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prepping for a passenger on v7 II stone

inbinder

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Manual has tire (tyre) pressures for a passenger, but what else needs to be done?
Adjust the rear suspension to the hardest setting? Intuitively because of the load that makes
sense.

What do people do who often ride solo and with a passenger? Do you just leave it setup for
a passenger?

Again, new to this stuff.
 
Presuming your Stone is equipped with the similar basic suspension as my '07 Nevada, I would suggest that preload on rear shocks is the only adjustment available to you - there is heaps of info. available online (Google "motorcycle suspension") on establishing appropriate
- but not necessarily "the hardest"- "sag" settings by adjusting that preload In my experience, the preload setting for two-up is OK (just) for short one- up trips but definitely do not ride two-up on one-up setting if you want best available (from basic suspension) comfort and handling.

Lofty
 
I don't make any adjustments for passengers, other then drive slower to avoid bumps. Just don't want to deal with the set screw, pain in the ass. The rear shocks are so freakin stiff anyway I can't even tell somebody is back there. I could throw two 60 pound bags of sand on the back seat and nothing would happen. I loaded the bike up heavy for a long cross country trip and could feel no difference at all. That's how it is when you have pogo stick suspension. I owned a hard tail back in the day that gave me a better ride.

My Triumph I just move the rear shocks up one ramp to stiffen the rear shocks up.
 
Agree totally with Elkgrichard above.
Leave the bike as it is and it may well handle better two up than solo due to the suspension hardness - mine does!
AndyB
 
See the Suspension thread >HERE<. I'll be able to comment more soon on the Ollé stock shocks, as I'll be taking delivery of the RentAGuzzi V7 II tomorrow. Measure and set your rear shock sag (as best that can be done), and you'll enjoy your bike tons more. With a passenger on the stock shocks, you'll likely have very little travel for bump absorption. Suspension is one of the best investments you can make. I offer most of the good ones on the online Store; https://www.guzzitech.com/store/category/suspension/?filtering=1&filter_model=77
 
2013 stone, 175 lbs....I can watch my stock front end and it barely moves hitting bumps. Almost like too much sag and then not much left for travel. Don't get launched out of the seat but it sure is a hard hit with any bump at all. The front end feed back harsh to the bars even with small bumps. The back shocks I can't figure them out at all. Almost as if any adjustment to pre load does nothing. It appears the springs front and rear are just total garbage.

In total this suspension is the first time I've been unable to make anything even work a little bit, this after owning over 35 motorcycles. I've always been able to make stock shocks on other bikes work, mission impossible on this bike, for me anyway.
 
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So the lady and I went tooling around the DMV area on the v7 II stone. Lovely and super fun, but she's very grumpy
about the stock seat. Are there any seat options that make it more passenger friendly?
 
Putting on an Airhawk pad is a cheaper alternative. I use one for me, an the same one could be used for the pillion as well. It is the small pillion pad, 9x11 inches. the secret is to run it with just a tiny amount of air, do not overfill it, and it works like a charm. Beats sending out your seat and spending big money.
 
I have an Airhawk-it works well when I use it (mostly if I have to slab it) but it comes off in the twisties. I'm not happy hanging off it or going from side to side when the pace quickens. YMMV, as always. I find it to be another tool in the comfort wars.
 
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