Adjusting the front fork, Adjusting the front fork -17, Instrument and control functions – Yamaha YZFR6V(C) User Manual

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INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS

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3. Pass one of the other snap hooks

of the cable through the helmet
strap buckle, and then clip the
snap hook onto the cable holder as
shown.

4. Install the passenger seat.

WARNING

EWA14330

Never ride with a helmet attached to
a helmet holding cable, since the
helmet may hit objects, causing loss
of control and possibly an accident.

To release a helmet from the helmet
holding cable

1. Remove the passenger seat.
2. Unfasten the snap hooks from the

cable holder, and then remove the
cable from the helmet strap buck-
le.

3. Install the passenger seat.

EAU38941

Adjusting the front fork

This front fork is equipped with spring
preload adjusting bolts, rebound damp-
ing force adjusting screws and com-
pression damping force adjusting bolts.

WARNING

EWA10180

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
the adjusting bolt on each fork leg in di-
rection (a). To decrease the spring pre-

1. Helmet holding cable
2. Helmet

1. Helmet holding cable
2. Helmet

1. Spring preload adjusting bolt

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