Spring Preload - BMW R nineT 2020 Rider's Manual

68 ADJUSTMENT

SPRING PRELOAD

Setting on the front wheel
Front spring preload has to
be adjusted to suit the rider's
weight. Increase spring pre-
load for heavier loads, decrease
spring preload for lighter loads.
Adjusting spring preload for
front wheel
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Make sure there is no load
on the motorcycle; remove all
items of luggage, if carried.
Hold the motorcycle upright
and measure distance D from
bottom edge 1 of the slider
tube to point 2.
Apply the rider's weight to the
motorcycle.
With the assistance of a
second person, measure
the distance D between
the points 1 and 2 again
and calculate the difference
(compression) between the
measured values.
Load-dependent adjust-
ment of spring preload
Negative spring displacement
of front wheel
6...10 mm (including rider
85 kg)
Push plastic adapters 1 from
the on-board toolkit on to ad-
justing screws 2.
WARNING
Spring preload setting and
spring-strut damping setting
not matched.
Impaired handling.
Adjust spring-strut damping
to suit spring preload.
To reduce negative spring
displacement (increase spring
preload), use the tool from
the on-board toolkit to turn
adjusting screws 2 in direc-
tion A.