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10 TUNING THE CHASSIS
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Checking the riding sag of the shock absorber
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0 0 A
C
0 0 C
400990-10
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Measure distance
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of rear wheel unloaded. (
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With another person holding the motorcycle, the rider, wear-
ing full protective clothing, sits on the seat in a normal sitting
position (feet on footrests) and bounces up and down a few
times.
The rear wheel suspension levels out.
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Another person now measures the distance between the rear
axle and a fixed point.
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Note down the value as dimension
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The riding sag is the difference between
A
measurements
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Check the riding sag.
Riding sag
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If the riding sag differs from the specified measurement:
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Adjust the riding sag.
p. 85)
C
.
C
and
.
70 ... 80 mm (2.76 ...
3.15 in)
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p. 91)
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