Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha V-Star XVS11Y Owner's Manual

Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
The shock absorber assembly is locat-
ed under the rider seat and is equipped
with a spring preload adjusting ring.
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Adjust the spring preload as follows.
1. Remove the rider seat. (See page
4-10.)
2. Remove each quick fastener from
the ignitor unit panel by pushing
the center in with a screwdriver,
then pulling the fastener out.
1. Quick fastener
INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
EAU14872 3. Pull the ignitor unit panel out to the
right.
ECA10101
1. Ignitor unit panel
4. Remove the mudguard by remov-
ing each quick fastener.
XVS11Y
1. Quick fastener
2. Mudguard
XVS11AWY/XVS11ATY
1. Quick fastener
2. Mudguard
5. To increase the spring preload and
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thereby harden the suspension,
turn the adjusting ring in direction
(a). To decrease the spring pre-
load and thereby soften the sus-
pension, turn the adjusting ring in
direction (b).
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Align the appropriate notch in
the adjusting ring with the po-
sition indicator on the shock
absorber.
G
Use the special wrench in-
cluded in the owner's tool kit
to make the adjustment.
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