Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assemblies - Yamaha XJR1300SP Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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1. Current setting
2. Front fork cap bolt
NOTE:
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Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
justing mechanism with the top of the
front fork cap bolt.
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CI-10E
Minimum (soft)
Standard
Maximum (hard)
Adjusting the shock absorber
assemblies
Each shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
CAUTION:
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Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum
or minimum settings.
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WARNING
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Always adjust both shock absorber
assemblies equally, otherwise poor
handling and loss of stability may
Setting
result.
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1. Upper ring (spring preload adjusting ring)
2. Lower ring (spring preload adjusting ring)
Adjust the spring preload as follows,
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using the special wrenches included in
the owner's tool kit.
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, hold
the upper ring in place while turning the
lower ring (adjusting ring) on each
shock absorber assembly as shown in
illustration +.
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