Rear Suspension Preload Adjustment - Triumph T120 Owner's Manual

Rear Suspension Preload
Adjustment
Street Twin, Thruxton and
Bonneville T120
Rear adjuster settings are counted from
one with position one being with the
adjuster turned fully anticlockwise.
There are five adjuster positions in total.
Position five gives the maximum amount
of spring preload.
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1. Rear suspension preload adjusters
The spring preload adjuster is located at
the bottom of the rear suspension unit.
To change the rear suspension spring
preload setting, insert the tool (located
in the right hand side panel) into the
hole in the adjuster ring.
Turn the adjuster ring clockwise to
increase spring
counterclockwise to decrease spring
preload. When
factory, the preload adjuster will be set
at position one.
preload,
delivered from
Thruxton R
1. Rear suspension preload adjusters
2. Locking ring
1
The spring preload adjuster is located at
the top of the rear suspension unit.
To change the rear suspension spring
preload setting, insert a suitable C-
spanner into the lower part of the
adjuster ring.
Loosen the locking ring and set the
adjuster accordingly.
Turn the lower adjuster ring clockwise
to increase
anticlockwise
preload.
Tighten the locking ring.
Make sure that the adjusters are set
to the same setting on both rear
and
suspension units. Settings that vary
from left to right may affect handling
the
and stability resulting in loss of
motorcycle control and an accident.
Maintenance
2
1
spring preload
to decrease spring
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