Wheel Rims And Tires - BMW F 800 GS Rider's Manual

If clutch play is outside tolerance:
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Adjusting clutch play (
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Adjusting clutch play
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Slide rubber grommet 1 to the
side.
Loosen the nut 2.
To increase clutch play: turn
adjusting screw 3 into handle-
bar fitting.
To decrease clutch play: turn
adjusting screw 3 out of han-
dlebar fitting.
Check clutch play (
Tighten nut 2 while holding
adjusting screw 3 to ensure
that it does not move out of
position.
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Pull rubber grommet 1 over the
nuts.

Wheel rims and tires

Check wheel rims
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
Subject wheel rims to visual
inspection for defects.
Have damaged rims checked
and, if necessary, replaced
by a specialist service facil-
ity, preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Checking spokes
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
Sweep across spokes with a
screwdriver handle or similar
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item, paying attention to the
sound that they emit as you
proceed.
If the tone does not remain con-
sistent:
Have spokes checked by an
authorized service facility,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad dealer.
Checking tire tread depth
The handling of your mo-
torcycle can already change
for the worse before the legally
prescribed minimum tread depth
is reached.
Have tires replaced even be-
fore the minimum tread depth
is reached.
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
Measure tire tread depth in
main tread grooves with wear
indicating marks.
Tread wear marks are
integrated into the main
grooves on every tire. If the tire
tread has worn down to the