Tyres; Headlight - BMW F 650 GS Rider's Manual

Tyres

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Checking tyre pressure
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Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Incorrect tyre pressures im-
pair the motorcycle's hand-
ling characteristics and increase
the rate of tyre wear.
Always check that the tyre pres-
sures are correct.
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At high road speeds, tyre
valves have a tendency to
open as a result of centrifugal
force.
Fit valve caps with rubber seals
and screw them on firmly to pre-
vent sudden deflation.
Check tyre pressures against
the data below.
Tyre pressure, front
2.2 bar (one-up, at tyre tem-
perature 20 °C)
2.2 bar (two-up and/or with
luggage, at tyre temperature
20 °C)
Tyre pressure, rear
2.5 bar (one-up, at tyre tem-
perature 20 °C)
2.9 bar (two-up and/or with
luggage, at tyre temperature
20 °C)
If tyre pressure is too low:
Correct tyre pressure.

Headlight

Adjusting headlight for
driving on left/driving on
right
If the motorcycle is ridden in a
country where the opposite rule
of the road applies, its asymmet-
ric low-beam headlight will tend
to dazzle oncoming traffic.
Have the headlight set accord-
ingly by a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Headlight beam throw and
spring preload
Headlight beam throw is gener-
ally kept constant when spring
preload is adjusted to suit load.
Spring preload adjustment might
not suffice only if the motorcycle
is very heavily loaded. Under
these circumstances, headlight
beam throw has to be adjusted