Front Fork Bleeding; Adjusting The Shock Absorber; Assembly - Yamaha YZ85(B) Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Front fork bleeding

WARNING
Always bleed both fork legs, other-
wise poor handling and loss of sta-
bility may result.
When riding in extremely rough condi-
tions, the air temperature and pressure
in the front fork will rise. This will in-
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crease the spring preload and harden
the front suspension. If this occurs,
bleed the front fork as follows.
1. Lift the front wheel off the ground
according to the procedure on
page 7-27.
TIP
When bleeding the front fork, there
should be no weight on the front end of
the vehicle.
2. Remove the bleed screws and al-
low all of the air to escape from
each fork leg.
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1. Bleed screw
3. Install the bleed screws.
4. Lower the front wheel so that it is
on the ground, install the remov-
able sidestand, and then rest the
motorcycle on it.

Adjusting the shock absorber

assembly

This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing nut, a rebound damping force ad-
justing screw and a compression
damping force adjusting screw.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut.
2. To increase the spring preload and
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thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting nut in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the sus-
pension, turn the adjusting nut in
direction (b).
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