TUNE YOUR RIDE
Your vehicle handling and comfort de-
pend upon suspension and steering
adjustments.
Choice of suspension adjustments
vary with driver's weight, personal
preference, riding speed and field con-
dition.
Starting from the factory settings, cus-
tomize each adjustment one at a time.
Front and rear adjustments are interre-
lated. It may be necessary to readjust
the rear shock absorber after adjust-
ing front shock absorbers for instance.
Test run the vehicle under the same
conditions; trail, speed, driver riding
position, etc. Change one adjustment
and retest. Proceed methodically until
you are satisfied.
When performing the shock compres-
sion and rebound damping adjust-
ment, proceed
one
position (click) at a
time between test runs.
WARNING
Adjust both front springs to the
same load. Uneven adjustment
can cause poor handling and loss
of stability, and/or control, and in-
crease the risk of an accident.
WARNING
Suspension, steering angle and
track width adjustment could af-
fect vehicle handling and are inter-
related. Always take time to famil-
iarize yourself with the vehicle's
behavior after any suspension,
steering angle or track width ad-
justment have been made.
To adjust compression and rebound to
factory settings, proceed as follows:
1. Turn adjuster clockwise until it
stops.
2. Turn adjuster counterclockwise by
the specified amount, see table be-
low.
FRONT SUSPENSION FACTORY
SETTINGS
DS 450
282 mm
Spring
preload
DS 450 X mx
325 mm
DS 450
9 clicks
Compression
damping
(low speed)
DS 450 X mx
12 clicks
Compression
damping
(high speed)
DS 450 X mx
1-1/2 turn
DS 450
9 clicks
Rebound
damping
DS 450 X mx
11 clicks
REAR SUSPENSION FACTORY
SETTINGS
DS 450
262 mm
Spring
preload
DS 450 X mx
285 mm
DS 450
9 clicks
Compression
damping
(low speed)
DS 450 X mx
7 clicks
Compression
damping
(high speed)
DS 450 X mx
1-1/2 turn
DS 450
9 clicks
Rebound
damping
DS 450 X mx
5 clicks
Steering Alignment (Toe)
To align handlebar and adjust toe, pro-
ceed as follows:
1. Place vehicle on level surface.
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