Rear Suspension; Rear Suspension Settings - Triumph Bonneville T100 Owner's Handbook Manual

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Rear Suspension

The rear suspension units on the
Thruxton RS are equipped with a
protective film label. This protective
film label will gradually wear. This wear
is normal and not considered to be a
fault. It does not affect the safety,
operation or performance of the rear
suspension.
If the motorcycle is used in dirty
or dusty environments, the wear
on the protective film labels will be
accelerated.
To reduce the wear on the protective
film labels, dirt should be washed from
between them after use in dirty or
dusty environments.
The protective
replaceable and can be replaced by an
authorized Triumph dealer.
The Thruxton RS suspension has three
different rear
spring preload, rebound damping and
compression damping. All other models
only have adjustable spring preload
settings.
The Standard rear suspension preload
settings provide a comfortable ride
and good
for general, solo riding. The following
tables show suggested settings for
rear suspension under different load
conditions for all models.

Rear Suspension Settings

The details shown in the tables are only
a guide. Setting requirements may vary
for rider and passenger weight and
personal preferences.
Caution
film labels
adjustment settings;
handling characteristics
All Models except Speed Twin 1200 and
Thruxton RS
All Models except Speed Twin 1200 and
Thruxton RS Rear Suspension Settings
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Solo Riding - Standard
Rider, Passenger and Luggage
Position 1 is minimum (fully clockwise) and
1
position 3 is maximum (fully counterclockwise).
Speed Twin 1200 Only
Speed Twin 1200 Rear Suspension Settings
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Solo Riding - Standard
Rider, Passenger and Luggage
are
Position 1 is minimum (fully clockwise) and
1
position 3 is maximum (fully counterclockwise).
Thruxton RS Only
Thruxton RS Rear Suspension Settings
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Solo Riding -
Standard
Solo Riding -
Comfort (Softer)
Solo Riding -
Sport (Firmer)
Rider and
Passenger
Position 1 is minimum (fully clockwise) and
1
position 3 is maximum (fully counterclockwise).
Number of clicks counterclockwise from the
2
fully clockwise position noting that the first stop
(click) is counted as one.
Spring
Preload
1
5
Spring
Preload
2
5
Com-
Spring Rebound
pression
Preload Damping
1 2
Damping
1 24
1 44
1 12
3 15
1
1
2
16
20
8
10