Yamaha FZ-09 2013 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS4-184EAU58200Storage compartmentThe storage compartment is locatedunder the seat. (See page 4-17.)When storing documents or otheritems in the storage compartment, besure to wrap them in a plastic bag sothat they will not get wet. When wash-ing the vehicle, be careful not to let anywater enter the storage compartment.WARNINGEWA10962 Do not exceed the load limit of 3kg (7 lb) for the storage com-partment. Do not exceed the maximumload of FZ09E 177 kg (390 lb)FZ09EC 176 kg (388 lb) for thevehicle.EAU58041Adjusting the front forkWARNINGEWA14671Always adjust the spring preload onboth fork legs equally, otherwisepoor handling and loss of stabilitymay result.Each front fork leg is equipped with aspring preload adjusting bolt. The rightfront fork leg is equipped with a re-bound damping force adjusting screw.NOTICEECA10102To avoid damaging the mechanism,do not attempt to turn beyond themaximum or minimum settings.Spring preloadTo increase the spring preload andthereby harden the suspension, turnthe adjusting bolt on each fork leg in di-rection (a). To decrease the spring pre-load and thereby soften thesuspension, turn the adjusting bolt oneach fork leg in direction (b).1. Storage compartment1