Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha Tenere 700 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
er and rebound and compression
damping force adjusters.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
Turn the adjuster in direction (a) to in-
crease the spring preload.
Turn the adjuster in direction (b) to de-
crease the spring preload.
To set the spring preload, turn the ad-
juster in direction (b) until it stops, and
then count the clicks in direction (a).
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(b)
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1. Spring preload adjusting knob
Spring preload setting:
Unit for adjustment:
Click
Minimum (soft):
0
Standard:
10
Maximum (hard):
24
TIP
 When turning the spring preload
adjuster in direction (b), the 0 click
position and the 1 click position
may be the same.
 When turning the spring preload
adjuster in direction (a), it may
click beyond the stated specifica-
Instrument and control functions
(a)
Rebound damping force
1
Turn the adjuster in direction (a) to in-
crease the rebound damping force.
Turn the adjuster in direction (b) to de-
crease the rebound damping force.
To set the rebound damping force, turn
the adjuster in direction (a) until it
stops, and then count the clicks in di-
rection (b).
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
4-21
tions, however such adjustments
are ineffective and may damage
the suspension.
(a)
(b)
1
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