Rims And Tyres - BMW F 800 GS 2012 Rider's Manual

up to the edge 3 of the manual
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valve.
Clutch cable play
100
5 mm (Handlebars turned
completely to the left)
Clutch play is out of tolerance:
Adjusting clutch play (
Adjusting clutch play
z
Move the rubber grommet 1 to
one side.
Slacken nut 2.
To increase clutch play: Screw
the adjusting screw3 into the
manual valve.
To reduce clutch play: Un-
screw the adjusting screw3
from the manual valve.
Check the clutch play (
Tighten nut 2 while holding the
adjusting screw 3 in position.
100).
Fasten the rubber grommet1
over the nuts.

Rims and tyres

Checking rims
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Visually inspect the rims for
defects.
Have any damaged rims in-
spected by a specialist work-
shop and replaced if neces-
sary, preferably by an author-
ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Checking spokes
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Draw the handle of a screw-
driver or a similar instrument
99).
across the spokes and listen
to the notes of the individual
spokes.
If the notes vary:
Have the spokes checked by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Check the tyre tread
depth
Your motorcycle's handling
and grip can be impaired
even before the tyres wear to
the minimum tyre tread depth
permitted by law.
Have the tyres changed in good
time before they wear to the