Spring Preload - BMW K 1300 R 2011 Rider's Manual

Adjusting mirror arm
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Push protective cap 1 up over
z
the threaded fastener on the
mirror arm.
Slacken nut 2 (left-hand
thread).
Turn the mirror arm to the ap-
propriate position.
Tighten nut to the specified
tightening torque, while holding
the mirror arm to ensure that it
does not move out of position.
Mirror on left/right ad-
apter
22 Nm
Push the protective cap over
the threaded fastener.

Spring preload

Setting
It is essential to set spring pre-
load of the rear suspension to
suit the load carried by the mo-
torcycle. Increase spring preload
when the motorcycle is heavily
loaded and reduce spring preload
accordingly when the motorcycle
is lightly loaded.
Adjust the spring preload
for rear wheel
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
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.
Adjusting spring preload
while the motorcycle is be-
ing ridden can lead to accidents.
Do not attempt to adjust spring
preload unless the motorcycle is
at a standstill.
If you want to increase spring
preload, turn knob 1 in the dir-
ection indicated by the HIGH
arrow.