The 'air bag' on the F3-T's & Ltd's, and on the RT's too, is
NOT truly an 'air ride' system as such - it's more of an '
air assisted ride levelling system', one which
MANY owners end up having significant problems with; often also finding that their OEM Shock & coil unit alone is barely able to hold up the un-laden bike & keep it at a reasonable ride height; or that their air bag/release valve is leaking once more; &/or that as a result, their air compressor has burnt out
YET AGAIN!! :banghead: Great concept;
really POOR execution; and even worse reliability! :yikes:
If you type '
Air bag' into the
Search field up toward the top right corner of the page; click on the '
Search Titles Only' box in the drop down list below the
Search field; and then submit the search, you'll find that there are quite a few threads here describing how to bypass the '
automatic height settings' on the air-bag system and go to a purely manual system, something quite a few owners do! :lecturef_smilie: There's a lot more reading on this that'll come back with those search results too - you should probably read at least
SOME of them before trying to fit up something that there are waaaayyy more owners moving away from than going towards....
Maybe you'd be better off fitting a good quality a/mkt shock with a coil spring more suited to your riding load & riding style, needs, & wants! There's quite a few available out there these days, like ELKA, M2, Fox, IKON, and more, at a variety of prices too - all of which have their supporters and detractors, but there are many Spyder owners who've fitted replacement shocks and coils rather than continuing to struggle/argue with the problematic PITA that's the OEM ACS/air bag system! :gaah:
