BMW 2011 R 1200 GS, Rider'S Manual, Page: 58 / 167

If you want to reduce spring
preload, use the tool from the
on-board toolkit to turn spring
retainer
1 in direction a .
If you want to increase spring
preload, use the tool from the
on-board toolkit to turn the
spring retainer in direction
b .
Spring preload at front
wheel
without Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA)
OE
Spring preload at setting 2
(On-road riding)
Spring preload at front
wheel
Spring preload at setting 3
(For riding on gravel tracks
and similar and with load)
Spring preload at setting 5
(For riding off-road)
Adjusting spring preload
for rear wheel
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Your motorcycle's hand-
ling will suffer if you do not
match the spring-preload and
damping-characteristic settings.
Adjust the damping characteristic
to suit spring preload.
Adjusting spring preload
while the motorcycle is be-
ing ridden can lead to accidents.
Do not attempt to adjust spring
preload unless the motorcycle is
at a standstill.
If you want to reduce spring
preload, turn knob
1 in the dir-
ection indicated by the LOW
arrow.
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