Adjusting The Steering - MOTO GUZZI California II Owner's Manual

• front: 3 kg/sqcm
±
1
• rear: 4 kg/sqcm
±
1
To check the pressure it is advisable to use a pres-
sure gauge having a very short pipe (better if any),
as the capacity of the pipe may affect the pressure
existing inside the shock absorbers.
To ascertain to wich extent your pressure gauge
reduces, when taking the measurement, the pres-
sure inside the shock absorber it is sufficient to
carry out two consecutive measurements: the dif-
ference between the two readings gives approxi-
mately the pressure reduction occuring whenever
a measurement is taken.
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20
The measurement must be taken with the bike on
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the central stand and with cold shock absorbers;
to charge the shock absorbers only use moisturel-
ess air.
Adjusting the steering
(fig. 20)
For safe riding, the steering has to be adjusted so
as to allow free movement to the handlebar but wi-
thout play. To correctly adjust, proceed as follows:
• Loosen steering head fixing bolt «A».
• Undo steering head nut «8».