Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assemblies - Yamaha BOLT 2019 Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions
Adjusting the shock absorber
assemblies
Each shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
WARNING
4
Always adjust both shock absorber
assemblies equally, otherwise poor
handling and loss of stability may re-
sult.
To adjust the spring preload
1. Use the special wrench and ex-
tension bar from the additional
tool kit, which was handed out
separately at the time of purchase.
EAU80052
EWA10211
1
1. Extension bar
2. Special wrench
2. To increase the spring preload
and thereby harden the suspen-
sion, turn the adjusting ring on
each shock absorber assembly in
direction (a). To decrease the
spring preload and thereby soften
the suspension, turn the adjusting
ring on each shock absorber as-
sembly in direction (b).
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Bolt
2
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Position indicator
ECA10102
4-13
1
(b)
(a)
1
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
2
Maximum (hard):
5
2
3
4
5
2