Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha VMAX VMX17 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
3
1. Projection
2. Seat holder
2. Place the passenger seat in the
original position, and then install
the bolts.
3. Return the backrest to the original
position.
TIP
Make sure that the passenger seat is
properly secured before riding.

Adjusting the front fork

1
WARNING
2
Always adjust both fork legs equal-
ly, otherwise poor handling and loss
of stability may result.
This front fork is equipped with spring
preload adjusting bolts, rebound damp-
ing force adjusting knobs and compres-
sion damping force adjusting screws.
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 bolt on each fork leg in di-
rection (a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and
suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on
each fork leg in direction (b).
EAU14733
EWA10180
ECA10101
thereby soften the
3-27
(a)
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
justing mechanism with the top of the
front fork cap bolt.
1
2
1. Current setting
2. Front fork cap bolt
1
(b)
1
3 2
5 4