I see the rear spring preload is adjustable and looks like you need some sort of spanner wrench to do it. I don't think my bike came with one. Where do I get the proper tool?

 

Ronayers.com.
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I need one too... hopefully I can borrow a spanner from a Super-Hawk (Chicken) tomorrow night and try it.

 

your bikes tool kit should have come with the spanner wrench as well as an extention to use with it as well... if you didnt get it or anything in the tool kit go back to the dealership and tell them you want the tool kit that is supposed to come with the bike....

 

Previous owner apparently kept it/lost it...

 

I figured it was supposed to come with the bike. The owners manual seams to imply that. I'll take a look again but I only remember seing some allen wrenches, a screw driver, and helmet strap.

 

well you could always try and see if the dealership will give you one since you "bought it out of town"......

 

i'd just use the same pliers they use to adjust the head bearings ... simple as that

 

HAH, nice try, they went to liquid cooled headlights on the '06-'07's. To properly adjust them you need the wobulator shaft and finster valve tool.

 

appears you're also a fan of KaleCoAuto

no but seriously i've seen my suspension guy use the same pliers on my shock as the head bearings
do ya guys want me to find out the make/model ?

 

Ya mean just old-fashioned channel-lock pliers? I gotta oil filter plier out here...