Rear View Mirrors; Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha FZ6RA Owner's Manual

Rear view mirrors

The rear view mirrors of this vehicle can
be folded forward for parking in narrow
spaces. Fold the mirrors back to their
original position before riding.
1 2 2
1. Riding position
2. Parking position
WARNING
Be sure to fold the rear view mirrors
back to their original position before
riding.
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 ring.
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NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring in direction (b).
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Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
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Use the special wrench and exten-
sion bar included in the owner's
tool kit to make the adjustment.
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1. Extension bar
2. Special wrench
3. Spring preload adjusting ring
4. Position indicator
This shock absorber assembly con-
tains highly pressurized nitrogen
gas. Read and understand the fol-
lowing information before handling
the shock absorber assembly.
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(b)
2
(a)
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Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
3
Maximum (hard):
7
WARNING
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