Mirrors; Spring Preload - BMW K 1300 S Rider's Manual

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Mirrors

4
Adjusting mirrors
62
z
Move mirror into desired posi-
tion by applying light pressure
at edge.

Spring preload

Setting
It is essential to set spring
preload of the rear suspension
to suit the load carried by the
motorcycle. Increase spring
preload when the motorcycle is
heavily loaded and reduce spring
preload accordingly when the Adjusting the spring preload
motorcycle is lightly loaded. while the motorcycle is be-
ing ridden can lead to accidents.
Adjusting spring preload
Adjust the spring preload
for rear wheel
only when the motorcycle is
Make sure ground is level and stationary.
firm and park motorcycle.
To increase spring preload,
turn handwheel 1 in direction
of arrow HIGH.
To decrease spring preload,
turn handwheel 1 in direction
of arrow LOW.
without Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA II)
Your motorcycle's han-
Turn upper adjustment
dling will suffer if you do
wheel as far as possible in
not match the spring-preload and
direction of arrow LOW, then
damping-characteristic settings.
turn 13 clicks in direction of
Adjust the damping characteristic
arrow HIGH (Full tank of gas,
to suit the spring preload.
with rider 187 lbs (85 kg))
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
OE