Operation Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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EAU03643
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring, a rebound damping force ad-
justing knob and a compression
damping force adjusting screw.
ECA00071
CAUTION:
_
Never attempt to turn the spring pre-
load and rebound damping force ad-
justing mechanisms beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
_
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction
a
. To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring in direction
b
.
CI-10E
Rebound damping force
To increase the rebound damping
force and thereby harden the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting knob in di-
rection
a
. To decrease the rebound
damping force and thereby soften the
rebound damping, turn the adjusting
knob in direction
b
.
CI-03E
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Position indicator
Setting
Minimum (soft) 1
Standard 3
Maximum (hard) 7
1. Rebound damping force adjusting knob
Minimum (soft) 25 clicks in direction
b
*
Standard 10 clicks in direction
b
*
Maximum (hard) 3 clicks in direction
b
*
* With the adjusting knob fully turned in direction
a
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