Operation Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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Adjusting the front fork
This front fork is equipped with spring
preload adjusting bolts, rebound damp-
ing force adjusting screws and com-
pression damping force adjusting
screws.
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WARNING
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Always adjust both fork legs equal-
ly, otherwise poor handling and loss
of stability may result.
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Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting bolt on each fork leg in di-
rection
a
. To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the
suspension, turn the adjusting bolt on
each fork leg in direction
b
.
NOTE:
_
Align the appropriate groove on the ad-
justing mechanism with the top of the
front fork cap bolt.
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CI-10E
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt 1. Current setting
2. Front fork cap bolt
Setting
Minimum (soft) 8
Standard 5
Maximum (hard) 1
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