height BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2004 Rider's Manual (in English)

Accessories584
Removing cases Turn the lock barrel in the RELEASE direction.
Pull the black release lever
upwards.
Pull the case out of the upper mounting.
Lift the case out of the lower mounting.Adapting cases If a case wobbles or is difficult
to fit, it has to be adapted to
the gap between the upper
and lower mounting.
To achieve this, the height of
the lower bracket on the case
can be changed.
1
.
Set the height of the bracket.
Tighten the screws.

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Maintenance
Front-wheel standA front-wheel stand for simple,
safe changing of the front
wheel is available from
BMW Motorrad. The BMW
special tool number is 36 3 971
and the front-wheel stand is
available from your authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer. In
addition, you require the
adapters with BMW special
tool number 36 3 973.Installing front-wheel
stand
• Place the motorcycle on the centre stand
OE or a suitable
auxiliary stand such as the
BMW Motorrad rear-wheel
stand
(b
108).
• Slacken adjusting screws 1.
• Push pins 2 apart until the
front forks fit between them.
• Use locating pins 3 to set the
front-wheel stand to the
desired height.
• Centre the front-wheel stand
relative to the front wheel
and push it against the front
axle. • Push both pins
2 in through
the triangles of the brake cal-
iper supports until there is
just enough room for the
front wheel to be rolled
between them.
Take care not to damage
the ABS sensor ring if the
motorcycle is fitted with BMW
Integral ABS.
Do not push the pin in too far;
make sure that it does not
touch the sensor ring of the
BMW Integral ABS. c
• Tighten adjusting screws 1.

Maintenance6108
• Apply uniform pressure to push the front-wheel stand
down and raise the motor-
cycle.
When the motorcycle is
standing on its centre
stand: if the motorcycle is
raised too far at the front the
centre stand will lift clear of the
ground and the motorcycle
could topple to one side. When you raise the motorcy-
cle, make sure that the centre
stand remains on the
ground.
c
Rear wheel standBMW Motorrad offers a rear-
wheel stand for working on a
motorcycle that does not have
a centre stand. The BMW spe-
cial tool number is 36 3 980
and the rear-wheel stand is
available from your authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer.
Installing rear-wheel
stand• Use screws 1 to set the rear-
wheel stand to the desired
height.
• Press release button 3 and
remove lock washer 2.

Technical data8140
Dimensions and weightsDimensions
Max. length (with luggage carrier) 2,228 mm
Maximum width (across mirrors) 856 mm
Maximum height (across mirrors) 1,230 mm
Seat height 820 mm
Seat height (low seat
OE) 790 mm
Wheelbase in normal-load position 1,580 mm
Ground clearance in normal-load position 118 mm
Weights
Unladen weight (ready for road, fuel tank full) 237 kg
Maximum payload 213 kg
Permissible gross weight 450 kg