Adjusting The Shock Absorber Assembly - Yamaha YZF-R1 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Adjusting the shock absorber
assembly
This shock absorber assembly is
equipped with a spring preload adjust-
ing screw, a rebound damping force
adjusting screw, a compression damp-
ing force adjusting bolt (for fast com-
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pression damping) and a compression
damping force adjusting bolt (for slow
compression damping).
NOTICE
To avoid damaging the mechanism,
do not attempt to turn beyond the
maximum or minimum settings.
Spring preload
To increase the spring preload and
thereby harden the suspension, turn
the adjusting screw in direction (a). To
decrease the spring preload and there-
by soften the suspension, turn the ad-
justing screw in direction (b).
EAU51891
(a)
1. Spring preload adjusting screw
ECA10102
Spring preload setting:
Minimum (soft):
16 turn(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
8 turn(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
0 turn(s) in direction (b)*
* With the adjusting screw fully
turned in direction (a)
Rebound damping force
To increase the rebound damping
force and thereby harden the rebound
damping, turn the adjusting screw in
direction (a). To decrease the rebound
damping force and thereby soften the
rebound damping, turn the adjusting
screw in direction (b).
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(b)
1. Rebound damping force adjusting screw
Rebound damping setting:
* With the adjusting screw fully
(a)
1
(b)
Minimum (soft):
20 click(s) in direction (b)*
Standard:
15 click(s) in direction (b)*
Maximum (hard):
3 click(s) in direction (b)*
turned in direction (a)