2014 Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4x4i EPS Owners Manual - Page 161

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160 MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT WARNING HAZARD Improper shock absorber adjustment. WHAT CAN HAPPEN Uneven adjustment can cause poor handling and loss of stability, which could lead to an accident. HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD Always adjust the shock absorbers on the left and right side to the same setting. A. Adjusting Sleeve B. Turn here with a hook wrench j If the spring action feels too soft or too stiff, adjust them in accordance with the following table. Turn the adjusting sleeves on the shock absorbers to the desired position with a hook wrench. The hook wrench is in the tool kit. • Spring Action PosiSpring tion Force 1 2 (STD) 3 4 5 Weak | | ↓ Strong Setting Load Soft ↑ | ↓ Hard Light ↑ | ↓ Heavy Surface Good ↑ | ↓ Bad Speed Low ↑ | ↓ High

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160
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENT
j
A. Adjusting Sleeve
B. Turn here with a hook wrench
If the spring action feels too soft or too stiff, adjust
them in accordance with the following table.
•
Turn the adjusting sleeves on the shock absorbers
to the desired position with a hook wrench.
The hook wrench is in the tool kit.
Spring Action
Posi-
tion
Spring
Force
Setting
Load
Sur-
face
Speed
1
Weak
Soft
Light
Good
Low
2 (STD)
|
↑
↑
↑
↑
3
|
|
|
|
|
4
↓
↓
↓
↓
↓
5
Strong
Hard
Heavy
Bad
High
WARNING
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Improper shock absorber adjustment.
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N
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P
P
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N
Uneven adjustment can cause poor handling
and loss of stability, which could lead to an
accident.
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V
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T
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Always adjust the shock absorbers on the
left and right side to the same setting.