Adjusting The Rear Suspension - Honda CBR600RR Owner's Manual

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Adjusting the Rear Suspension

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Spring Preload
You can adjust the spring preload by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Use the pin spanner and extension bar to
turn the adjuster. Position 1 is for a decrease
spring preload (low), or turn the position 3 to
10 increase spring preload (high). The
standard position is 2.
Extension
Pin spanner
bar
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
10 9 8
Adjuster
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Rebound Damping
You can adjust the rebound damping by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Turn clockwise to increase rebound damping
(hard), or turn counterclockwise to decrease
rebound damping (soft). The standard
position is 2 3/4 turns from the maximum
setting so that the punch mark on the
adjuster aligns with the reference punch
mark.
Adjuster
Reference
punch mark
Punch mark