Rear Shock Absorber Adjustment; Sidestand - Yamaha Virago XV125S Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
b
1
a
2
3
1. Position indicator
4
Rear shock absorber
adjustment
5
Each shock absorber is equipped
with a spring preload adjusting
6
ring. Adjust spring preload as fol-
lows.
7
Turn the adjusting ring in direction
a to increase spring preload and
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in direction b to decrease spring
preload. Make sure that the appro-
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priate notch in the adjusting ring is
aligned with the position indicator
on the rear shock absorber.
Soft
Adjusting
1
position
2
3
4
5
w
1
Always
absorber to the same setting.
Uneven adjustment
poor handling and loss of stability.
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Stan-
Hard
dard
1 2 3 4 5
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adjust each shock
can cause
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Sidestand

This model is equipped with an
ignition circuit cut-off system. The
motorcycle must not be ridden
when the sidestand is down. The
sidestand is located on the left side
of the frame. (Refer to page 5-1 for
an explanation of this system.)
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