I messed up. I am embarrassed about it. I may have to change my forum handle from Idahotruckman to HondaForumIdiot.
I really hate to bother anyone but if possible, would someone who has the front Walker Evans shocks on their Pioneer 500 help me by taking a measurement from the top of the exposed thread on the shock body to the bottom of the thread located on the top of the collar that compresses the shock? In other words what is the measurement of the exposed threads? I don't believe it matters, but I have the Big Horn 2.0 size 26 x 9 x 12 on the front. I have the 2020 model.
The YouTube video I watched suggested uncompressing the shocks all the way to the top, and also recommended measuring the height of the Pioneer with the old shocks on and to match the height with the new shocks. Well, I did as recommended and I am at around 1.75" thread showing and am not yet at the same machine height as when the stock shocks were installed. I can't obtain my height without further compressing the shocks.
When I received the shocks it seemed as if I had way too much compression on the springs, as if they were adjusted for a tight pre-load. It was not until uncompressed the shocks and installed them that I remembered speaking with a very helpful person at WE when I bought them who mentioned that he would set the shock preload to a recommended setting. All I had to do was simply install them. I am such an idiot. I can not remember where the original setting was when I unboxed the shocks, and in my excitement, forgot what the WE fellow told me.
Anyway, now that my intelligence and poor memory is established, would someone be so kind to take those measurements for me next time you are close to your Pioneer 500 with the WE front shocks? Also the small black knob on top of the reservoir - where should I set it for casual trail riding with my wife aboard vs aggressive trail riding by myself? Does it control shock damping? Or does it matter? I can't find anything on the forum to specifically answer my question, but then again - I am an idiot.
Thank you in advance.
I really hate to bother anyone but if possible, would someone who has the front Walker Evans shocks on their Pioneer 500 help me by taking a measurement from the top of the exposed thread on the shock body to the bottom of the thread located on the top of the collar that compresses the shock? In other words what is the measurement of the exposed threads? I don't believe it matters, but I have the Big Horn 2.0 size 26 x 9 x 12 on the front. I have the 2020 model.
The YouTube video I watched suggested uncompressing the shocks all the way to the top, and also recommended measuring the height of the Pioneer with the old shocks on and to match the height with the new shocks. Well, I did as recommended and I am at around 1.75" thread showing and am not yet at the same machine height as when the stock shocks were installed. I can't obtain my height without further compressing the shocks.
When I received the shocks it seemed as if I had way too much compression on the springs, as if they were adjusted for a tight pre-load. It was not until uncompressed the shocks and installed them that I remembered speaking with a very helpful person at WE when I bought them who mentioned that he would set the shock preload to a recommended setting. All I had to do was simply install them. I am such an idiot. I can not remember where the original setting was when I unboxed the shocks, and in my excitement, forgot what the WE fellow told me.
Anyway, now that my intelligence and poor memory is established, would someone be so kind to take those measurements for me next time you are close to your Pioneer 500 with the WE front shocks? Also the small black knob on top of the reservoir - where should I set it for casual trail riding with my wife aboard vs aggressive trail riding by myself? Does it control shock damping? Or does it matter? I can't find anything on the forum to specifically answer my question, but then again - I am an idiot.
Thank you in advance.
