Adjusting The Rear Suspension - Honda Rebel 2017 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the Rear Suspension

Adjusting the suspension requires a pin
spanner. We recommend that you have your
motorcycle serviced by your dealer.
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Spring Preload
You can adjust the spring preload by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Use a pin spanner to turn the adjuster.
Position 1 is for a decrease spring preload
(soft), or turn the position 3 to 5 increase
spring preload (hard). The standard position
is 2.
Other Adjustments
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1 2 3 4 5
NOTICE
Attempting to adjust directly from 1 to 5 or 5 to 1
may damage the shock absorber.
NOTICE
Do not turn the adjuster beyond its limits.
Adjust both left and right shock absorbers to the
same spring preload.
Adjusting the Rear Suspension
Pin spanner
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