Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha VMAX VMX17 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing knob and rebound and compres-
sion damping force adjusting knobs.
NOTICE
3
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 knob in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and there-
by soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing knob in direction (b).
TIP
Align the appropriate mark on the ad-
justing mechanism with the end of the
adjusting knob.
EAU46493
(a)
ECA10101
(b)
1. Spring preload adjusting knob
8
6 7
5
4
3
2
1
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
11
Standard:
6
Maximum (hard):
1
3-29
Rebound damping force
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
ing, turn the adjusting knob in direction
1
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
force and thereby soften the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting knob in di-
rection (b).
11
10
9
1. Rebound damping force adjusting knob
(a)
1
(b)
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
20 clicks in direction (b)*
Standard:
12 clicks in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
3 clicks in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting knob fully turned
in direction (a)