Owner`s manual

Front Suspension Adjustments
102 Adjustments for Competition
(1) fork damper (5) fork damper piston rod
(1) fork damper (10) spring chamber
(9) soft jaws
(11) pressure release screw (12) fork cap
(1)
(5)
(5) fork damper piston rod (8) lock nut
Turn the rebound adjuster and compression
adjuster counterclockwise to the softest position.
Check the fork damper piston rod sliding surface
for damage.
Apply fork oil to the fork damper piston rod
sliding surface.
Cover the fork damper piston rod end with soft
jaws (9) to prevent fork damage.
Be careful not to bend or damage the fork
damper piston rod when the piston rod is stroked.
NOTICE
(1) fork damper (5) oil hole
(5)
(8)
(10)
(1)
(9)
(1) (5)
(11)
(12)
By doing this procedure, about 0.6 US oz (17
cm
3
) of fork fluid will be drained from the
damper spring chamber through the oil hole and
cause 5.9 US oz (175 cm
3
) of fork fluid to be left
in the chamber.
12. Screw in the lock nut (8) to the fork damper
piston rod (5) fully.
(1) fork damper (3) lock nut wrench
(2) fork cap assembly
(2)
(3)
(1)
10. Tighten the fork cap assembly (2) while
holding the cut out of the fork damper (1)
using the lock nut wrench (3) to the specified
torque:
22 Ibf·ft (30 N·m, 3.1 kgf·m)
11. Hold the fork damper (1) in an upright
position and pump the fork damper piston rod
(5) to 3.9 in (100 mm) slowly several times.
13. Blow the extra oil off to the fork damper (1)
spring chamber (10) by pumping the fork
damper piston rod to full stroke.
14. Drain the extra oil from the oil hole (5) of the
fork damper (1).
15. Blow out the oil from the fork damper spring
chamber using compressed air to the oil hole.
Wipe the oil completely off the fork damper.
16. If you can not use compressed air, remove the
pressure release screw (11) on the fork cap (12).
Hold the fork damper up side down for 10
minutes and drain the oil from the fork
damper spring chamber.
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