Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assemblies - Yamaha 2001 Drag Star XV250N Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assemblies
Each shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
CAUTION:
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Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum
or minimum settings.
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WARNING
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Always adjust both shock absorber
assemblies equally, otherwise poor
handling and loss of stability may
result.
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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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EC000015
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Position indicator
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
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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.
NOTE:
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Align the appropriate notch in the ad-
justing ring with the position indicator
on the shock absorber.
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CI-10E
3-9
Setting
Minimum (soft) 1
Standard 2
Maximum (hard) 5
3