Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha AG200FZ Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
2. Place the seat in the original posi-
tion, and then tighten the bolts.
3. Install the panels.
TIP
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Make sure that the seat is properly se-
cured before riding.
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Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing ring.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
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).
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Align the appropriate notch in the
adjusting ring with the position in-
dicator on the shock absorber.
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Use the special wrench included in
the owner's tool kit to make the ad-
justment.
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(a)
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1. Special wrench
2. Position indicator
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
1
Standard:
1
Maximum (hard):
5
WARNING
This shock absorber assembly con-
tains highly pressurized nitrogen
gas. Read and understand the fol-
lowing information before handling
the shock absorber assembly.
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Do not tamper with or attempt to
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(b)
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