Front Fork Adjustment - APRILIA SXV 450 2008 Manual

STANDARD ADJUSTMENT OF SXV REAR
SUSPENSION
Shock absorber centre-to-centre
distance (A)
(preloaded) Spring (B) length
Rebound adjustment, screw (1)
Compression adjustment, screw
(2)
By-pass adjustment knob (6)
457 ± 1.5 mm (18 ± 0.06 in)
245 mm (9.6 in)
13 clicks
16 click
Fully open (-)

Front fork adjustment (03_06, 03_07)

FRONT SUSPENSION
The front suspension consists of a hydraulic fork connected to the headstock by two
yokes. For adjusting the suspension setup, each stanchion has an upper screw «1»
for adjusting hydraulic rebound damping and a lower screw «2» for adjusting hydraulic
compression damping.
FRONT FORK ADJUSTMENT
CAUTION
03_06
TO PREVENT DAMAGE, DO NOT FORCE THE ADJUSTER (1-2) ROTATION BE-
YOND THE RESPECTIVE END OF TRAVEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. SET THE
SAME SPRING PRELOAD AND HYDRAULIC DAMPING SETTING FOR BOTH
STANCHIONS: RIDING THE VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT SETTINGS FOR THE
TWO STANCHIONS REDUCES STABILITY. WHEN SPRING PRELOAD IS IN-
CREASED, REBOUND DAMPING MUST ALSO BE INCREASED TO PREVENT
EXCESSIVE SUSPENSION KICKBACK WHEN RIDING.
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