BMW G 650 XCOUNTRY, Rider'S Manual

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Adjust spring preload with
handwheel
1 .
To increase spring preload,
turn handwheel in direction
HARD.
To decrease spring preload,
turn handwheel in direction
SOFT.
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
Turn handwheel completely
toward SOFT and then
10 turns toward HARD
(Full tank of gas, with rider
187 lbs (85 kg))
Damping
Adjustment on front wheel
Both the rebound and the com-
pression damping of the tele-
scopic forks can be adapted
to the road condition. With the
rebound, the damping during
rebound is adjusted, and with
compression the damping during
compression.
The stiffer the damping, the
greater the compensating
movement of the forks is
damped when riding on rough
road surfaces. When soft
damping is set, the forks react
correspondingly faster to rough
roads.
Adjusting rebound on
front wheel
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
Adjust rebound via adjusting
screw
1 .
To increase damping, turn ad-
justing screw in
+ direction
with a screwdriver.
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z Operation