Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha NIKEN MXT850 Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
17 click(s) in direction (b)
Standard:
13 click(s) in direction (b)
Maximum (hard):
3
1 click(s) in direction (b)
Compression damping force
To increase the compression damping
force and thereby harden the com-
pression damping, turn the adjusting
screw on each side of the front fork in
direction (a). To decrease the com-
pression damping force and thereby
soften the compression damping, turn
the adjusting screw on each side of the
front fork in direction (b).
(b)
1. Compression damping force adjusting
screw
Compression damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
Standard:
Maximum (hard):
(a)
1
13 click(s) in direction (b)
8 click(s) in direction (b)
1 click(s) in direction (b)
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Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing knob and a rebound damping force
adjusting screw.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
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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