Rear Suspension: 2C-6
WARNING
!
• Be sure to wear protective glasses since
drilling chips and oil may fly off with
blowing gas when the drill bit has
penetrated through the body.
• Make sure to drill at the specified position.
Otherwise, pressurized oil many spout out
forcefully.
Rear Suspension Adjustment
B705H12306005
After installing the rear suspension, adjust the spring
pre-load as follows.
Spring Pre-load Adjustment
1) Keep the motorcycle upright with the center stand.
2) Remove the adjuster cover.
3) Turn the spring tension ring to the desired position.
CAUTION
!
Position “1” provides the softest spring
tension and position “7” provides the stiffest.
STD position
Position “3”
Rear Swingarm Removal and Installation
B705H12306024
Removal
1) Raise the rear wheel resting center-stand and using
jack.
CAUTION
!
Fix the frame to be stabilized.
2) Remove the muffler. Refer to “Exhaust Pipe / Muffler
Removal and Installation in Section 1K (Page1K-2)”.
3) Loosen the rear axle nut (1) while depressing the
rear brake pedal.
4) Remove the rear brake hose clamps (2) and rear
brake caliper (3).
5) Remove the rear swingarm (4) by removing the rear
swingarm mounting bolts (5) and rear axle nut.
CAUTION
!
Do not operating the rear brake lever and
brake-lock lever with the rear brake caliper
removed.
6) Remove the collar from the swingarm.
1. Cover 2. Adjuster
1
2
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1
2
I705H1230036-01
2
1
3
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4
5
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