Yamaha TDM900 Owner's Manual page 34

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting bolt on each fork leg in di-
rection (a). To decrease the spring pre-
1 load and thereby
suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on
each fork leg in direction (b).
2
Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
justing mechanism with the top of the
3
front fork cap bolt.
4
5
1
2
3
6
7
1. Standard setting
8
2. Current setting
3. Front fork cap bolt
9
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
8
Standard:
7
soften the
Maximum (hard):
1
Damping force
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1. Damping force adjusting screw
1. Turn the adjusting screw on each
fork leg in direction (a) until the
screw moves almost a 1/2 turn
without clicking.
2. Continue turning the adjusting
screw in direction (a) until it clicks.
This is the minimum setting.
3. To increase the damping force,
TIP
Make sure that the adjusting screw is
(a)
turned to one of the four settings.
1
4
3 2
3-18
continue turning the adjusting
screw in direction (a). The third
click after the minimum setting is
the maximum setting. If the adjust-
ing screw is turned further in direc-
tion (a), it will move half a turn
before returning to the minimum
setting.
Damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
2
Maximum (hard):
4