Recently purchased a used 2015 Honda CB500F with ABS and wanted to try and tweak the rear shock pre-load settings to see if I could improve ride comfort but also to see if i could feel a difference in the way the bike rides.
I've studied the user manual, went to the bike and had a good look around the rear shock on both sides to try and find the factory default pre-load setting of 3 - which is supposed to be marked with a small dot or notch i believe. I could not find it at first inspection. I cleaned around the bottom of the shock with alittle brake cleaner and used a flashlight to help, again could not find anything. I tried to feel for the dot or notch with my fingers but again no luck.
Has anyone else faced this issue and if so how did they work around it? As i mentioned i want to try different pre-load settings and choose the one i like, however what concerns me is with no reference point for default setting 3, I dont know what the bike is currently set to, so i'm hesitant to adjust it but would like the option to explore the settings.
I weigh around 65kg or so and if i had to take a guess from my very limited experience and knowledge of motorbike suspension, I would guess the bike is probably set to more of a "soft" pre-load setting but i cannot say for sure.
Do I run the risk of jumping from setting 1 straight to 9 or from 9 to 1 and damagaing the shock (as mentioned in the user manual) or is it not posible to adjust straight from setting 1 to 9 or vice versa?
I've studied the user manual, went to the bike and had a good look around the rear shock on both sides to try and find the factory default pre-load setting of 3 - which is supposed to be marked with a small dot or notch i believe. I could not find it at first inspection. I cleaned around the bottom of the shock with alittle brake cleaner and used a flashlight to help, again could not find anything. I tried to feel for the dot or notch with my fingers but again no luck.
Has anyone else faced this issue and if so how did they work around it? As i mentioned i want to try different pre-load settings and choose the one i like, however what concerns me is with no reference point for default setting 3, I dont know what the bike is currently set to, so i'm hesitant to adjust it but would like the option to explore the settings.
I weigh around 65kg or so and if i had to take a guess from my very limited experience and knowledge of motorbike suspension, I would guess the bike is probably set to more of a "soft" pre-load setting but i cannot say for sure.
Do I run the risk of jumping from setting 1 straight to 9 or from 9 to 1 and damagaing the shock (as mentioned in the user manual) or is it not posible to adjust straight from setting 1 to 9 or vice versa?