11 TUNING THE CHASSIS
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Guideline
Rebound damping
Comfort
18 clicks
Standard
15 clicks
Sport
12 clicks
Info
Turn clockwise to increase damping; turn counter-
clockwise to reduce damping.
11.14
Adjusting the spring pretension of the fork (EXC
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F Six Days)
Preparatory work
–
Raise the motorcycle with the lift stand. (
S01315-10
Main work
–
Turn the adjusting wings
1
counterclockwise all the way.
The marking
+0
aligns with the right wing.
Info
Make the adjustment by hand only. Do not use a tool.
Make the same adjustment on both fork legs.
–
Turn the adjusting wings clockwise.
Guideline
Spring preload -
Preload Adjuster
Comfort
+0
Standard
+0
Sport
+3
The adjusting wings engage noticeably at the numerical
values.
Info
Adjust the spring preload to the numerical values only
as the preload will not engage between the numerical
values.
Turn clockwise to increase the spring preload; turn
counterclockwise to reduce the spring preload.
Adjusting the spring pretension has no influence on the
absorption setting of the rebound.
Basically, however, you should set the rebound damp-
ing higher with a higher spring pretension.
Finishing work
–
Remove the motorcycle from the lift stand. (