Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha XJR1300 Owner's Manual

TIP
Although the total number of clicks of a
damping force adjusting mechanism
may not exactly match the above spec-
ifications due to small differences in
production, the actual number of clicks
always represents the entire adjusting
range. To obtain a precise adjustment,
it would be advisable to check the num-
ber of clicks of each damping force ad-
justing mechanism and to modify the
specifications as necessary.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
Each shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and rebound and compression
damping force adjusting knobs.
WARNING
Always adjust both shock absorber
assemblies equally, otherwise poor
handling and loss of stability may
result.
Spring preload
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Loosen the lock screw 1/2 turn
counterclockwise.
1. Lock screw
3-19
EAU43254 2. To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting ring in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the sus-
pension, turn the adjusting ring in
direction (b).
EWA10210
G
Use the special wrench in-
cluded in the owner's tool kit
to make this adjustment.
G The spring preload setting is
determined by measuring dis-
tance A, shown in the illustra-
tion. The longer distance A is,
the higher the spring preload;
the shorter distance A is, the
lower the spring preload. With
each complete turn of the ad-
justing ring, distance A chang-
es by 1.5 mm (0.06 in).
G
Be sure to turn the adjusting
ring so that the lock screw is
facing outward.
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