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     Bcool83 |
I know there was a thread on here recently asking this question - I can't find it anymore - but 97.6% of the responses beraided (sp) the OP for asking it and not looking it up in the service manual. I'm hoping I don't get the same response, because my service manual doesn't have the info. 03 XB9S - preload adjusters don't have lines, they're smooth. Every piece of literature I find about the 03s, including my service manual, talks about lines when discussing front preload settings. What gives? Can anyone please let me in on the secret? I can also only find recommended settings for rebound/comp in the manual; no preload settings. So I'm basing my starting point off 05 XB12R settings found on SportRider.com (also, the earliest owner's manual on Buell.com appears to be 2005, so that's no help... | |||
| Bcool83 |
Ah, here's that thread: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/466624.html?1244725229 Should've just bumped that one, but you can all see (or know) how informative it was for the OP. | |||
| Old_man |
03 XB9S - preload adjusters don't have lines, My 03 XB9S has lines. | |||
| Zatco81 |
As does my 03 XB9R. | |||
| Old_man |
Perhaps, you're not looking in the right place. They encircle the cylinder of the adjuster, as you turn it out, you expose more lines. | |||
| Rsh |
If you are referring to the post by Williamscottrobertson, the post was about adjusting preload for a 09 XB9SX. If you scroll down to the post I wrote, you will see I answered the question by posting a link to the 09 owners manual for the 09 bikes. It has the settings you are looking for. | |||
| Bcool83 |
I'm almost positive it doesn't have them, and that I'm looking in the right place... I'll check again when I get home though... | |||
| Rsh |
Here, I will make it easier for you
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| Rsh |
If you are talking about an 03, The fork preload adjuster looks like this  1.Rebound adjuster screw 2.Preload adjuster nut 3.Four lines visible (Factory setting) These should be the correct suspension settings
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| Iamarchangel |
The previous owner of my bike had turned it all the way in so that the first line was barely visible. This may be your difficulty as well. Go with what has been written above. | |||
| Old_man |
I think you're probably right, would be a very stiff front end. | |||
| Iamarchangel |
It was. The whole thing was out of whack. It's great now. | |||
| Williamscottrobertson |
When I made my original post, I hadn't even thought about the owners manual. I threw it in a drawer and forgot about it with my other paperwork when I bought the bike. Those things have been useless on older bikes I have had. This is my first newer bike and the manual is a lot more descriptive than in the past. All of my old manuals gave a series of warnings and riding tips, with some recommended oil types and that was about it. My 09 XB does not have lines. You have to crank clockwise until it stops and then back it out the number of turns in the manual. Not too bad. | |||
| Rsh |
For setting the fork preload on the 09, the manual says the following: Front preload is set by loosening adjuster counterclockwise until it stops at minimum and then counting the number of turns in to get to the desired setting. | |||
| Slaughter |
If you use the "standard" method of setting front and rear preload, you can't go wrong: Measure DIRECTLY the amount of static sag. You should have about 35mm in front, about 25mm in rear. Google it or search here. |
09 XB9SX Suspension settings