2012 Ducati Diavel AMG Owners Manual - Page 157

Adjusting the front fork The front fork used on this motorcycle has rebound, compression and spring preload adjustment. Use the external screw adjusters to make adjustments. 1) to adjust the rebound damping (fig. 123); 2) to adjust the preload of the inner springs (fig. 123); 3) to adjust the compression damping (fig. 124). Position the motorcycle on its sidestand so that it is stable. Turn the knob (1) on every fork leg top with a suitable wrench to adjust rebound damping. Turn the adjuster (3) on fork leg bottom with a flat screwdriver to adjust compression damping. Turn the knob (1) and the adjusting screws (3) to adjust the dampening. The stiffest damping setting is obtained with the adjuster turned fully clockwise to the "0" position. Starting from this position and by rotating counterclockwise, you can count the turns. To change preload of the spring inside each fork leg, turn the hex. adjuster (2, fig. 123) with a 22 mm hex wrench, starting from the fully open (clockwise) position. From reference (A, fig. 123), every full turn clockwise corresponds to 1 mm of preload of the spring, up to a maximum of 15 mm, corresponding to 15 full turns. 156 A 1 2 fig. 123 3 + fig. 124