Page 193 of Kawasaki Motorcycles by Kawasaki USA

Showa twin-chamber fork keeps oil and air in separate chambers for stable damping performance during long motos. Fork is adjustable with 16 click compression damping screw at the fork cap and 16 click rebound damping screw at the fork bottom. Fork action can be further tuned for track and rider preference by varying fork oil level. Compared to the fork of the 05 model, there is less taper on the outer tubes from the lower triple clamp to the tube bottoms. Front fork travel increases 15 mm from 300 mm to 315 mm. Steering rake angle changed to 27.5 O from 26 O. Trail increase 9.5 mm to 119.5 mm. The upper mounting brackets for the plastic fork slider protectors were eliminated to further save weight.

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