Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha Drag Star XVS650 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
CAUTION:
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Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum
or minimum settings.
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1. Position indicator
2. Spring preload adjusting ring
3. Extension bar
4. Special wrench
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Remove the passenger and rider
seats. (See page 3-11 [XVS650]
or 3-12 [XVS650A] for removal
and installation procedures.)
2. To increase the spring preload
and thereby harden the suspen-
sion, turn the adjusting ring in di-
rection a. To decrease the spring
preload and thereby soften the
suspension, turn the adjusting ring
in direction b.
NOTE:
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3. Install the passenger and rider
3-15
G
Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
G
Use the special wrench and exten-
sion bar included in the owner's
tool kit to make the adjustment.
Setting
Minimum (soft)
Standard
Maximum (hard)
seats.
1
3
7