length BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 RS 2004 Rider's Manual (in English)

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Maintenance and care
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e Important:
Use only wheel studs with
length code “55”. Do not oil or
grease the wheel studs.
Avoid damage to brake lines,
brake disc, brake pads and
wheels when installing.
Do not damage the ABS sensor
cable, toothed ring or sensor.  Check that the wheel center-
ing spigot and the wheel hub
contact faces 3 are free from
grease
 Push spacing washer 3 on to
the wheel centering spigot
 Tilt the rear wheel, guide it past the exhaust, and lower it
to the ground
 Carefully place brake caliper
over the brake disc
 Insert rear wheel into center-
ing hole
3 Installing the rear wheel
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Maintenance and care
2
Battery maintenance instructions
Motorcycle out of use for a
lengthy period
 The battery has to be charged prior to lay-up periods of
more than one month.
e Attention:
If the battery is not
disconnected, the on-board
electronics (clock, etc.) will
discharge the battery. This can
cause the battery to run flat. If
this happens, warranty claims
will not be accepted.
Disconnect the ground (earth)
lead from the battery prior to a
lay-up. – Batteries that are not in use
must be stored in a cool
place. Do not store a
discharged battery
– If the battery is in storage for an extended period of time,
recharge it at regular intervals
of approx. 4 months. If the
battery is not disconnected
from the motorcycle's
systems, recharge it every 2
months at the latest
– Always fully recharge the bat-
tery before restoring it to use
In case of doubt ask a specialist,
preferably an authorised BMW
motorcycle dealer, to prepare
the vehicle for laying up and to
carry out the necessary battery
maintenance and storage
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Technical Data
3
Wheel location
Front Telelever, leading link with central spring strut, pivoted centrally on
main frame; no anti-dive
Rear Cast aluminium single swinging arm with additional torque reac-
tion strut to compensate for shaft
drive effects (Paralever); swinging
arm with off-centre spring strut
Front wheel suspension Gas-filled spring/damper strut, no
provision for adjustment
Spring compression 60 mm
Spring extension 55 mm
Total travel 115 mm
Fixed tube diameter 35 mm
Rear suspension Gas-filled spring/damper strut
with adjustable rebound-stage
damping and hydraulic spring
preload adjustment; progressive
rate.
Spring compression 113 mm
Spring extension 37 mm
Total travel (at wheel) 150 mm
Swinging arm length 485 mm
Frame and suspension
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Technical Data
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Overall length2,250 mm
Width
across handlebars
(without vibration dampers)
680 mm
across front footrests 691 mm
across rear footrests 802 mm
Overall height
(windshield lowered) 1,248 mm
Seat height, unladen
weight 770/800 mm
2-position adjustment
Wheelbase
at unladen weight 1,549 mm
in normal-load position 1,555 mm
Ground clearance
at unladen weight 145 mm
in normal-load position 125 mm
Unladen weight
(ready to ride, tank full) 285 kg
Dry weight 266 kg
Permitted weight 500 kg
Permitted wheel loads
Front 200 kg
Rear 330 kg
Dimensions and weights
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