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Posted on Jan 29, 2009

Adjusting front suspension

How do I adjust front suspension of KLE 500. Do you need special tools or measuring equipment to increase the presure. The suspension is to soft and bike "dives" when I close throttle.
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Etienne

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Yes you are going to need a technical manual with the gauged settings of the factory. This will set to default factory and you can then adjust to what the setting adjustments are to fit your confort.

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