Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha MT09 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and a rebound damping force
adjusting screw.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and there-
by soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing ring in direction (b).
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Extension bar
4. Position indicator
 Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
 Use the special wrench and the
extension bar included in the own-
er's tool kit to make the adjust-
ment.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
4
Maximum (hard):
7
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Rebound damping force
3 2 1
To increase the rebound damping for-
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ce and thereby harden the rebound
4
damping, turn the adjusting screw in
direction (a). To decrease the rebound
(a)
damping force and thereby soften the
rebound damping, turn the adjusting
(b)
screw in direction (b).
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
(b)
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
3 turn(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
1 1/2 turn(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
Adjusting screw fully turned in di-
rection (a)
* With the adjusting screw fully
turned in direction (a)
3
1 (a)