Front Fork Adjusters - Ducati MONSTER S2R 1000 Use And Maintenance Manual

Front fork adjusters

The front forks can be adjusted for both rebound damping
and compression damping.
1
The settings are adjusted by way of external adjuster screws:
1) (fig. 23) to adjust rebound damping;
2) (fig. 23) to adjust spring preload;
3) (fig. 24) to adjust compression damping.
E
To adjust the rebound damping setting, turn the adjuster (1)
2
on the top of each fork leg with a flat screwdriver. To turn
the adjuster (3, fig. 24), insert a screwdriver through the base
A
of the fork tube and the hole in the wheel axle as shown.
Adjusters (1) and (3) have click positions corresponding to
different damping settings.
fig. 23
The stiffest damping setting is obtained with the adjuster
turned fully clockwise to the "0" position.
Start with this position and turn counterclockwise. Count the
screw clicks, which correspond to position "1", "2" and so
forth.
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