Damping - BMW R 1200 RT Rider's Manual

accordingly when the motorcycle
is lightly loaded.
Adjusting spring preload
for rear wheel
Your motorcycle's han-
dling will suffer if you do
not match the spring-preload and
damping-characteristic settings.
Adjust the damping characteristic
to suit the spring preload.
Removing passenger seat
( 72).
Adjust spring preload on hand-
wheel 1.
To increase spring preload,
turn handwheel in direction of
arrow HIGH.
To decrease spring preload,
turn handwheel in direction of
arrow LOW.
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
without Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA II)
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
Turn adjustment wheel as
far as possible toward LOW,
then pretension spring with
10 clicks. (Full tank of gas,
with rider 187 lbs (85 kg))
Installing passenger seat
( 73).

Damping

Setting
The damping must be adjusted
to the road conditions and the
spring preload.
A rough road surface requires
softer damping than a smooth
road surface.
OE
An increase in spring preload
requires firmer damping, a re-
duction in spring preload re-
quires softer damping.
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