Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha Road Stan XV17AT Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
To close a sidecase
1. Fold the sidecase lid down.
2. Turn the key clockwise, and then
remove it.
NOTE:
Push the lid down so that the latch
snaps into place.
3
CAUTION:
To avoid locking the key in, never
lock either sidecase and remove the
key from the lock before closing the
lid.
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing nut.
CAUTION:
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
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mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Loosen the locknut.
1. Locknut
2. Spring preload adjusting nut
2. To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting nut in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
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pension, turn the adjusting nut in
direction (b).
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1. Special wrench
NOTE:
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.