Helmet Holder; Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha XT250D Owner's Manual

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1. Seat holder
2. Projection
2. Place the seat in the original posi-
tion, and then tighten the bolts.
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Make sure that the seat is properly se-
cured before riding.
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

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, place it in the
original position, and then remove the
key. WARNING! Never ride with a
helmet attached to the helmet hold-
er, since the helmet may hit objects,
causing loss of control and possibly
an accident.
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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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It is recommended to have a Yamaha
dealer adjust the spring preload. How-
ever, if you choose to make this adjust-
ment yourself, obtain a special wrench
at a Yamaha dealer.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
1. Loosen the locknut.
2. To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension,
turn the spring preload adjusting
ring in direction (a). To decrease
the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing ring in direction (b).
The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A,
shown in the illustration. The short-
er the distance A is, the higher the
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