Wheels - BMW R 1200 RT Rider's Manual

• Adjust the rear shock
absorber, using a screwdriver
to turn adjusting screw 1.
Harder damping:
• Turn adjusting screw 1 in the
direction indicated by the H
arrow.
Softer damping:
• Turn adjusting screw 1 in the
direction indicated by the S
arrow.
Basic setting for one-up riding:
• Turn adjusting screw 1 all
the way in the direction indi-
cated by the H arrow.
• Back off adjusting screw 1
by three-quarters of a turn in
the direction indicated by the
S arrow.
This is the basic setting
for a motorcycle carrying
a full load of fuel and a rider
weighing 85 kg.c
Your motorcycle's han-
dling will suffer if you do
not match the spring-preload
and damping-characteristic
settings.
Adjust the damping character-
istic to suit spring preload.c

Wheels

Checking tyre pressures
Incorrect tyre pressures
adversely affect the han-
dling of the motorcycle and
can lead to accidents.
Always keep the tyres inflated
to the correct pressures.c
Incorrect tyre pressures
result in accelerated tyre
wear.
Always keep the tyres inflated
to the correct pressures.c
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