Adjustment Of The Rear Suspension Spring Preload; Removing The Shock Absorber - APRILIA Atlantic 500 Workshop Manual

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ADJUSTMENT OF THE REAR SUSPENSION
SPRING PRELOAD
Adjusting Rotation
ring (arrow A)
Spring preload
Function
increase
The vehicle is more
Attitude
rigid
Recommended Smooth or normal
kind of road roads
Notes Drive with passenger

REMOVING THE SHOCK ABSORBER

Read through the paragraph (PRECAUTIONS AND
GENERAL INFORMATION).
Put the vehicle on the central stand.
WARNING
Wait for the engine and the exhaust terminal to
cool down completely.
CAUTION
Remove one shock absorber per time.
To maintain the vehicle in the upright position,
always leave one shock absorber assembled to
the vehicle.
NOTE
Perform the following operations for both
shock absorbers.
Unloose and remove the lower screw (4) and keep nut
(5).
Unloose and remove screw (2) and keep the nut (3).
Remove the shock absorber (6).
chap. 7
Rotation
(arrow B)
Spring preload
decrease
The vehicle is less
rigid
Roads with uneven
surface
Drive without
passenger
Release 00
Atlantic 500
2
6
5
2002-09
3
6
7
4
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