Mirrors; Headlight - BMW Motorrad F 900 GS 2023 Rider's Manual

124 ADJUSTMENT

MIRRORS

Adjusting mirrors
Turn the mirror to the appro-
priate position.
Adjusting mirror arm
Push protective cap 1 over
the threaded fastener of the
mirror arm up to expose the
threaded fastener.
Slacken nut 2.
Turn the mirror arm to the
appropriate position.
Tighten the nut to the spe-
cified torque, while holding
the mirror arm to ensure that
it does not move out of posi-
tion.
Mirror (locknut) to
clamping piece
M10 x 1.25
22 Nm (Left-hand thread)
Push the protective cap over
the threaded fastener.

HEADLIGHT

Headlight adjustment for
right- or left-hand traffic
The asymmetrical low-beam
headlight dazzles the oncoming
traffic when riding in countries
which drive on the other side
of the road to that of the mo-
torcycle's country of registra-
tion.
Have the headlights adjusted to
the prevailing conditions by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
Retailer.
Headlight beam throw and
spring preload
Headlight beam throw is
generally kept constant when
spring preload is adjusted to
suit load.
Spring preload adjustment
might not suffice only if the
motorcycle is very heavily
loaded. Under these circum-
stances, headlight beam throw
has to be adjusted to suit