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ADJUSTMENT
SPRING PRELOAD
Setting on the front wheel
Front spring preload has to
be adjusted to suit the rider's
weight. Increase spring pre-
load for heavier loads, decrease
spring preload for lighter loads.
Adjusting spring preload for
front wheel
Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Make sure there is no load
on the motorcycle; remove all
items of luggage, if carried.
Hold the motorcycle upright
and measure distance
D
from
bottom edge
1
of the slider
tube to point
2
.
Apply the rider's weight to the
motorcycle.
With the assistance of a
second person, measure
the distance
D
between
the points
1
and
2
again
and calculate the difference
(compression) between the
measured values.
Load-dependent adjust-
ment of spring preload
Negative spring displacement
of front wheel
6...10 mm (including rider
85 kg)
Push plastic adapters
1
from
the on-board toolkit on to ad-
justing screws
2
.
WARNING
Spring preload setting and
spring-strut damping setting
not matched.
Impaired handling.
Adjust spring-strut damping
to suit spring preload.
To reduce negative spring
displacement (increase spring
preload), use the tool from
the on-board toolkit to turn
adjusting screws
2
in direc-
tion
A
.
Summary of Contents for R nineT 2020
Page 1: ...RIDER S MANUAL R nineT BMW MOTORRAD MAKE LIFE A RIDE...
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Page 8: ...GENERAL IN STRUCTIONS 01...
Page 18: ...GENERAL VIEWS 02...
Page 26: ...STATUS INDICAT ORS 03...
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Page 42: ...OPERATION 04...
Page 67: ...61...
Page 68: ...ADJUSTMENT 05...
Page 69: ...MIRRORS 64 HEADLIGHT 65 CLUTCH 66 BRAKES 67 SPRING PRELOAD 68 DAMPING 70 FOOTREST SYSTEM 72...
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Page 84: ...RIDING 06...
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Page 102: ...ENGINEERING DETAILS 07...
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Page 114: ...MAINTENANCE 08...
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Page 144: ...ACCESSORIES 09...
Page 156: ...CARE 10...
Page 162: ...TECHNICAL DATA 11...
Page 175: ...169 PERFORMANCE FIGURES Top speed 200 km h...
Page 176: ...SERVICE 12...
Page 198: ...192 SERVICE Work performed Odometer reading Date...
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