BMW 2013 F800GT, Rider'S Manual

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Mirrors
Adjusting mirrors
Move mirror into desired po-
sition by twisting the housing
and the mirror arm.
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
at rear wheel
Remove seat ( 51).
Remove toolkit 1 .
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.
To increase spring preload,
turn adjustment wheel
1 clock-
wise using toolkit.
To decrease spring preload,
turn adjustment wheel
1 coun-
terclockwise using toolkit.
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