Adjusting The Spring Preload Of The Shock Absorber; Steering Damper - KTM RC 250 R Owner's Manual

10 TUNING THE CHASSIS
10.10

Adjusting the spring preload of the shock absorber

Warning
Danger of accidents Modifications to the suspension settings can seriously alter the vehicle's ride behavior.
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Following modifications, ride slowly at first to get the feel of the new ride behavior.
Info
The spring preload defines the initial situation of the spring process on the shock absorber.
10.11

Steering damper

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Turn adjusting screw
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Turn back counterclockwise by the number of clicks corresponding to the shock
absorber type.
Guideline
Rebound damping
Standard
Info
Turn clockwise to increase damping; turn counterclockwise to reduce damp-
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ing.
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Take the weight off the rear wheel and swingarm.
Info
The spring preload can be adjusted correctly only if the rear wheel and the
swingarm are fully relieved of weight.
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Turn adjusting screw
relaxed.
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Turn the adjusting screw clockwise and tension it to the specified value.
Guideline
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Spring preload
Standard
Info
Turn clockwise to increase spring preload; turn counterclockwise to reduce
spring preload.
Adjusting the spring preload has no influence on the absorption setting of
the rebound damping.
Basically, however, you should set the rebound damping to a higher value if
the spring preload is higher.
The steering damper suppresses shocks to the steering arising from acceleration on
uneven ground at high speed or when the load is temporarily taken from the front
wheel.
The steering damper is adjusted to suit the riding style and the road conditions. For
high speeds, a setting with high damping can be chosen to make the best possible use
of the steering damper function. In slow, tight bends, intensive damping can negatively
affect handling and steering precision, so the damping should be set to low.
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1
clockwise up to the last perceptible click.
10 clicks
x
1
counterclockwise all the way until the spring is fully
5 mm (0.2 in)
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