Mirrors; Spring Preload - BMW R 1200 R Rider's Manual

recesses 4 of the body pan-
4
els.
Firmly press down on the
58
seat at the rear.
The seat engages.
Check that the seat is se-
cure.

Mirrors

Adjust the mirrors
z
Turn the mirror to the cor-
rect position.
Adjusting mirror arm
Push the protective cap up
over the threaded fastener
on the mirror arm.
Back off nut 1 by turning it
clockwise (left-hand thread).
Turn the mirror arm to the
appropriate position.
Tighten the nut.
Mirror to clamping
piece
25 Nm
Push the protective cap
over the threaded fastener.

Spring preload

Spring preload and
weight
It is essential to set spring
preload to suit the load
carried by the motorcycle.
Increase spring preload when
the motorcycle is heavily
loaded and reduce spring
preload accordingly when the
motorcycle is lightly loaded.
Adjusting spring preload
for rear wheel
Your motorcycle's hand-
ling will suffer if you do
not match the spring-preload
and damping-characteristic
settings.
Adjust the damping
characteristic to suit spring
preload.
Make sure the ground is
level and firm and place the
motorcycle on its stand.