Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha FZS10A Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and a rebound damping force
adjusting screw.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
4
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
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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(b)
(a)
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1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Extension bar
4. Position indicator
G
Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
G
Use the special wrench and the
extension bar included in the own-
er's tool kit to make the adjust-
ment.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
3
Maximum (hard):
7
Rebound damping force
3
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
ing, turn the adjusting screw in direction
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
4
force and thereby soften the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting screw in di-
5 6 7
rection (b).
1 2 3 4
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
4-19
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
12 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
8 click(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
1 click(s) in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)