Rear Shock Absorber Adjustment; Sidestand - Yamaha Virago XV535 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Position indicator
Rear shock absorber
adjustment
Each shock absorber is equipped with
a spring preload adjusting ring. Adjust
spring preload as follows. Turn the ad-
justing ring in direction a to increase
spring preload and in direction b to de-
crease spring preload. Make sure that
the appropriate notch in the adjusting
ring is aligned with the position indica-
tor on the rear shock absorber.
Soft Standard
Adjusting
1
position
Always adjust each shock absorber
to the same setting. Uneven adjust-
ment can cause poor handling and
loss of stability.
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Sidestand

Hard
This model is equipped with an ignition
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circuit cut-off system. The motorcycle
must not be ridden when the sidestand
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is down. The sidestand is located on
the left side of the frame. (Refer to
page 5-1 for an explanation of this sys-
tem.)
This motorcycle must not be operat-
ed with the sidestand in the down
position. If the stand is not properly
retracted, it could contact the
ground and distract the operator, re-
sulting in a possible loss of control.
Yamaha has designed into this mo-
torcycle a lockout system to assist
the operator in fulfilling the respon-
sibility of retracting the sidestand.
Please check carefully the operating
instructions listed below and if there
is any indication of a malfunction,
return the motorcycle to a Yamaha
dealer immediately for repair.
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