Spring Preload - BMW F 800 GS Adventure Rider's Manual

4
Locknut (mirror) to
clamping piece
46
Joining compound: Multi-wax
spray
20 Nm
Push the protective cap over
the threaded fastener.

Spring preload

Adjustment
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It is essential to set spring pre-
load of the rear suspension to
suit the load carried by the mo-
torcycle. Increase spring pre-
load when the vehicle is heavily
loaded and reduce spring preload
accordingly when the vehicle is
lightly loaded.
Adjust spring preload for
rear wheel
Remove seat (
Remove on-board toolkit 1.
Your motorcycle's hand-
ling will suffer if you do not
match the spring-preload and
51).
damping-characteristic settings.
Adjust damping to suit spring
preload.
If you want to increase spring
preload, use the tool from the
on-board toolkit to turn the
dial 1 clockwise.
If you want to reduce spring
preload, use the tool from the
on-board toolkit to turn the
dial 1 counter-clockwise.
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
Turn the dial counter-clock-
wise as far as it will go (One-
up riding without luggage)
Turn the dial counter-clock-
wise as far as it will go, then
make 12 clockwise rotations
(One-up riding with luggage)
Turn the dial clockwise as far
as it will go (Two-up riding and
luggage)
Stow the on-board toolkit in its
correct position.