Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha YZF-R6T(C) Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and rebound and compression
damping force adjusting screws.
CAUTION:
3
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
Spring preload
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Position indicator
EAU15051 To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring in direction (b).
ECA10100
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
4
Maximum (hard):
9
Rebound damping force
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
ing, turn the adjusting screw in direction
3-18
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
force and thereby soften the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting screw in di-
rection (b).
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
20 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
6 click(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
5 click(s) in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)
Compression damping force
1. Compression damping force adjusting screw
To increase the compression damping
force and thereby harden the compres-
sion damping, turn the adjusting screw