tribal
Moto Hobo Gypsy Vagabond
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2006
- Messages
- 889
- Ride
- 2005 Rocket III & 2015 Rocket III Roadster
I went with the 11.5" standards to lower it an inch as well as increase ride
control and cornering stability. I have a 30" inseam and didn't want to give up any padding to drop it down.
I had to adjust them just past the second notch to get the stiffness to
ridability ratio correct. Not sure if there is much room to go farther for
a passenger (and I don't care as I've got a piece of hard cold Rivco steel
back there anyway).
I really love the set up overall but anyone with longer legs may not like this length as your knees would be bent too much.
If they blew out today I would probably replace them with 12" as those
would probably be perfect for my weight out-of-the-box and really
only add a 1/4" in height from where I ended up.
Perhaps a shock pilot fitment guide is called for?
Draft V1.0:
Height Inseam Weight Progressive Shock Length
=============================================
50-60" <25" any N/A Consider Rocket Trike
50-60" 25-30" 0-200lb 11"
50-60" 25-30" 200-500lb 11.5"
61-65" 25-30" 0-150lb 11"
61-65" 25-30" 150-275lb 11.5" or 12" one up, 12" two up
61-65" 25-30" 275-500lb 12" one up, 12.5" two up*
66-72" 31-36" 0-150lb 12"
66-72" 31-36" 150-275lb 12.5" one up, 12.5" two up
66-72" 31-36" 275-500lb 12.5" one up, 13" two up*
73-79" 35-40" 0-150lb 12.5"
73-79" 35-40" 150-275lb 12.5" one up, 12.5" two up
73-79" 35-40" 275-500lb 12.5" one up, 13" two up*
* Heavy Duty if passenger is of like proportion.
This of course is just a first pass and would some refinements and conversions to centimeters and kilos as appropriate....
control and cornering stability. I have a 30" inseam and didn't want to give up any padding to drop it down.
I had to adjust them just past the second notch to get the stiffness to
ridability ratio correct. Not sure if there is much room to go farther for
a passenger (and I don't care as I've got a piece of hard cold Rivco steel
back there anyway).
I really love the set up overall but anyone with longer legs may not like this length as your knees would be bent too much.
If they blew out today I would probably replace them with 12" as those
would probably be perfect for my weight out-of-the-box and really
only add a 1/4" in height from where I ended up.
Perhaps a shock pilot fitment guide is called for?
Draft V1.0:
Height Inseam Weight Progressive Shock Length
=============================================
50-60" <25" any N/A Consider Rocket Trike
50-60" 25-30" 0-200lb 11"
50-60" 25-30" 200-500lb 11.5"
61-65" 25-30" 0-150lb 11"
61-65" 25-30" 150-275lb 11.5" or 12" one up, 12" two up
61-65" 25-30" 275-500lb 12" one up, 12.5" two up*
66-72" 31-36" 0-150lb 12"
66-72" 31-36" 150-275lb 12.5" one up, 12.5" two up
66-72" 31-36" 275-500lb 12.5" one up, 13" two up*
73-79" 35-40" 0-150lb 12.5"
73-79" 35-40" 150-275lb 12.5" one up, 12.5" two up
73-79" 35-40" 275-500lb 12.5" one up, 13" two up*
* Heavy Duty if passenger is of like proportion.
This of course is just a first pass and would some refinements and conversions to centimeters and kilos as appropriate....