I totally agree.fish wrote:Have read many a complaint about the rear suspension of a scooter.
It is what it is.....Look at what all is carried by that rear suspension.
Also have read any number of reviews by scooter riders who have invested a lot of money into after-market shocks....and every now and then I read a refreshing comment on this matter of after-market shocks: "Nothing changed. it is a scooter!" (it is hard to admit that the $ was wasted - and that the stock factory shock is not 'crap' - but actually a pretty good piece of kit from the people who build these scooters) The design of after-market shocks also do not match the rest of the scooter - which impresses some....like the generic, louder, mufflers that fit everything and cost a bundle and look mismatched to the scooter/bike. (foreign sticker makes it better, yes?!).
It is a scooter - with the engine ,gears, CVT and the rear wheel banging up and down as a unit....
Usually adjusting the pre-load, and running recommended PSI in the tires, is the best bet for handling and ride on a scooter.Fish
I suggest to the fellow who asked the question to put the preload instead of the position 3 it comes from the factory to 1 . I believe it's the same suspension to SH 300. If you put it to 1 you will see difference without sacrifice anything of the behaviour of the scooter.
There are other solutions but they cost a lot of money.
Wasted money in my opinion.
I have the preload to 1 for 5 and a half years now and i have no complaints with one or two persons on board.
fish said the rest just right.
If you don't like it with preload to 1 or to LOW then you must consider buying another type of moto like an on off.
A HONDA 750 DCT for example.