Rear View Mirrors; Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha YZF-R6 Owner's Manual

Rear view mirrors

The rear view mirrors of this vehicle
can be folded forward or backward for
parking in narrow spaces. Fold the mir-
rors back to their original position be-
fore riding.
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1. Riding position
2. Parking position
WARNING
Be sure to fold the rear view mirrors
back to their original position before
riding.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Adjusting the front fork

WARNING
Always adjust both fork legs equally,
otherwise poor handling and loss of
stability may result.
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This front fork is equipped with spring
preload adjusting
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damping force adjusting screws, com-
pression damping force adjusting bolts
(for fast compression damping) and
compression damping force adjusting
bolts (for slow compression damping).
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NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
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Spring preload
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 thereby
suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on
each fork leg in direction (b).
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bolts, rebound
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
justing mechanism with the top of the
front fork collar.
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1. Current setting
2. Front fork collar
soften the
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(a) (b)
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