Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha 2011 XVS1300AA Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring, allowing the spring preload to
be adjusted to suit the rider's prefer-
ence.
It is recommended to have a Yamaha
dealer adjust the spring preload.
G Should you choose to make the
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adjustment, use
wrench included in the additional
tool kit, which was handed out sep-
arately at the purchase of the vehi-
cle.
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 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. Shock absorber assembly
2. Position indicator
the special
3. Spring preload adjusting ring
TIP
Align the appropriate notch in the ad-
justing ring with the position indicator
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on the shock absorber.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
4
Maximum (hard):
9
This shock absorber assembly con-
tains highly pressurized nitrogen
gas. Read and understand the fol-
lowing information before handling
the shock absorber assembly.
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WARNING
G Do not tamper with or attempt to
open the cylinder assembly.
G
Do not subject the shock ab-
sorber assembly to an open
flame or other high heat source.
This may cause the unit to ex-
plode due to excessive gas
pressure.
G
Do not deform or damage the
cylinder in any way. Cylinder
damage will result in poor
damping performance.
G Do not dispose of a damaged or
worn-out shock absorber as-
sembly yourself. Take the shock
absorber assembly to a Yamaha
dealer for any service.
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