Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha TENERE XT660ZA Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
For XT660ZA:
This front fork cannot be adjusted.
3
Adjusting the shock
absorber assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjus-
ting ring.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and the-
reby soften the suspension, turn the
adjusting ring in direction (b).
TIP
Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position indica-
tor on the shock absorber.
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ECA10101
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Position indicator
WARNING
Never adjust the spring preload
until the exhaust system has coo-
led down.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
2
Maximum (hard):
9
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