Suzuki GSF1250 - Damping Force Adjustment; Spring Pre-Load Adjustment; Suspension Adjustment

S U S P E N S I O N A D J US T MEN T
T he s t a n d a r d s e tt i n g s fo r . bo t h t h e
f r o nt a n d r e a r s u s pe n s i o n s are
s e l e c t e d to m e e t va r i o u s r i d in g con d i -
t i o n s s u c h as l o w t o h i g h m o t o r c yc l e
s pee d a n d li g h t to h e av y l o a d o n t h e
m o to rc y c l e . T h e s u s p e n s i o n s e tt in gs
c a n b e a d j u s t e d to fin e - t u n e t h e n
a c c o r d ing to yo u r pre f er e n c e .
F R O N T S U S P E NS I O N
S p r i n g P r e - l oa d A d j u s t m e n t
T o ch a n ge the sp r i ng p re - l o a d , t urn
t h e a d j u s te r G) cl oc k w i s e o r co un t e r -
c l o c k w i s e . T u rn i ng t h e a d j us t e r c l o c k -
w i s e w ill i n c r e a s e t h e s p r i n g pr e -l oad .
T u rn ing t h e ad j u s t e r c o un t e r c l o c k w i s e
w ill d e c r eas e t h e s p r ing p r e-l o a d .
T h e r e a r e 5 gr o o v e d l i ne s o n t he s i d e
o f t h e a d j u s t e r G) for r e f er e n c e . P o s i -
t i o n 5 p ro v id e s t h e m i n i m u m s p ring
pr e - l o a d a n d p os i t i o n O pro v i de s t h e
m a x i m u m p r e - l oad . T his m o to rc y c l e i s
d e l i v e r e d fro m t h e fa c t o r y w i t h i t s
a d j u s t e r set o n p os i t i o n 3 .
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A W A R N I N G
U n e q u a l s u s p e n s i o n a d j u s t m e n t
c a n c a u s e p oo r h a n dli n g and l o s s
o r s t a b ili t y .
A d j u s t t h e r i g h t an d l e ft f r o n t f o rk s
t o t h e s a m e se tt i n g .
R E A R S U S PE N S I O N
S p r ing P r e - l o a d A d j u s t m e n t
T h e r e a r su s p e n s i o n s p r i ng pr e - l o a d
i s a d j u s t ab l e to co m pens a t e for a
r i d e r , l o a d , r i d ing s t y l e and r o a d c o n-
d i t i o n s , T he s p r i n g pr e -l oa d i s ad j u s t -
b l e to 7 po s i t i o n s . T o ch a n ge t h e
s p r in g pr e - l o a d s e tt in g , p l a c e t h e
m o t o r cyc l e o n t he s i de s t an d . T w i s t
t h e s p r ing t e n s i o n r i n g to t h e d es i r ed
p o s i t i o n wi t h the ad j u s t e r p ro v i d e d i n
t h e t oo l k i t. P o s i ti o n 1 pro v i des the
s o ft es t s p r i n g t e ns i o n and p o s i t i o n 7
p r o v i de s t h e s t i ff e s t. Th i s m o to r c y cl e
i s d e li ve r e d fr o m the f ac t o r y w i t h i t s
i d i u s t e r s e t o n p os i t i o n 3 ( G S F 1 2 50 ) ,
p o s i ti o n 4 ( G S F 1 2 50 S ) .
D a m p i n g F o rce A d j us t m e n t
T h e r ebo u n d d a m p ing for c e c a n b e
a d j u s t ed b y t u rn ing the a d j u s t e r G) .
T h e r e b o un d d a m p i n g fo r ce a d j u s t e r
G) i s l o ca t e d a t t h e b otto m of t h e r e a r
s u spe n s i o n .
T o ad j u s t t h e r eb o u nd d a m p ing fo r ce ,
set the a d j u s t e r t o t h e s t a n d a r d s e t -
t i n g fi rs t a n d th e n a d j u s t t h e a d j u s t e r
t o t h e d e s i r e d p os i t i on .
To se t t h e r eb o u nd d a m p i n g fo r c e
a d j us t e r t o t h e s ta n d a r d p o s i t i o n ,
t u rn t h e a d j u s t e r c l oc k w i se u n t il i t
s t ops an d t h e n t u rn i t c ou n t e r c l o ck -
w i s e 1 - 1 / 4 t u rn s u n t i l t he t w o p u n c h
m a r k s a li g n . I f the t w o p u n c h m a r ks
do n o t ali g n b y t u rn i n g ou t 1 - 1 / 4 t u rn s ,
t urn i n o r o u t t h e ad j u s te r u n ti l t w o
pun c h m a r k s ali g n .
T u rn t he a d j u s t e r c l o c k w i s e fro m t he
s t an d a r d p o s i ti o n t o s ti ff en t h e d a m p -
i n g for c e . T u rn t h e ad j u s t e r c o u n t e r-
clo c k w i s e t o s o ft e n t h e d a m p ing
f o r c e . T h e d a m p i ng f o r c e s h o u l d b e
a d j u s t ed g r a du a ll y , 1 / 8 tu rn a t a ti m e ,
to fin e - t un e t h e su spe n s i on .
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