Adjusting The Rear Suspension - Honda CMX500A 2019 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the Rear Suspension

# Spring Preload
You can adjust the spring preload by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Turn the adjuster using the provided pin
spanner. P. 44
2
Position 1 is for a decrease spring preload (soft),
or turn the position 3 to 5 increase spring
preload (hard). The standard position is 2.
1 2 3 4 5
Pin spanner
Other Adjustments
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NOTICE
Attempting to adjust directly from 1 to 5 or 5 to 1
may damage the shock absorber.
NOTICE
Do not turn the adjuster beyond its limits.
Adjust both left and right shock absorbers to the
same spring preload.
Adjusting the Rear Suspension
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