1982 1100A

[wbhick]

I was riding the other day and the "rear suspension" warning light came on. I put the bike up on the center stand and tried to air up the rear suspension but it will not hold air other than for a few minutes.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I should start looking for leaks? Seems to me the biggest problem is isolating the problem. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks for your help.

Brian

 

[dan filipi]

Welcome to the forums.

I would remove the seat then with a spray bottle filled with soap and water spray the air lines and fittings. Hopefully it's a leak in one of the 2 lines. If none there then the shock seals could be bad.

 

[detdrbuzzard]

hello and welcome to CGWF wbhick. check the valve itself. my niece has an 82 naked wing, it was doing the same as yours and getting worse. i aired it up and checked. 35# showing, recheck 15# showing, recheck and no pressure. so i air it up and get a reading of 38# and tell her to go to a tire shop and have the valve replaced. they replace the core and put 25psi in and she comes back and i bring it up to 36psi. problem solved

 

[AApple]

A leak that bad should be audible, I would think. You should be able to hear it leaking, if you have a quiet place to go to, and air the shocks up.
As Dan says, a spray water bottle will help narrow it down.
Welcome tot he CGW forums, too!! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

 

[Winger 82]

:cool!: Mine turned out to be a busted shock :crying: :crying: :crying: