Helmet Holder; Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha XT225T Owner's Manual

Helmet holder

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1. Helmet holder
2. Unlock.
To open the helmet holder, insert the
key into the lock, and then turn the key
as shown.
To lock the helmet holder, turn the key
to the original position, and then re-
move it.
WARNING
Never ride with a helmet attached to
the helmet holder, since the helmet
may hit objects, causing loss of con-
trol and possibly an accident.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing nut and a rebound damping force
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adjusting dial.
CAUTION:
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
Spring preload
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1. Spring preload adjusting nut
2. Locknut
1. Loosen the locknut.
2. To increase the spring preload and
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(b)
(a)
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thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting nut in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the sus-
pension, turn the adjusting nut in
direction (b).
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1. Distance A
NOTE:
G Use the special wrench included in
the owner's tool kit to make the ad-
justment.
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The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A,
shown in the illustration. The long-
er distance A is, the higher the
spring preload; the shorter dis-
tance A is, the lower the spring
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