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TUNING THE CHASSIS
Front shock absorber - adjusting the cross over
9.5
Warning
Danger of accidents Modifications to the suspension settings can seriously alter the vehicle's ride behavior.
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Extreme modifications to the adjustment of the spring elements can cause a serious deterioration in the handling characteris-
tics and overload some components.
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Only make adjustments within the recommended range.
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After making adjustments, ride slowly at first to get the feel of the new ride behavior.
Caution
Danger of accidents Disassembly of pressurized parts can lead to injury.
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The shock absorber is filled with high density nitrogen. Adhere to the description provided. (Your authorized KTM workshop will
be glad to help.)
Info
Spring preload
unloaded and when it is installed.
The securing clip must be positioned entirely within the cut-out of the spring
retainer.
The spring pack should never be installed loosely (without preload). The stan-
dard setting is the lowest permissible spring preload. Therefore, you can only
increase the spring preload.
If you increase the spring preload, you should also slightly increase the rebound
damping.
The left and right shock absorbers should have the same settings.
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Remove the vehicle from the lifting gear. (
is the difference in length between the spring pack when it is
p. 88)
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