Rear Shock Absorber - Benelli TnT302S Owner's Manual

PRIMARY PARTS

REAR SHOCK ABSORBER

The motorcycle is equipped with one rear shock absorber on the right side
of the motorcycle.
Spring pre-load adjustment.
The rear shock absorber is equipped with adjustment ring nuts for spring
preload adjustment.
Adjust the spring preload as follows:
To increase the preload setting of the spring, turn the adjustment ring nut
with a special wrench as in Illustration A, to make the suspension sti er.
Rotate the opposite direction to achieve a softer setting. After adjustment,
make sure the lock nut is tightened to ensure rider safety.
Rebound damping adjustment:
The rear suspension rebound damping can be adjusted by adjusting
the knob on the lower portion of the rear shock. To adjust the rebound
damping, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn the adjustment knob as in Illustration B until feeling tight and no click
sound is heard, this is the zero point with maximum rebound damping e ect.
(rebound extremely slow)
2. Turn the adjustment knob in the opposite direction, and count the clicking sounds. The total adjustable range
is 66 clicks from the zero point, during normal riding, the setting should be 5~10 clicks according to the road
conditions and rider's preference.
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Illustration A
(Pre-load)
Illustration B
(Rebound Damping)
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