Front Fork Adjustment - Yamaha 2001 YZF-R6M Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Front fork adjustment

This front fork is equipped with spring
preload and damping force adjusters.
WARNING
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Each fork leg must be set to the
same pressure. Uneven setting can
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cause poor handling and loss of sta-
bility.
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EW000037
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
Adjusting spring preload
Turn the adjusting bolt in direction a to
increase spring
direction b to decrease spring pre-
load. Align the preferred setting with
the top of the front fork cap.
CAUTION:
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The grooves are provided to show
the adjustment level. Always keep
the adjustment level equal on both
fork legs.
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1. Setting position
2. Front fork cap bolt
COPY CI-18ECI-18E
preload and in
Adjusting
position
EC000013
3-17
Standard
Hard
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Soft
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