Rear View Mirrors; Adjusting The Front Fork - Yamaha YZF-R1 Owner's Manual

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Instrument and control functions

Rear view mirrors

The rear view mirrors of this vehicle can
be folded forward for parking in narrow
spaces. Fold the mirrors back to their
original position before riding.
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1. Riding position
2. Parking position
WARNING
Be sure to fold the rear view mirrors
back to their original position before
riding.
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Adjusting the front fork

NOTICE
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Use extra care to avoid scratch-
ing the gold-anodized finish
when making suspension ad-
justments.
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To avoid damaging the suspen-
sion's internal mechanisms, do
not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
For YZF-R1
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This model is equipped with adjustable
suspension. The spring preload, re-
bound damping force, and compres-
sion damping force of each leg can be
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adjusted.
WARNING
Always adjust both fork legs equal-
ly, otherwise poor handling and loss
of stability may result.
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
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