Adjusting The Rear Shock Absorber - Ducati SUPERBIKE 1199 PANIGALE ABS Owner's Manual

Adjusting the rear shock absorber

The rear shock absorber has commands that enable
you to adjust the setting to suit the load on the
motorcycle.
The adjuster (1) located on the front connection
holding the shock absorber to the crankcase adjusts
the rebound damping.
The adjuster (2) located on the expansion reservoir of
the shock absorber adjusts the compression
damping.
The ring nuts (3) allow adjusting the shock absorber
external spring preload.
To adjust the spring preload, loosen the top ring nut.
SCREWING or UNSCREWING the bottom ring nut
will INCREASE or DECREASE the preload.
Once the spring preload is set, tighten the top ring
nut.
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