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

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Maintenance and care
2
 Hand-tighten axle bolt1
 Hand-tighten axle clamp screws 2 at left and right
 Remove front-wheel stand
 Compress the front fork firmly several times
d Warning:
Make sure that the motorcy-
cle is standing firmly and can-
not tip forwards or to either
side  Tighten axle bolt
1 to the
specified tightening torque
 Tighten axle clamp screws 2
at left and right to the speci-
fied tightening torque
e Important:
Always have the tightening tor-
ques checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an au-
thorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
X Tightening torque:
Axle bolt ...................... 30 Nm
Axle clamp screws ....... 21 Nm
Installing the front wheel
1
2
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Maintenance and care
2
Installing brake calipers Carefully push brake calipers 2 over the brake
discs at left and right
Using 2screws 1 per caliper,
secure the brake calipers on
each side and tighten the
screws to the specified
torque
e Important:
Always have the tightening tor-
ques checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an au-
thorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
X Tightening torque:
Brake caliper
securing screws ........... 30 Nm
Installing the front wheel
21
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Maintenance and care
2
Installing the rear wheel
 Hand-tighten central screw1
with taper ring 2
 Insert four wheel studs 4 with
taper rings 3 and hand-
tighten, then tighten to the
specified preload torque in
diagonally opposite sequence
 Tighten central screw 1 to the
specified torque
 Tighten four wheel studs 4 in
diagonally opposite sequence
to the specified tightening
torque
e Important:
Make sure that bracket 5for
brake line is correctly
positioned.
 Tighten fitted bolt 6 with
bracket 5 and brake caliper
screw 7 with washer to the
specified tightening torque
4
1
1
4
2
3
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Maintenance and care
2
d Warning:
Motorcycle not equipped with
BMW Integral ABS
OE: when
assembly work has been
completed, depress the brake
pedal firmly several times to
check that the rear brake is
operating correctly.
BMW Integral ABS: once as-
sembly work on the brake cal-
ipers has been completed,
the brake lever has to be op-
erated after the ignition has
been switched on and self-di-
agnosis completed, in order
to ensure full operability.
e Important:
Always have the security of the
fasteners checked by a special-
ist workshop, preferably an au-
thorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
X Tightening torque:
Preload torque
wheel studs .................. 50 Nm
Tightening torque
wheel studs ................ 105 Nm
Central screw .............. 105 Nm
Fitted screw .................. 40 Nm
Brake-caliper screw ...... 40 Nm
OEOptional extra
Installing the rear wheel
576
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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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R – Z
Repairing damage to the paintwork, 58
Ride-past noise level, 72
Rims, 66
SSafety information, 2
Safety instructions, 15, 37 Explanation, 82
Seat height, 71
Service, notes, 3
Spark plugs, 70
Speed limitations, 61
Spray guard, 36
Spring travel, 64
Steam/pressure cleaners, 55
Steering angle, 65
TTechnical Data, from page, 61
Technical modifications, 16
Telelever, 64
The effect of road salt, 57
Tightening torques Brake caliper, 33
Front wheel, 26
Rear wheel, 33
Torque, 61
Total weight, 71
Transmission Technical Data, 62
Tread depth, 65
Treatment of chrome-plated parts, 58
Troubleshooting engine, 19, 20 Type plate, 63
Tyres, 66
Approved tyre sizes, 66
Technical Data, 66
Tread depth, 65
Tyre pressures, 65
UUnladen weight, 71
VVehicle identification number, 63
Vehicle performance, 72
WWeights, 71
Wheel loads, 71
Wheel location, 64
Wheel suspension, Technical Data, 64
Wheelbase, 71
Wheels, Technical Data, 66
Index
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