Rear Shock Absorber Adjusters (St3) - Ducati ST3 Owner's Manual

Rear shock absorber adjusters (ST3)

The rear shock absorber has outer adjusters that enable
you to adjust your motorcycle to the load.
The adjuster (1, fig. 40) located on the rear right hand side
- at the control unit - sets rebound damping.
The adjuster (2, fig. 41) on the shock absorber expansion
reservoir controls compression damping.
Turning the adjusters (1 and 2) clockwise gives harder
damping H, turning anticlockwise gives softer damping S.
STANDARD setting. Turn the adjusters all the way in
(clockwise) then loosen:
- adjuster (1) by 2.5 turns;
- adjuster (2) by 12 clicks;
Spring preload: 18 mm
The ring nut (3, fig. 41) located on the top section of the
shock absorber is used to adjust the outer spring preload.
To set spring preload, use the supplied pin wrench to turn
the ring nut anticlockwise or clockwise to increase or
decrease spring preload as required.
STANDARD length of preloaded spring onto shock
absorber: 160 mm.
S
1
2
3
H
E
fig. 40
fig. 41
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