Compression Damping Of The Shock Absorber; Adjusting The Low-Speed Compression Damping Of The Shock Absorber - KTM 2008 1190 RC8 USA Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE

Compression damping of the shock absorber

9.10

Adjusting the low-speed compression damping of the shock absorber

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Danger
Danger of accidents The shock absorber is under high pressure.
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The shock absorber is filled with highly compressed nitrogen, so never dismantle the shock absorber or carry out any mainte-
nance on it yourself.
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Remove bleeder screws
Any excess pressure escapes from the interior of the fork.
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Mount and tighten bleeder screws.
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Perform this action on both fork legs.
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The shock absorber can coordinate the compression damping separately in the low
high speed range (Dual Compression Control).
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The term low and high speed refers to the movement of the shock absorber during compres-
sion and not the riding speed of the motorcycle.
The low and high speed adjustment works for all areas.
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briefly.
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