Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha Road Star XV16ARC Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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1. Locknut
2. Spring preload adjusting nut
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing nut.
CAUTION:
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Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum
or minimum settings.
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Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut.
1. Special wrench
2. To increase the spring preload
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and thereby harden the suspen-
sion, turn the adjusting nut in di-
rection a. To decrease the spring
preload and thereby soften the
suspension, turn the adjusting nut
in direction b.
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A. Distance A
NOTE:
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The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A, shown
in the illustration. The shorter distance
A is, the lower the spring preload; the
longer distance A is, the higher the
spring preload.
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