Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha TENERE 700 Owner's Manual

Instrument and control functions

Adjusting the front fork

WARNING
Always adjust both fork legs equally,
otherwise poor handling and loss of
stability may result.
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This front fork is equipped with re-
bound damping force adjusting screws
and compression damping force ad-
justing screws.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Rebound damping force
Turn the adjusting screw in direction (a)
to increase the rebound damping
force.
Turn the adjusting screw in direction (b)
to decrease 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).
EAU45205
(a)
EWA10181
(b)
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1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
Rebound damping setting:
ECA10102
Minimum (soft):
17 click(s) in direction (b)
Standard:
17 click(s) in direction (b)
Maximum (hard):
0 click(s) in direction (b)
TIP
 When turning the damping force
adjuster in direction (a), the 0 click
position and the 1 click position
may be the same.
 When turning the damping force
adjuster in direction (b), it may
click beyond the stated speci ca-
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tions, however such adjustments
are ineffective and may damage
the suspension.
Compression damping force
1. Remove the rubber cap by pulling
it out of the front fork leg.
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1. Rubber cap
2. Turn the adjusting screw in direc-
tion (a) to increase the compres-
sion damping force. Turn the
adjusting screw in direction (b) to
decrease the compression damp-
ing force. To set the compression
damping force, turn the adjuster in
direction (a) until it stops, and then
count the clicks in direction (b).