12 Tuning The Chassis; Fork/Shock Absorber; Adjusting The Compression Damping Of The Fork - KTM 890 DUKE R Owner's Manual

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12 TUNING THE CHASSIS

12.1
12.2
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Fork/shock absorber

F02790-10

Adjusting the compression damping of the fork

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The hydraulic compression damping determines the fork suspension behavior.
F02737-10
The fork and the shock absorber offer many options of adapting
the chassis to your riding style and the payload.
Info
To help you adapt the vehicle, we have summarized our
1
findings in Table
. You can find the table under the pas-
senger seat cover.
These adjustments should be understood as a guideline and
should always be the basis for one's personal suspension setting.
Do not change the adjustments at random, as otherwise the riding
characteristics could deteriorate, particularly at high speeds.
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Turn white adjuster
clockwise as far as it will go.
Info
1
Adjuster
is located at the upper end of the left fork
leg.
The compression damping is located in left fork
leg COMP (white adjuster). The rebound damping is
located in right fork leg REB (red adjuster).
Turn counterclockwise by the number of clicks corresponding
to the fork type.
Guideline
Compression damping
Comfort
Standard
Sport
Full payload
Info
Turn clockwise to increase damping; turn counterclock-
wise to reduce damping during compression.
20 clicks
15 clicks
4 clicks
15 clicks

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