Damping - BMW F 800 GS Adventure 2015 Rider's Manual

Poorer handling.
4
Adjust damping characteristic
to changed spring preload.
54
To increase spring preload,
turn adjustment wheel 1 clock-
wise using toolkit.
To decrease spring preload,
turn adjustment wheel 1 coun-
terclockwise using toolkit.
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
z
Turn adjustment wheel coun-
terclockwise as far as possible
(One-up without load)
Turn adjustment wheel as far
as possible counterclockwise,
then 12 turns clockwise (One-
up with load)
Turn adjustment wheel clock-
wise as far as possible (Two-
up and load)
Remount toolkit.
Install the seat (

Damping

Setting
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-
duction in spring preload re-
quires softer damping.
Adjusting damping on rear
wheel
Park motorcycle, ensuring that
support surface is firm and
level.
59).
Adjust damping via adjusting
screw 1.
To increase damping, turn ad-
justing screw 1 in arrow direc-
tion H.