anyone consider the new airwave suspension for their apex?
BlueBlood
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Put one in my Attak last year, love it. Stock suspension doesn't even come close to it. I have the on-board air compressor option, super easy to change pressure on the fly. I ordered their new Assault front air shock that will make it even better, should be here in a few days. I can't comment on other aftermarket suspensions, but I do know this one is absolutely awesome!
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why spend big money on a shock upgrade if it is really that good? not giving you a hard time here, just seeking honest feedback about airwave.
airwave
does it handles everything as advertised? I'm sure it can smooth out the bumps & studders, but how does it "handle"? does it corner well and react quickly like the stock one?
does it handles everything as advertised? I'm sure it can smooth out the bumps & studders, but how does it "handle"? does it corner well and react quickly like the stock one?
WarriorPilot
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Anyone out there that's mounted an Airwave suspension in an RX-1 or Warrior with the onboard air compressor, where is the best place to mount the pump,gauge and switch valve?? Thanks in advance.
ahicks
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I have a couple questions about the Airwave - mostly due to my disappointments with the Fast M-10. First, when compared to OEM, do you loose all of your weight transfer? And second, how is top end?
BlueBlood
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Stock suspension is much better at weight transfer, AirWave does have some, but not much. Ride height is more with AirWave, I haven't found that to be much of an issue on trails, probably due to less transfer. I don't know what the top end difference is since I put it in, very rarely am I personally WOT for long runs.
I mounted the switch valve on the left hand bar, just below the hand warmer switch. The guage I mounted near the reverse handle. The compressor mounted between the engine and front bulkhead. I had taken some pictures of this, I'll have to find them.
4bangdan---It's not that I felt the AirWave needed the Assault front air shock, I was just curious, and I had the money. I only have about 50 miles on it after I installed the shock, jury's still out. Playing with the settings to see the difference.
I mounted the switch valve on the left hand bar, just below the hand warmer switch. The guage I mounted near the reverse handle. The compressor mounted between the engine and front bulkhead. I had taken some pictures of this, I'll have to find them.
4bangdan---It's not that I felt the AirWave needed the Assault front air shock, I was just curious, and I had the money. I only have about 50 miles on it after I installed the shock, jury's still out. Playing with the settings to see the difference.
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well i finally got to try an airwave this year, about 40 or so miles. we instaled it on an 04 rx1. quite easy to instal. i did really like it. would i spend the 1950 dollars it costs? not in a 121 version. the front end still sucks bad. a longer version would help this i guess. it really transfers very well. has a really plush low speed ride, but overall, i find the 07 jaguar i tried last season is waaaay better. if arctic cat would put a gsxr engine in it, i would definatley own one, no question about it! i wonder if my friend would instal better front shocks it would make much of a difference. final note. if i owned a polaris edge, i would be hard pressed to tell the difference between oem or airwave under the seat. maybe that would be the best description of the ride experience i had with the airwave. hope that helps 
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another issue i found with the airwave is alot of vibration under acceleration.
