Instrument an
d
control functions
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EAU54141
A
d
justin
g
the front fork
WARNING
EWA14671
Always a
d
just the sprin
g
preloa
d
on
b
oth fork le
g
s equally, otherwise
poor han
d
lin
g
an
d
loss of sta
b
ility
may result.
Each front fork leg is equipped with a
spring preload adjusting bolt. The right
front fork leg is equipped with a re-
bound damping force adjusting knob
and compression damping force ad-
justing screw.
NOTICE
ECA10102
To avoi
d
d
ama
g
in
g
the mechanism,
d
o not attempt to turn
b
eyon
d
the
maximum or minimum settin
g
s.
Sprin
g
preloa
d
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).
The spring preload setting is deter-
mined by measuring distance A,
shown in the illustration. The shorter
distance A is, the higher the spring pre-
load; the longer distance A is, the lower
the spring preload.
Re
b
oun
d
d
ampin
g
force
The rebound damping force is adjust-
ed on the right front fork leg only.
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).
1. Spring preload adjusting bolt
(a)
(b)
1
1
(a)
(b)
1. Distance A
Sprin
g
preloa
d
settin
g
:
Minimum (soft):
Distance A = 20.0 mm (0.79 in)
Standard:
Distance A = 15.0 mm (0.59 in)
Maximum (hard):
Distance A = 5.0 mm (0.20 in)
1. Rebound damping force adjusting knob
1
(a)
(b)
1
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