Spring Preload - BMW F 800 GS Rider's Manual

Adjusting mirror arm
Slide protective cap 1 up over
screw connection on mirror
arm.
Loosen the nut 2.
Turn mirror arm into desired
position.
Tighten the nut to the spec-
ified tightening torque, while
holding the mirror arm to en-
sure that it does not move out
of position.
Mirror on clamping ele-
ment
15 lb/ft (20 Nm)
Slide protective cap over
threaded fastener.

Spring preload

Setting
It is essential to set the spring
preload of the rear suspension to
suit the load carried by the mo-
torcycle. Increase spring preload
when the motorcycle is heavily
loaded and reduce spring preload
accordingly when the motorcycle
is lightly loaded.
Adjusting spring preload
for rear wheel
Removing seat ( 54)
Remove toolkit 1.
Your motorcycle's han-
dling will suffer if you do
not match the spring-preload and
damping-characteristic settings.
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