Short version: What is a VERY compliant rear shock to add to my C14 to fully (as possible) make my wife comfortable as can be on a C14? We live in Northern IL and travel to WI and the roads are bumpy and suck hard.
Long version: While the C14 is a great option for equal sports AND touring, I am getting a second bike. My reliance on the C14 will be for two up and me touring to an ocean. For more local sport riding strafes, I will have a different bike.
I am 210 lbs. My wife is 110lbs. What I have tried is very little pre load, and 2.5 turns out on the rear shock damping. And everything north of there. We don't want a Goldwing - yet. Don't want a cruiser. What shock options do we have to give her a full on soft ride? When she is on the back, we don't go fast as I have found the slower I ride her, the more she comes -- to ride... ;-)
Even Longer Version: Our C14 has 44K or so miles. ABS. Comfortable. We like it. Valves done and good for a while. Our idea of fun two-up riding is a couple of hours, stop at a winery for her, a couple more hours, park the bike for the night and Uber out for the night.
Don't want to buy another bike - do I need too? Surely I can do something to make the back more soft and springy, no? Would rather make the stock shock work. After that, would rather spend some $ on a shock than a different bike neither of us would enjoy.
Long post, sorry.
Long version: While the C14 is a great option for equal sports AND touring, I am getting a second bike. My reliance on the C14 will be for two up and me touring to an ocean. For more local sport riding strafes, I will have a different bike.
I am 210 lbs. My wife is 110lbs. What I have tried is very little pre load, and 2.5 turns out on the rear shock damping. And everything north of there. We don't want a Goldwing - yet. Don't want a cruiser. What shock options do we have to give her a full on soft ride? When she is on the back, we don't go fast as I have found the slower I ride her, the more she comes -- to ride... ;-)
Even Longer Version: Our C14 has 44K or so miles. ABS. Comfortable. We like it. Valves done and good for a while. Our idea of fun two-up riding is a couple of hours, stop at a winery for her, a couple more hours, park the bike for the night and Uber out for the night.
Don't want to buy another bike - do I need too? Surely I can do something to make the back more soft and springy, no? Would rather make the stock shock work. After that, would rather spend some $ on a shock than a different bike neither of us would enjoy.
Long post, sorry.