Rear View Mirrors; Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha Fazer 8 2014 Owner's Manual

 Do not exceed the maximum
load of FZ8-S 195 kg (430 lb)
FZ8-SA 190 kg (419 lb) for the
vehicle.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Rear view mirrors

The rear view mirrors of this vehicle
can be folded forward or backward for
parking in narrow spaces. Fold the mir-
rors back to their original position be-
fore riding.
1 2 2
2
1. Riding position
2. Parking position
WARNING
Be sure to fold the rear view mirrors
back to their original position before
riding.
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Adjusting the front fork

WARNING
Always adjust the spring preload on
both fork legs equally, otherwise
poor handling and loss of stability
may result.
1
Each front fork leg is equipped with a
spring preload adjusting bolt. The right
front fork leg is equipped with a re-
bound damping force adjusting screw
and compression damping force ad-
justing screw.
2
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
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Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting bolt on each fork leg in di-
rection (a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby
suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on
each fork leg in direction (b).
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