BMW K 1600 GTL, Rider'S Manual

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Damping
Setting
The damping must be adjusted
to the road conditions and the
spring preload.
A rough road surface requires
softer damping than a smooth
road surface.
An increase in spring preload
requires firmer damping, a re-
duction in spring preload re-
quires softer damping.
Adjusting damping on rear
wheel
Make sure ground is level and
firm and park motorcycle.
If you want a harder damping
characteristic, use the tool from
the on-board toolkit to turn ad-
justing screw
1 in the direction
indicated by the H arrow.
If you want a softer damping
characteristic, use the tool from
the on-board toolkit to turn ad-
justing screw
1 in the direction
indicated by the S arrow.
Basic setting of rear
wheel rear-wheel damp-
ing
without Electronic Suspen-
sion Adjustment (ESA)
OE
Basic setting of rear
wheel rear-wheel damp-
ing
Turn the adjusting screw as
far as it will go in the direc-
tion indicated by the H arrow
and then turn it back one
and a half turns in the direc-
tion indicated by the S arrow
(Full tank of gas, with rider
187 lbs (85 kg))
Electronic suspension
adjustment ESA
with Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment (ESA)
OE
Settings
Using the electronic suspension
adjustment ESA you can conve-
niently adjust your motorcycle to
its loading and the ground. This
entails selecting the load variant
and the damping characteristic.
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