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Scooters - Big Bore => Xciting 500 => Topic started by: RedClaw on June 02, 2026, 05:54:30 PM

Title: AK 550 Shocks
Post by: RedClaw on June 02, 2026, 05:54:30 PM

Anybody have experience adjusting preload on the ak 550? I don't see anything anywhere speaking to A) if this possible at all and B) if so, how to do it.

Title: Re: AK 550 Shocks
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on June 02, 2026, 11:42:55 PM

Certainly if it is possible - and surely it is - it would have instructions in the owner's manual!?
There will be a ramp adjuster or threaded collar on the rear shocks - with a tool in the underseat tool kit?
If it uses a 'mono-shock' . the access will likely be underneath - possibly hidden behind a cover which you can open.

Best bet is the manual - or advice from another owner!
Good luck.
Stig

Title: Re: AK 550 Shocks
Post by: Ruffus on June 03, 2026, 09:01:27 AM

AK_550_EURO_5-manuel-atelier-1.pdf

Have a look at this free download manual. Horizontal mono shock, you'll need a type C-spanner and a ramp to put your scoot up a bit.
Clean the thread properly before start wrenching, its alu and expensive.