Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assemblies; Sidestand - Yamaha MAJESTY YP400A Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assemblies
WARNING
Always adjust both shock absorber
assemblies equally, otherwise poor
handling and loss of stability may
result.
Each shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring on each shock ab-
sorber assembly in direction (a). To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring on each shock absorber as-
sembly in direction (b).
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Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
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Use the spring preload adjusting
tool included in the owner's tool kit
EWA10210 to make this adjustment.
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(b)
ECA10101
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Position indicator
3. Spring preload adjusting tool
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
2
Maximum (hard):
5

Sidestand

The sidestand is located on the left side
of the frame. Raise the sidestand or
lower it with your foot while holding the
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vehicle upright.
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The built-in sidestand switch is part of
the ignition circuit cut-off system, which
cuts the ignition in certain situations.
(a)
(See page 4-17 for an explanation of
the ignition circuit cut-off system.)
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The vehicle must not be ridden with
the sidestand down, or if the side-
stand cannot be properly moved up
(or does not stay up), otherwise the
sidestand could contact the ground
and distract the operator, resulting
in a possible loss of control.
Yamaha's ignition circuit cut-off
system has been designed to assist
the operator in fulfilling the respon-
sibility of raising the sidestand be-
fore starting off. Therefore, check
this system regularly as described
below and have a Yamaha dealer re-
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