Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assemblies - Yamaha VMAX VMX12V Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assemblies
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2
3
4
1. Shock absorber assembly
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Both shock absorber assemblies are
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
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ing ring and a damping force adjusting
knob.
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CAUTION:
Never attempt to turn an adjusting
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mechanism beyond the maximum or
minimum settings.
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WARNING
Always adjust both shock absorber
assemblies equally, otherwise poor
handling and loss of stability may
result.
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Spring preload
(a)
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring on each shock ab-
sorber assembly in direction (a). To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
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soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring on each shock absorber as-
sembly in direction (b).
NOTE:
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Align the bottom edge of the ad-
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justing ring with the appropriate
setting on the shock absorber.
G Use the special wrench included in
the owner's tool kit to make this ad-
(b)
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justment.
Spring preload:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
1
Maximum (hard):
5