Rear View Mirrors; Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha YZF-R3 2020 Owner's Manual

Rear view mirrors

The rear view mirrors of this vehicle
can be folded forward or backward for
parking in narrow spaces. Fold the mir-
rors back to their original position be-
fore riding.
1. Riding position
2. Parking position
WARNING
Be sure to fold the rear view mirrors
back to their original position before
riding.
Instrument and control functions
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Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
TIP
For ABS models, remove the drive
chain guard by removing the bolts and
collars.
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1. Drive chain guard
2. Bolt and collar
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and there-
by soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing ring in direction (b).
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NOTICE
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Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
Use the special wrench and the
extension bar included in the own-
er's tool kit to make the adjust-
ment.
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