming bumper coming into play frequently.
Former Ride:
2013 F6B Standard, black; sold 7/2019
Latest Addition:
2016 Gold Wing Level 3, red; SCT transmission stuck in manual mode
2019 Miles:
7,900 as of 10/6
How pliable is that new 2018 front shock bumper? Possibly it allows for more shaft travel than we can see?Originally Posted by VStarRider
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
It appears the front bumper is acting as an anti-dive valve and coil spring. If so, it will wear quickly.
TD said new shocks won't be expensive, but the labor will because both shocks are buried and require a lot of time to get at them and cover them back up again. That means replacing a worn bumper frequently will rack up the shop labor $$$.
Last edited by ths61; 02-21-2018 at 02:47 PM.
Yep, I think the dealers will love it. They'll see another new Wing come in the service dept and the first thing they say....."We got any more of them bumper things in stock?" .....Six more hours charged back to Mama Honda.
It's all about ratios and lever arms. My CTX700 has "only" 1.5 inches of shock travel, but because of the 2.5:1 ratio of the shock to swing arm, it gives me a little over 4 inches of travel before bottoming. So having a shock move just 1 inch is really not an issue, and doesn't mean anything without knowing the lever arm ratio to determine what that 1 inch of travel actual means.
Someone needs to get a camera in that front end and film that shock shaft; as the shock is being articulated....
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
That would be a great video to have while the bike is being ridden one and two up..
Like the DarkSide GoPro videos showing the car tire's contact patches.
Yep, it seems to me to be basically the same type of forces on the front shock as on a rear monoshock setup. Short stroke, lever arm for operation/usable stroke. Mainly in-and-out forces since both ends can rotate freely about an axis.
Our B's rear shock has too much pre load and it looks like the new Wing's front has too little.Someone needs to check on the guys in the suspension dept.
Agreed. My rear shock/spring is too stiff, even with the lowest preload setting, under my 230 lb arse.Our B's rear shock has too much pre load and it looks like the new Wing's front has too little.
Former Ride:
2013 F6B Standard, black; sold 7/2019
Latest Addition:
2016 Gold Wing Level 3, red; SCT transmission stuck in manual mode
2019 Miles:
7,900 as of 10/6
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