BMW 1200 ST BROCHURE 2005 Bedienungsanleitung PDF herunterladen (Seite 66)

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)

Adjustment for rear

suspension

It is essential to set spring pre-

load 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

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 increase spring

preload, turn knob 1 in the dir-

ection indicated by the HIGH

arrow.

If you want to reduce spring

preload, turn knob 1 in the dir-

ection indicated by the LOW

arrow.

Basic setting of spring

preload, rear

Turn the knob as far as it

will go counter-clockwise in

the direction indicated by the

LOW arrow (L) and then turn

it 10 clicks clockwise (For

riding one-up)

Turn the knob as far as it will

go clockwise in the direction

indicated by the HIGH arrow

(H) (For off-roading or riding

two-up with luggage)

Damping

Setting

Damping must be adapted to suit

spring preload and the surface on

which the motorcycle is ridden.

An increase in spring preload re-

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