Pauly

Word. Hey @2talltim, earn your paycheck and stitch this mutt up.

Illinois taking credit for a Kentucky boy.

Those damn horses live better than most people.

Yuck!! Harleys are gross!!

List a price or your posting will be deleted. Please and thank you.

No chance of me getting time off approved for August.

Word. I fly to Memphis tomorrow and will be back on Monday. No rush.

Yeah, because a highway blast through the TN/KY mountains on a RT will be so miserable. Anyway... @Blitz, I will put in for vacation as soon as you give the dates for early-mid September. I like the idea of avoiding the holiday insanity.

Interest piqued.

Yeah...reserve a bike for me and I will parachute as my ride flies by.

7am or GTFO!! Enjoy the ride guys. My only day off this week is Thursday and it will probably snow that day. Speed safe!!

I now officially know three riders that have ridden a Heavybusa as intended.

I will be on the left coast next week.

I don't want to dampen his spirits.

https://forum.concours.org/index.php?threads/setting-the-suspension-on-the-c14.11199/

https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/suspension-setup-101-part-ii-all-about-damping/

No. It would be tomateno.

Is it wet in here?

To be a little more clear.. turning the screw in would make it more bumpy at speed. It doesn't speed up the damping. It restricts hydraulic flow.

Yep. My bike calls for 43R/37F. Not sure what a Connie weighs, but the GSA is mid-500s.

Now THAT is sport touring.

Turning the screw in fully would slow damping, not speed it up.

How many miles on the bike? The rear shock could need rebuilt/replaced. I agree the damping screws should not be fully turned one way or the other. I used to chew through rear tires on the Multistrada in <2500 miles on a Gap trip. I was 1-up and running fully adjustable Ohlins front and rear. I can see how a heavy bike, 2-up with OEM spec suspension could burn through a tire in the same manner. Personally, I would start with a high end shock set to factory suggested settings and see how it goes from there. Your pic doesn't look that bad in my opinion. It's been hot and you know how to ride. Tires have to compensate for inadequate suspension. This causes premature wear for sure.

You have piqued my ADV newbie interest.