Mirrors; Spring Preload - BMW R 1200 R Rider's Manual

Mirrors

Adjusting mirrors
Turn the mirror to the correct
position.
Adjusting mirror arm
Push the protective cap up
over the threaded fastener on
the mirror arm.
Slacken nut 1 (left-hand
thread).
Turn the mirror arm to the ap-
propriate position.
Tighten the nut to the spe-
cified tightening torque, while
holding the mirror arm to en-
sure that it does not move out
of position.
Mirror to clamping piece
22 Nm
Push the protective cap over
the threaded fastener.

Spring preload

Adjustment for rear
suspension
It is essential to set spring pre-
load 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
Remove the seat (
4
55
z
60)