Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha YZFR1V(C) Owner's Manual

Adjusting the front fork

This front fork is equipped with spring
preload adjusting bolts, rebound damp-
ing force adjusting screws and com-
pression damping force
screws.
WARNING
Always adjust both fork legs equal-
ly, otherwise poor handling and loss
of stability may result.
Spring preload
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
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-
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suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on
each fork leg in direction (b).
NOTE:
Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
adjusting
justing mechanism with the top of the
front fork cap bolt.
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1. Current setting
2. Front fork cap bolt
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
8
Standard:
4.5
Maximum (hard):
0
thereby soften the
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Rebound damping force
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
ing, turn the adjusting screw on each
fork leg in direction (a). To decrease the
rebound damping force and thereby
soften the rebound damping, turn the
adjusting screw on each fork leg in di-
rection (b).
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
26 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
10 click(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
1 click(s) in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)
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