Rear Shock Absorber Adjustment; Sidestand - Yamaha Virago XV535M Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT
AND CONTROL
FUNCTIONS
1
Spring preload adjusting
ring
2.
Position indicator
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Rear
shock
absorber
adjustment
Each shock absorber
is
equipped
with
a
spring preload adjusting
ring.
Adjust
spring preload
as
follows.
Turn
the ad-
justing ring
in
direction
@
to
increase
spring preload
and
in
direction
©
to
de-
crease
spring preload.
Make
sure
that
the appropriate notch
in
the adjusting
ring
is
aligned with the position indica-
tor
on
the rear
shock
absorber.
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Soft
Standard
Hard
Adjusting
position
1
2 3
4
5
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Always
adjust
each shock absorber
to
the
same
setting.
Uneven
adjust-
ment can cause poor
handling
and
loss of
stability.
Sidestand
This
model
is
equipped
with
an
ignition
circuit
cut-off
system.
The
motorcycle
must
not
be
ridden
when
the
sidestand
is
down.
The
sidestand
is
located
on
the
left
side
of
the frame. (Refer to
page
5-1
for
an
explanation of this sys-
tem.)
A
WARNING
This motorcycle
must
not
be
operat-
ed
with the sidestand
in
the
down
po-
sition.
If
the
stand
is
not properly
retracted,
it
could contact the
ground
and
distract the operator, resulting
in
a possible
loss of control.
Yamaha
has designed
into this
motorcycle a
lockout
system
to assist
the
operator
in fulfilling
the responsibility of
re-
tracting
the sidestand. Please
check
carefully
the operating instructions
listed
below and
if
there
is
any
indi-
cation of
a
malfunction, return
the
motorcycle
to
a
Yamaha
dealer im-
mediately
for
repair.
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