Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha YZF-R6 Owner's Manual

force and thereby soften the compres-
sion damping, turn the adjusting bolt
on each fork leg in direction (b).
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(a)
(b)
1. Compression damping force adjusting bolt
(for slow compression damping)
Compression damping setting (for
slow compression damping):
Minimum (soft):
32 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
15 click(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
1 click(s) in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting bolt fully turned
in direction (a)
TIP
Although the total number of clicks or
turns of a damping force adjusting
mechanism may not exactly match the
Instrument and control functions
above specifications due to small dif-
ferences in production, the actual
number of clicks or turns always repre-
sents the entire adjusting range. To ob-
tain a precise adjustment, it would be
advisable to check the number of
clicks or turns of each damping force
adjusting mechanism and to modify
the specifications as necessary.
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Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring, a rebound damping force ad-
justing screw, a compression damping
force adjusting bolt (for fast compres-
sion damping) and a compression
damping force adjusting screw (for
slow compression damping).
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and there-
by soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing ring in direction (b).
 Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
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