Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha VMAX VMX17 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Compression damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
20 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
12 click(s) in direction (b)*
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Maximum (hard):
1 click(s) in direction (b)*
2
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)
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Although the total number of clicks of a
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damping force adjusting mechanism
may not exactly match the above spec-
ifications due to small differences in
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production, the actual number of clicks
always represents the entire adjusting
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range. To obtain a precise adjustment,
it would be advisable to check the num-
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ber of clicks of each damping force ad-
justing 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 knob and rebound and compres-
sion damping force adjusting knobs.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
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(a)
(b)
1. Spring preload adjusting knob
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To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting knob in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and there-
by soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing knob in direction (b).
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Align the appropriate mark on the ad-
justing mechanism with the end of the
adjusting knob.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
11
Standard:
6
Maximum (hard):
1
11
10
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