Handlebar Position; Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha MT09N Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions

Handlebar position

The handlebar can be adjusted to one
of two positions to suit the rider's pref-
erence. Have a Yamaha dealer adjust
the position of the handlebar.
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1. Handlebar
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Adjusting the front fork

WARNING
Always adjust the spring preload on
both fork legs equally, otherwise
poor handling and loss of stability
may result.
Each front fork leg is equipped with a
spring preload adjusting bolt, the right
front fork leg is equipped with a re-
bound damping force adjusting screw
and the left front fork leg with a com-
pression damping force adjusting
screw.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
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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(a) (b)
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
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
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the spring preload.
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1. Distance A
(a) (b)
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