Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha V MAX VMX17YC Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
1 equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing knob and rebound and compres-
sion damping force adjusting knobs.
2
NOTICE
3
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
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Spring preload
5
6
1
(a)
7
8
(b)
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1. Spring preload adjusting knob
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5
4
3
2
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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).
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Align the appropriate mark on the ad-
justing mechanism with the end of the
adjusting knob.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
11
Standard:
6
Maximum (hard):
1
Rebound damping force
11
10
9
1. Rebound damping force adjusting knob
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
ing, turn the adjusting knob in direction
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
force and thereby soften the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting knob in di-
rection (b).
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(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)