Operation Manual

82
Maintenance
Other Adjustments
Adjusting the Rear Suspension
❙
Spring Preload
You can adjust the spring preload by the
adjuster to suit the load or the road surface.
Turn the adjuster using the pin spanner and
extension bar provided in the tool kit
(
2 P. 57).
The preload adjuster has 9 positions. The
standard position is 3 when the index mark
on the adjuster is aligned with the left end of
the rear shock absorber lower mounting bolt.
Turn the adjuster in the direction A to
decrease spring preload (soft) (position 1 to
2), or turn the adjuster in the direction B to
increase spring preload (hard) (position 4 to
9).
Attempting to adjust directly from 1 to 9 or 9
to 1 may damage the shock absorber.
Index mark
Adjuster
Lower
mounting bolt
A
B
Extension bar
Pin spanner
Align (Standard position)
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