Rear Shock Absorber Adjusters (St3S Abs) - Ducati ST3 Owner's Manual

Rear shock absorber adjusters (ST3S ABS)

The rear shock absorber has outer adjusters that enable
you to adjust your motorcycle to the load.
The adjuster (1, fig. 42) located on the rear right hand side
- at the control unit - sets rebound damping.
The adjuster (2, fig. 43) 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:
- undo the adjuster (1) 14 clicks;
- undo the adjuster (2) 14 clicks;
spring preload: 20.5 mm
Range of adjustment:
rebound: 20 clicks.
compression: 20 clicks;
spring preload: 20 -30 mm
The knob (3, fig. 43) located on the rear right hand side
under the passenger footpeg controls outer spring
preload.
To change spring preload, turn the knob (3) by hand
anticlockwise or clockwise to increase or decrease spring
preload as required.
STANDARD length of the preloaded spring onto shock
absorber: 149.5 mm.
1
2
E
fig. 42
3
fig. 43
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