Damping - BMW F 800 GT Rider's Manual

Remove toolkit 1.
WARNING
Uncoordinated settings of
spring preload and spring
strut damping.
Poorer handling.
Adjust damping characteristic
to changed spring preload.
To increase spring preload,
turn adjustment wheel 1 clock-
wise using toolkit.
To decrease spring preload,
turn adjustment wheel 1 coun-
terclockwise using toolkit.
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
Turn adjustment wheel coun-
terclockwise as far as possible.
(One-up without load)
Turn adjuster wheel counter-
clockwise up to stop, then
10 turns clockwise. (One-up
with load)
Turn adjustment wheel as
far as possible counterclock-
wise, then 18 turns clockwise.
(One-up with load and top-
case)
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
Turn adjuster wheel clockwise
up to stop. (Two-up with load
and topcase)
Remount toolkit.
Install the seat ( 52).

Damping

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