Ducati 1098 2007 - Adjusting the Front Fork

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42 1098/1098S - M.Y. 2007 - edition 00
Use and maintenance
Adjusting the front fork
The front fork can be adjusted for rebound, compression and spring preload.
The settings are adjusted by way of external adjuster screws:
1) to adjust rebound damping;
2) to adjust spring preload;
3) to adjust compression damping.
Place the motorcycle in an upright position and ensure that it is stable.
To adjust the rebound damping setting, turn the adjuster (1) on the top of each fork leg with a flat-blade screwdriver (1098) or the
special wrench (1098S).
Turn the adjuster (3) on the bottom of each fork leg with a flat-blade to adjust the compression damping setting.
As you turn the adjusters (1 and 3), you will hear them click. Each click corresponds to different damping setting. Turn the adjuster
fully clockwise for the stiffest damping (position 0). This will be your starting point. Now turn the adjuster screws anticlockwise
and listen for the clicks that identify setting positions “1”, “2” and so on.
To change the preload on the spring inside each fork leg, turn the hexagonal adjusting nut (2) with a 22-mm hexagon wrench.
The STANDARD factory settings are as follows:
compression: 3/4 turn (1098), 8 clicks (1098S);
rebound: 12 clicks (1098), 10 clicks (1098S).
Spring preload (A): 18 mm (1098).
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