Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha TDM900 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
1 equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and rebound and compression
damping force adjusting knobs.
2
CAUTION:
3
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
4
Spring preload
5
6
1
7
8
(b)
(a)
2
9
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Position indicator
To increase the spring preload and
EAU15030 thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring in direction (b).
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
ECA10100
1
Standard:
5
Maximum (hard):
9
Rebound damping force
3
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1. Rebound damping force adjusting knob
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
ing, turn the adjusting knob in direction
(a)
(b)
1
3-16
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
force and thereby soften the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting knob in di-
rection (b).
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
20 clicks in direction (b)*
Standard:
12 clicks in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
3 clicks in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting knob fully turned in
direction (a)
Compression damping force
(b)
1
1. Compression damping force adjusting
knob
To increase the compression damping
(a)