Other Adjustments; Adjusting The Rear Suspension - Honda CL500A 2023 Manual

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Other Adjustments

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. 49
2
Position 1 is for a decrease in spring preload
(soft), or turn the position from 3 to 5 to
increase spring preload (hard). The standard
position is 2.
1 2 3 4 5
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.
Pin spanner
87