Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha MT-09 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload
adjusting ring and a
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
thereby soften the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (b).
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rebound
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
indicator on the shock absorber.
Use the special wrench and the
extension bar included in the
owner's tool kit to make the
adjustment.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
4
Maximum (hard):
7
Instrument And Control Functions
Rebound damping force
2
3 2 1
7 6 5 4
To increase the rebound damping
force and thereby harden the rebound
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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).
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1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
4-23
(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
direction (a)
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)
4
1 (a)