Helmet Holder; Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha XT500E Owner's Manual

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1. Helmet holder

a. Open.
Helmet holder
Hel m et hol d er
To open the helmet holder, insert the
key into the lock, and then turn the
key as shown.
To lock the helmet holder, place it in
the original position, and then remove
the key.
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Never ride with a helmet attached
to the helmet holder, since the hel-
met may hit objects, causing loss
of control and possibly an acci-
dent.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
b
a
1. Locknut
2. Adjusting nut
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Adjusting the shock
absorber assembly
Shock absor b er assembl y , adj u st i n g
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with
adjusting nut.
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Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum
or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut.
a
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a spring preload
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NOTE:
The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A,
shown in the illustration. The shorter
distance A is, the lower the spring
preload; the longer distance A is, the
higher the spring preload.
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A
2. To increase the spring preload
and thereby harden the suspen-
sion, turn the adjusting nut in
direction a. To decrease the
spring preload and thereby soft-
en the suspension, turn the
adjusting nut in direction b.
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