Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha TRACER 700 2020 Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions

Adjusting the front fork

The front fork is equipped with spring
preload adjusting bolts and rebound
damping force adjusting screws.
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NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
WARNING
Always adjust both fork legs equally,
otherwise poor handling and loss of
stability may result.
Spring preload
Turn the adjusting bolt in direction (a)
to increase the spring preload.
Turn the adjusting bolt in direction (b)
to decrease the spring preload.
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1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
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The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A,
shown in the illustration. The shorter
distance A is, the higher the spring pre-
load; the longer distance A is, the lower
the spring preload.
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1. Distance A
Rebound damping force
Turn the adjusting screw in direction (a)
to increase the rebound damping for-
ce.
Turn the adjusting screw in direction (b)
to decrease the rebound damping for-
ce.
To set the rebound damping force, turn
the adjuster in direction (a) until it
stops, and then count the clicks in di-
rection (b).
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Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
Distance A = 20.0 mm (0.79 in)
Standard:
Distance A = 15.0 mm (0.59 in)
Maximum (hard):
Distance A = 5.0 mm (0.20 in)