Honda 2004 XR400R Owner's Manual page 108

Condition
Bottoming
Soft
Hard
Excessive Sinking
Make changes one step at a time. Test ride your motorcycle after each adjustment. If necessary,
proceed to the next step.
Step 1
shorten the spring
length (to increase pre-
load)
turn the compression
adjuster to a stiffer
position (to increase
damping force)
increase the spring
length (to decrease pre-
load)
shorten the spring
length (to increase pre-
load)
Step 2
turn the compression
adjuster to a stiffer
position (to increase
damping force)
shorten the spring
length (to increase pre-
load)
turn the compression
adjuster to a softer
position (to decrease
damping force)
Suspension
Step 3
turn the rebound
adjuster to a stiffer
position (to increase
damping force)
turn the rebound
adjuster to a softer
position (to decrease
damping force)
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