Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha FZ1-N Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
3
1. U-LOCK bar (optional)
2. Strap
3. Yamaha U-LOCK (optional)
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Adjusting the front fork

Each front fork leg is equipped with a
spring preload adjusting bolt, the right
front fork leg is equipped with a re-
bound damping force adjusting screw
and the left front fork leg with a com-
pression damping force
screw.
WARNING
Always adjust both fork legs equal-
ly, otherwise poor handling and loss
of stability may result.
Spring preload
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
3-18
EAU39331 To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting bolt on each fork leg in di-
rection (a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and
suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on
each fork leg in direction (b).
adjusting
NOTE:
Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
EWA10180
justing mechanism with the top of the
front fork cap bolt.
1. Current setting
2. Front fork cap bolt
thereby soften the