Inspection

Inspecttheshockabsorberbodyandbushingfordamageandoilleakage.

Ifanydefectsarefound,replacetheshockabsorberwithanewone.

IACAUTIONI

Donotattempttodisassembletherearshockabsorberunit.Itisunserviceable.

REARSHOCKABSORBERSCRAPPINGPROCEDURE

AWARNING

•Handletherearshockabsorberwithcautionsinceahighpressurenitrogengasiscontained.

*Avoidincineration,exposuretohighpressureorover•

hauling.

•Inthecaseofscrappingtherearshockabsorber,evacu•ategasinthefollowingprocedures.Inthecaseofscrappingtherearshockabsorber,evacuategasinthefollowingprocedures.

REARSHOCKABSORBERGASEVACUATION

•Removethevalvecap.

•Evacuategasthroughthevalvehole.

AWARNING

......Keepyourfaceawayfromthevalvehole.

REMOUNTING

Remounttherearshockabsorberinthereverseorderofremoval.Payattentiontothefollowingpoints:

HEIGHTADJUSTER

•Tightentherearshockabsorberbracketnuttothespecifiedtorque.

(!)Rearshockabsorberbracketnut:115N·m

(11.5kgf·m,83.2lb-ft)

•Installtherearshockabsorberandtightentherearshockab•

sorberupper/lowermountingboltsandnuts.

(!)Rearshockabsorbermountingnut:

50N·m(5.0kgf·m,36.0lb-ft)

•Tightentherearcushionleverboltandnut.

(!)Rearcushionlevernut:78N·m(7.8kgf·m,56.5lb-ft)

SUSPENSIONSETTING

Afterinstallingtherearsuspension,adjustthespringpre-loadanddampingforceasfollows.

SPRINGPRE-LOADADJUSTMENT

Thesetlength186.5mmprovidesthemaximumspringpre-load.Thesetlength196.5mmprovidestheminimumspringpre-load.(STDlength:191.5mm)

DAMPINGFORCEADJUSTMENT(Reboundside)

FullyturnthedampingforceadjusterG)clockwise.Itisatstiffestpositionandturnitouttostandardsettingposition.

(STDposition:1and^1/..turnsout[Fine-tunetheadjusterbyturn•

_{ingitslightlyuntiltwopunchmarksalign.])}

(Compressionside)

Fullyturnthedampingforceadjuster~clockwise.Itisatstiffestpositionandturnitouttostandardsettingposition.

(STDposition:1andYaturnsout[Fine-tunetheadjusterbyturn•

_{ingitslightlyuntiltwopunchmarksalign.])}

Reboundside

Compres^·s^-io^-n^-side^-•

STANDARDSUSPENSIONSETIING

~	ReboundCompression
	Softer	191.5mm(7.54	in)	1	and1/aturnsout	1and1/aturnsout
Soloriding	Standard	191.5mm(7.54	in)	1	and1/4turnsout	1and1/sturnsout
	Stiffer	191.5mm(7.54	in)	1	and1/aturnsout	1turnout
Dual	riding	191.5mm(7.54	in)	1	and1;.turnsout	1and1/sturnsout

Springsetlength

REAR

Dampingforceadjuster

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REMOVAL

•Raisetherearwheeloffthegroundandsupportthemotor•

cyclewithajackorawoodenblock.

•Removetherearwheel.(c:::::t6-34)

•Removetherearbrakehoseunionbolt.

•Removetherearbrakecaliperalongwithitsbracketbyremov•

ingthetorquelinkbolts.

.ACAUTIONI

Completelywipeoffanybrakefluidadheringtoanypartofmotorcycle.Thefluidreactschemicallywithpaint,plas•tics,rubbermaterialsandsoon.

•Removethebrakehoseguides.

•Removethecushionlevermountingbolts/nutsandrearshockabsorberlowermountingbolt/nut.

•Removetheside-stand.

•Removethecusionlever.

NOTE:

Itisnecessarytoremovetheside-stand,onlywhenreplacingthecusionlever.

•Removetheswingarmpivotshaftlocknutbyusingthespecialtool.

1fc>Ot109940-14940:Swingarmpivotthrustadjustersocket

wrench

•HoldtheswingarmpivotshaftG)andremovetheswingarmpivotnut(2).

•Removetheswingarmpivotshaft.

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•Removetherearsuspensionassembly.

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•RemovethechaincaseG),madguard(2)andchainbuffer®·

•Removethedustcoversandwashers©.

•Removethecushionrod.

•Removethetorquelink.