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Maintenance Rear Suspension Rear Shock Preload (Ride Height) Adjustment 1. Rest the motorcycle on the sidestand. Remove 10 mm Bolts the right side cover. See page 29. 2. Remove the fuse box. See page 69. Make sure the rear brake fluid reservoir cap is secure to prevent fluid loss. 3. Remove the three 10 mm bolts securing the fuse box bracket to the chassis. 4. Remove the on-board diagnostics connector from the fuse box bracket by squeezing the connector lock and pulling the connector apart. Leave the terminated end attached to the fuse box bracket. 5. Remove the wire harness dart from the fuse Lock Nut (upper) box bracket by sliding the connector off the dart clip. 6. Carefully pull and rotate the fuse box bracket toward the front of the motorcycle. 7. The upper spanner nut on the shock is the lock nut. The lower spanner nut is the adjuster nut. Loosen the lock nut by turning it counterclockwise (as viewed from the top of shock) with the spanner wrench. 8. Spray a light lubricant on the adjuster nut where it contacts the spring. DO NOT allow spray to contact the drive belt. 9. Adjust shock preload by rotating the adjuster nut clockwise (as viewed from the top of Increase Decrease Adjuster shock) to INCREASE preload (firm) or Preload Preload Nut (lower) (more firm) counterclockwise to DECREASE preload (softer) (softer). 10. Recheck the preload measurement after adjusting. 11. Tighten the lock nut securely against the adjuster nut. 12. Reinstall the fuse box bracket and tighten the bolts securely. 13. Reinstall the fuse box and side cover. 54

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Maintenance
Rear Suspension
Rear Shock Preload (Ride Height) Adjustment
1.
Rest the motorcycle on the sidestand. Remove
the right side cover. See page 29.
2.
Remove the fuse box. See page 69. Make sure
the rear brake fluid reservoir cap is secure to
prevent fluid loss.
3.
Remove the three 10 mm bolts securing the
fuse box bracket to the chassis.
4.
Remove the on-board diagnostics connector
from the fuse box bracket by squeezing the
connector lock and pulling the connector apart.
Leave the terminated end attached to the fuse
box bracket.
5.
Remove the wire harness dart from the fuse
box bracket by sliding the connector off the
dart clip.
6.
Carefully pull and rotate the fuse box bracket
toward the front of the motorcycle.
7.
The upper spanner nut on the shock is the lock
nut. The lower spanner nut is the adjuster nut.
Loosen the lock nut by turning it
counterclockwise (as viewed from the top of
shock) with the spanner wrench.
8.
Spray a light lubricant on the adjuster nut
where it contacts the spring. DO NOT allow
spray to contact the drive belt.
9.
Adjust shock preload by rotating the adjuster
nut clockwise (as viewed from the top of
shock) to INCREASE preload (firm) or
counterclockwise to DECREASE preload
(softer).
10.
Recheck the preload measurement after adjusting.
11.
Tighten the lock nut securely against the adjuster nut.
12.
Reinstall the fuse box bracket and tighten the bolts securely.
13.
Reinstall the fuse box and side cover.
10 mm Bolts
Increase
Preload
(more firm)
Decrease
Preload
(softer)
Adjuster
Nut (lower)
Lock Nut (upper)