Rear Suspension - Honda CB500F 2016 Manual

Adjusting the Rear Suspension
Adjusting the suspension requires pin spanner
and extension bar. We recommend that you
have your motorcycle serviced by your dealer.
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Spring Preload
You can adjust the spring preload by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Turn the adjuster using a suitable pin spanner
and extension bar.
The preload adjuster has 9 positions. The
standard position is 4 when the index mark
on the adjuster is aligned with the left end of
the rear shock absorber lower mounting bolt.
Turn the adjuster in the direction A to decrease
spring preload (soft) (position 1 to 3), or turn
the adjuster in the direction B to increase spring
preload (hard) (position 5 to 9).
Attempting to adjust directly from 1 to 9 or 9
to 1 may damage the shock absorber.
Other Adjustments
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Index mark
Adjuster
Lower mounting
bolt
Pin spanner
Extension bar
NOTICE
Do not turn the adjuster beyond its limits.
Adjusting the Rear Suspension
A
Align (Standard position)
B
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