BMW R 1200 GS Rider's Manual page 100

complete before your passenger
6
mounts the motorcycle.
The ESA indicator continues
96
to flash until adjustment com-
pletes. Do not attempt to move
the motorcycle until adjustment
has completed.
Off-road settings
The Enduro ESA developed spe-
cially for the R 1200 GS incor-
porates the road-riding modes
from other BMW models, plus
special off-roading modes en-
abled by electro-hydraulic basic
spring adjustment of the front
spring strut. This convenient sys-
z
tem of adjusting the suspension
to suit very widely differing sur-
faces enhances the motorcycle's
touring and off-roading capabilit-
ies.
In this mode, the spring
preload of the front spring
strut is increased to about 50 %.
The rear spring base setting ad-
justs to the same position. This
setting is suitable for off-roading
in terrain in which large bumps or
holes in the ground are unlikely
to be encountered.
This setting brings spring
preload of both front and
rear spring struts up to maxim-
um. It can be used, for example,
in terrain where the likelihood of
having to negotiate bumps and
holes in the ground necessit-
ates maximum protection against
the suspension bottoming out.
Ground clearance in this mode is
more than in the "one-up" road-
riding mode.
Not every ESA setting is suitable
for every surface. Try out the
various combinations of spring
preload and damping until you
find the settings that are best
suited to your style of riding and
the surface.