Suspension Setting; Fork/Shock Absorber - KTM 1290 SUPER ADVENTURE S 2021 Owner's Manual

12 SUSPENSION SETTING

12.1
Semi-active suspension WP Semi‑active Suspension can be used to tune the suspension individually without the
use of tools.
Electronic suspension setting WP Semi‑active Suspension constantly regulates the damping behavior of the sus-
pension taking into account various sensor data.
As a result, the electronic damping valves are matched to the current driving situation and terrain characteristics
as well as the settings made by the rider in the Preload Adjuster and Suspension Mode menus.
Always adapt the suspension to your riding style and the payload.
In the Preload Adjuster menu, the suspension can be set to the loading condition.
In the Suspension Mode menu, the damping behavior of the suspension can be set.
12.2
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Fork/shock absorber

Preload adjuster
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Possible states
0 % - 20 % – Setting for rides without luggage and a passen-
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ger and a rider's weight up to 75 kg.
30% – Setting for rides without luggage and a passenger and
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a rider's weight up to 85 kg.
40% – Setting for rides without luggage and a passenger and
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a rider's weight up to 95 kg.
50 % - 60 % – Setting for rides with luggage, but without a
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passenger.
70 % - 80 % – Setting for rides with a passenger, but without
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luggage.
90 % - 100 % – Setting for rides with a passenger and lug-
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gage.
Low (optional) – Automatic adjustment of the spring preload
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for a lot of sag on the rear wheel and therefore a low seat
height and low riding geometry.
Standard (optional) – Automatic adjustment of the spring
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preload, standard sag on the rear wheel and standard riding
geometry.
High (optional) – Automatic adjustment of the spring preload
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for a little sag on the rear wheel and therefore a slightly
higher seat height and sportier riding geometry.
Info
Only make adjustments on the preload adjuster if the rear
wheel is loaded and the motorcycle is not jacked up on the
center stand.
The spring preload can be adjusted to the load in
the Preload Adjuster menu. 11 manual settings (0 % to 100 %)
and 3 automatic settings Low (optional), Standard (optional)
and High (optional) are available.
The rebound setting is automatically adapted to the load detected
by the system.