Maintenance
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Rear Suspension
Warning
Riding the motorcycle with defective or
damaged suspension is dangerous and
may lead to loss of control and an
accident.
Warning
Never attempt to dismantle any part of
the suspension units, as all units
contain pressurised oil.
Skin and eye damage can result from
contact with the pressurised oil.
Rear Suspension Adjustment
The motorcycles are delivered from the
factory with the rear suspension set at
the Solo (normal) riding setting, as
detailed in the relevant suspension
charts.
Spring Preload Adjustment –
Tiger 800 XR, Tiger 800 XRT,
Tiger 800 XRX and Tiger 800 XRX -
LRH
The spring preload adjuster is situated
on the right hand side of the
motorcycle, at the top of the rear
suspension unit.
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Spring preload adjuster
To adjust the spring preload setting:
• Rotate the slotted spring preload
adjuster clockwise to increase, or
anticlockwise to decrease.
• The setting is measured as the
number of clicks anticlockwise from
the fully clockwise (closed) position.
