Rear Suspension Setting; Choosing Set Length - Yamaha WR426F(P) Owner's Service Manual

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Rear suspension setting

The rear suspension setting should be made

depending on the rider's feeling of an actual

run and the circuit conditions.

The rear suspension setting includes the fol-

lowing two factors:

1. Setting of spring preload

Change the set length of the spring.

Change the spring.

2. Setting of damping force

Change the rebound damping.

Change the compression damping.

1. Place a stand or block under the engine

to put the rear wheel above the floor, and

measure the length a between the rear

wheel axle center and the rear fender

holding bolt.

2. Remove the stand or block from the

engine and with a rider astride the seat,

measure the sunken length b between

the rear wheel axle center and the rear

fender holding bolt.

3. Loosen the locknut 1 and make adjust-

ment by turning the spring adjuster 2 to

achieve the standard figure from the sub-

traction of the length b from the length

Standard figure:

90 ~ 100 mm (3.5 ~ 3.9 in)

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