BMW Motorrad R 1200 S 2007, Rider'S Manual

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Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
Turn adjustment ring to Lev-
el 2. (Full tank of gas, with
rider 187 lbs (85 kg))
Adjusting damping on rear
wheel
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
Adjust rear wheel damping with
onboard toolkit by turning ad-
justing screw
1 .
To increase damping, turn ad-
justing screw
1 in arrow direc-
tion H.
To decrease damping, turn ad-
justing screw
1 in arrow direc-
tion S.
Rear-wheel damping ba-
sic setting
Screws adjusting screw
completely to right (H), then
back a 3/4 turn. (Full tank
of gas, with rider 187 lbs
(85 kg))
Settings on sport
running gear
OE
Adjusting spring preload
on front wheel
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
Your motorcycle's han-
dling will suffer if you do
not match the spring-preload and
damping-characteristic settings.
Adjust the damping characteristic
to suit the spring preload.
Adjust spring preload with ad-
justment rings
1 and 2 .
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