16-14 REAR SUSPENSION
• Reinstall the compression adjuster assembly
1.
NOTE:
Replace the O-rings on the compression adjuster assembly with
new ones.
% Compression adjuster assembly:
30 N·m (3.0 kgf-m, 21.5 lb-ft)
• Fill the rear shock absorber unit with nitrogen gas to 981 kPa
(9.8 kgf/cm
2
, 139.5 psi).
• Tighten the gas valve cap.
• Reinstall the spring and mount the shock absorber. (!16-
10)
REAR SHOCK ABSORBER DISASSEMBLY
AND INSPECTION
• Remove the rear shock absorber unit from the frame. Clean
and dry it. (!16-7)
• Remove the spring from the rear shock absorber. (!16-8)
• Turn the rebound damping force adjuster to the softest posi-
tion.
• Press the valve with a screwdriver to bleed out nitrogen gas.
(!16-12)
• Remove the compression adjuster assembly. Drain the oil.
(!16-12)
&'WARNING
Use of flammable gas for pressuring the rear shock
absorber unit can be hazardous. Flammable gas such
as gas welding oxygen can create a fire hazard.
Use nitrogen gas. If is nitrogen gas is not available,
compressed air free from water can be substituted.
&'WARNING
Applying too much pressure to the rear shock
absorber unit may rupture the rear shock absorber
unit.
Be sure to fill the rear shock absorber unit to the spec-
ified pressure.
CAUTION
Riding the motorcycle with abnormal gas pressure
can damage the rear shock absorber unit. Low gas
pressure can result in oil leakage. Abnormal gas pres-
sure cannot provide normal rear shock absorber unit
performance.
Be sure to fill the rear shock absorber unit to the spec-
ified pressure.
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