7-15SETTING TUNAEC722011Front fork settingThe front fork setting should be made dependingon the rider’s feeling of an actual run and the cir-cuit conditions.The front fork setting includes the following threefactors:1. Setting of air spring characteristics9Change the fork oil level.2. Setting of spring preload9 Change the spring.9Install the adjustment washer.3. Setting of damping force9Change the compression damping.9Change the rebound damping.The spring acts on the load and the damp-ing force acts on the cushion travel speed.EC723001Change in level and characteristics of fork oilDamping characteristic near the final stroke canbe changed by changing the fork oil amount.cCAdjust the oil level in 5 mm (0.2 in) incre-ments or decrements. Too low oil levelcauses the front fork to produce a noise atfull rebound or the rider to feel some pres-sure on his hands or body. Alternatively,too high oil level will develop unexpectedlyearly oil lock with the consequent shorterfront fork travel and deteriorated perfor-mance an characteristics. Therefore, adjustthe front fork within the specified range.å Air spring characteristics in relation to oil levelchange∫ Loadç Stroke1 Max. oil level2 Standard oil level3 Min. oil levelStandard oil level:135 mm (5.31 in)Extent of adjustment:80~150 mm (3.15~5.91 in)From top of outer tube withinner tube and damper rod fullycompressed without spring.
