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The knob must turn easily. If a knob does not
turn any further you have reached the final po-
sition. In that case turn the knob again in the
other direction about half a turn.
Do not turn the knob by force beyond the fi-
nal position since this will damage the plastic
thread inside.
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Velotechnik
Adjusting the suspension
Adjusting the suspension fork
The front fork of the Street Machine GT co-
mes with telescopic suspension forks from
BALLISTIC or M
EKS.
At your request different types of suspension
forks can be mounted to your Street Machine
GT, please notice the manuals of the suspen-
sion fork manufacturer that are possibly enclo-
sed.
The suspension travel of the B
ALLISTIC fork is
approx. 40 mm (1
1
/2"), of the MEKS fork ap-
prox. 50 mm (2").
The suspension fork should compress by 30%
while mounting the bike, which corresponds to
10-12 mm.
You set this value by adjusting the pre-load of
the spring, provided you chose the correct
spring stiffness (page. 19).
Every model has a turning knob on the fork
legs that allows a simple adjustment of the
pre-load.
The suspension forks B
ALLISTIC XL-600All and
MEKS Carbon All have springs in both fork legs,
the suspension fork MEKS Carbon AC has
springs only in the left fork leg since the other
fork leg contains a hydraulic damping cartrid-
ge.
By turning the knobs clockwise you increase
the pre-load, by turning them anti clockwise
you decrease the pre-load.
It is sufficient to set the pre-load in the two
fork legs to approximately the same level. It is
not necessary to match them exactly.
Turning knob for the pre-load of the suspension fork BALLISTIC
XL-600All
Turning knob for the pre-load of the suspension forks MEKS
Carbon AC and M
EKS
Carbon All