Rims And Tyres - BMW F 800 GS Adventure Rider's Manual

Clutch cable play
5 mm (Handlebars in straight-
ahead position)
Clutch play is out of tolerance:
Adjust clutch play (
Adjusting clutch play
Move the rubber grommet 1 to
one side.
Slacken nut 2.
To increase clutch play: Screw
the adjusting screw 3 into the
manual valve.
To reduce clutch play: Un-
screw the adjusting screw 3
from the manual valve.
Check the clutch play (
Tighten nut 2 while holding the
adjusting screw 3 in position.
Fasten the rubber grommet 1
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over the nut.

Rims and tyres

Checking rims
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Visually inspect the rims for
defects.
Have any damaged rims in-
spected by a specialist work-
shop and replaced if neces-
sary, preferably by an author-
ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Checking spokes
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
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cycle on its stand.
Draw the handle of a screw-
driver or a similar instrument
across the spokes and listen
to the notes of the individual
spokes.
If the notes vary:
Have the spokes checked by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Checking tyre tread depth
Your motorcycle's handling
and grip can be impaired
even before the tyres wear to
the minimum tyre tread depth
permitted by law.
Have the tyres changed in good
time before they wear to the
minimum permissible tread
depth.
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