Rear Shock Absorber Adjustment - Yamaha DT125R Owner's Manual

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1. Locknut
2. Adjusting nut
Rear shock absorber
adjustment
This shock absorber is equipped with
a spring preload adjuster. Adjust
spring preload as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut.
2. Turn the adjusting nut in direc-
tion a to increase spring preload
and in direction b to decrease
spring preload. The spring pre-
load is determined by the spring
set length.
Shortening the spring set length
increases spring preload, length-
ening the spring set length
decreases spring preload.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Spring preload:
Minimum (soft):
Distance "A" = 235 mm
Standard:
Distance "A" = 230 mm
Maximum (hard):
Distance "A" = 220 mm
cC
Never attempt to turn an adjuster
beyond the maximum or minimum
setting.
"A"
cC
Always tighten the locknut against
the spring adjusting nut and tight-
en the locknut to the specified
torque.
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3. Tighten the locknut to the speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque:
Locknut:
55 Nm (5.5 m0kg)
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