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

Push the protective cap over
the threaded fastener.

Spring preload

Adjustment
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.
Adjusting spring preload
for rear wheel
Remove seat ( 50).
Remove on-board toolkit 1.
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.
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-
clockwise 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 rid-
ing and luggage)
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