Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha MT09M Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions
(a)
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1. Compression damping force adjusting
screw
Compression damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
11 click(s) in direction (b)
Standard:
6 click(s) in direction (b)
Maximum (hard):
1 click(s) in direction (b)
TIP
 When turning the damping force
adjuster in direction (a), the 0 click
position and the 1 click position
may be the same.
 When turning the damping force
adjuster in direction (b), it may
click beyond the stated specifica-
tions, however such adjustments
are ineffective and may damage
the suspension.
1 1 1
(b)
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
Turn the adjusting ring in direction (a)
to increase the spring preload.
Turn the adjusting ring in direction (b)
to decrease the spring preload.
Align the appropriate notch in the ad-
justing ring with the position indicator
on the shock absorber.
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