Installing Front Wheel - BMW S 1000 RR Rider's Manual

Remove screws 2 of the brake
9
calipers on left and right.
172
Force brake pads 3 slightly
z
apart by rocking brake caliper 4
back and forth against brake
disc 5.
Carefully pull the brake calipers
back and out until clear of the
brake discs.
Place the motorcycle
on an auxiliary stand;
BMW Motorrad recommends
the BMW Motorrad rear-wheel
stand.
Install the rear-wheel stand
( 160).
Lift the front of the motorcycle
until the front wheel is clear of
the ground, preferably using
a BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand.
Installing auxiliary stand at front
wheel ( 159).
ATTENTION
Incorrect gap between
sensor ring and wheel speed
sensor due to misaligned
threaded bush in front
suspension
Damage to wheel speed sensor.
ABS malfunction
Left clamp locates the
threaded bush; do not loosen
or remove this clamp.
Slacken clamping screws 2.
Remove quick-release axle 1,
while supporting the wheel.
Roll the front wheel forward to
remove.

Installing front wheel

WARNING
Use of a non-standard wheel
Malfunctions in operation of ABS
and DTC
See the information on the ef-
fect of wheel size on the ABS
and DTC systems at the start
of this chapter.