Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha MT09 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and a rebound damping force
adjusting screw.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
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).
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1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Extension bar
4. Position indicator

Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.

Use the special wrench and the
extension bar included in the own-
er's tool kit to make the adjust-
ment.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
4
Maximum (hard):
7
Instrument and control functions
Rebound damping force
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To increase the rebound damping force
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and thereby harden the rebound damp-
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ing, turn the adjusting screw in direction
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
(a)
force and thereby soften the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting screw in di-
(b)
rection (b).
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
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(b)
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
3 turn(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
1 1/2 turn(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
Adjusting screw fully turned in di-
rection (a)
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)
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