Damping - BMW S 1000RR Rider's Manual

Damping

6
Setting
104
Damping must be adjusted to the
road conditions and the spring
preload.
A rough road surface requires
softer damping than a smooth
road surface.
An increase in spring preload
requires firmer damping, a re-
z
duction in spring preload re-
quires softer damping.
Adjusting the
compression damping on
the front wheel
without Dynamic Damping
Control (DDC)
Adjust compression damping
using adjustment screw 1 and
yellow scale on left-hand fork
leg.
OE
To increase damping: turn ad-
justment screw with tool from
onboard tool kit so that the
mark 2 points to a higher scale
value.
To decrease damping: turn
adjustment screw with tool
from onboard tool kit so that
the mark 2 points to a lower
scale value.
Compression stage, ba-
sic setting, front
Position 5 (Road mode with
rider 187 lbs (85 kg))
Position 7 (Racing mode with
rider 187 lbs (85 kg))
Adjusting the rebound-
stage damping on front
wheel
without Dynamic Damping
Control (DDC) OE