Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha Fazer FZ1-S Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring and a rebound damping force
adjusting screw.
NOTICE
3
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
1. Spring preload adjusting ring
2. Special wrench
3. Position indicator
EAU39343 To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting ring in direction (a). To de-
crease the spring preload and thereby
soften the suspension, turn the adjust-
ing ring in direction (b).
G
Align the appropriate notch in the
ECA10101
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
G Use the special wrench included in
the owner's tool kit to make the ad-
justment.
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
3
Maximum (hard):
7
3-24
Rebound damping force
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
To increase the rebound damping force
and thereby harden the rebound damp-
ing, turn the adjusting screw in direction
(a). To decrease the rebound damping
force and thereby soften the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting screw in di-
rection (b).
Rebound damping setting:
Minimum (soft):
12 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
8 click(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
1 click(s) in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting screw fully turned
in direction (a)