Shock Absorber Adjusters - Ducati MONSTER S4Rs Anleitung- Und Instandhaltungsheft

Shock absorber adjusters (fig. 23 and fig. 24)
The rear shock absorber has external adjusters that enable
you to adjust your motorcycle suspension to suit the load
conditions. The adjuster (1) located on the lower end of the
shock absorber near where it is attached to the swingarm
serves to adjuster rebound damping.
The adjuster (2) on the shock absorber expansion
reservoir controls compression damping. Turn the
adjusters (1 and 2) clockwise to stiffen the damping or
anti-clockwise to soften it.
STANDARD setting: starting with the adjusters rotated
fully clockwise, turn the adjuster (1) 10 clicks and the
adjuster (2) 12 clicks.
Spring preload: 11 mm.
The two nuts (3) on the upper part of the shock absorber
serve to adjust the preload on the external spring.
To change spring preload, slacken off the upper ring nut.
Then tighten or loosen the lower ring nut to increase or
decrease spring preload as required. Once the desired
spring preload has been set, re-tighten the upper ring nut.
Warning
Use a pin wrench to turn the preload adjusting nut.
Take special care when turning the nut, to avoid injuring
your hand by striking it violently against other parts of the
motorcycle if the wrench suddenly slips off the nut.
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fig. 23
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fig. 24
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