Owner's Manual 2011 CR/WR/XC 125/150 - Husqvarna

ADJUSTING THE SUSPENSIONS ACCORDING TOPARTICULAR TRACK CONDITIONSThe following information is a useful guide for setting up thesuspensions according to the road conditions.Always start from the standard calibration before making anychange on the suspensions. Afterwards, increase or decrease theadjusting clicks one at a time.SANDY GROUNDFork: have a harder compression adjustment, or replace thestandard spring with a harder one, and make a softer compressionadjustment and a harder extension adjustment at the sametime.Shock absorber: have a harder compression, and expecially aharder extension adjustment. Work on the spring preload tolower the motorcycle rear side.NOTE:When the fork results as either too soft or too hard for any adjustmentconditions, check the oil level inside the forkrod.The level can either be too low or too high. Remember that toomuch oil inside the fork will involve a more frequent air drainage.When the suspensions do not react to the changes of calibration,check that the adjusting units are not blocked.HARD GROUNDFork: softer compression adjustment.Shock absorber: softer compression adjustment.The softer adjustment for the two suspensions is also used bothin compression and in extension when driving at top speed, inorder to have better grip of the tires.MUDDY GROUNDFork: have a harder compression adjustment, or replace thestandard spring with a harder one.Shock absorber: have a harder compression and extension adjustments,or replace the standard spring with a harder one.Work on the spring preload to lift the motorcycle rear side.We advise replacing the springs of both suspensions to compensatethe weight increase due to the piling of the mud.28