Front Fork Bleeding; Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha Tenere 700 Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions

Front fork bleeding

When riding in extremely rough condi-
tions, the air temperature and pressure
in the front fork will rise and harden the
suspension. If this occurs, bleed the air
3
from each fork leg.
WARNING
Always bleed both fork legs, other-
wise poor handling and loss of sta-
bility may result.
1. If possible, elevate the vehicle so
the front wheel is off the ground.
(See page 6-34.)
TIP
When bleeding the front fork, do not
apply any pressure or weight on the
front end of the vehicle.
2. Remove the bleed screws and al-
low all of the air to escape from
each fork leg.
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1. Bleed screw
3. Install the bleed screws.
4. Lower the front wheel so that it is
on the ground, and then put the
sidestand down.
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
er and rebound and compression
damping force adjusters.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
Turn the adjuster in direction (a) to in-
crease the spring preload.
Turn the adjuster in direction (b) to de-
crease the spring preload.
1. Spring preload adjusting knob
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(a)
(b)
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