Rear Shock Absorber Adjustment - Yamaha Thunderace YZF1000R Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
CAUTION:
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Never attempt to turn an adjuster
beyond the maximum or minimum
setting.
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NOTE:
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Although the number of clicks between
3
the minimum and maximum settings
may vary with each individual shock
absorber and may not exactly match
these specifications, it is always the full
damping force range that extends over
the actual number of clicks.
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EC000015
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Position indicator
Rear shock absorber
adjustment
This shock absorber is equipped with
spring preload and damping force ad-
justers.
CAUTION:
@
Never attempt to turn an adjuster
beyond the maximum or minimum
setting.
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3-17
Adjusting spring preload
Turn the adjusting ring in direction a to
increase spring
direction b to decrease spring pre-
load.
Make sure that the appropriate notch in
the adjusting ring is aligned with the po-
sition indicator on the rear shock ab-
sorber.
CI-15E
Soft
EAU01592*
Adjusting
1 2 3
position
EC000015
preload and in
Stan-
Hard
dard
4 5 6 7 8 9