Front Forks Technical Data - BMW F 650 GS Repair Manual

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Technical Data
Front forks
Front wheel caster
Steering lock angle
Front suspension travel
(normal-load position, 85 kg (187 lbs) load)
Length of suspension spring in fork
Wire diameter of suspension spring
Grease in sleeve
Telescopic-fork fixed tube
Installed (test) length of fixed tubes
Fixed tube surface
Extl. dia. of fixed fork tubes
Fixed fork tube runout limit
Telescopic-fork oil
Telescopic-fork oil - approved grades
[regular suspension]
Capacity per fork leg
(initial fill)
[regular suspension]
Capacity per fork leg
(oil change)
[lowered suspension]
Capacity per fork leg
(initial fill)
[lowered suspension]
Capacity per fork leg
(oil change)
F 650 GS
mm (in) 113 (4.449)
° 40
mm (in) 170 (6.69)
mm (in) 515.1 (20.279)
mm (in) 4.8 (0.189)
Retinax EP2
mm (in) approx. 215 (8.46)
Hard chrome plated
mm (in) 41 (1.614)
mm (in) 0.1 (0.0039)
BMW telescopic-fork oil
l 0.61 (1.07/0.64)
(Imp. pints/
US quarts)
l 0.60 (1.06/0.63)
(Imp. pints/
US quarts)
l 0.62 (1.09/0.65)
(Imp. pints/
US quarts)
l 0.61 (1.07/0.64)
(Imp. pints/
US quarts)
F 650 GS Dakar
123 (4.842)
40
210 (8.268)
467.9 (18.421)
5.0 (0.197)
approx. 218 (8.58)
0.56 (0.98/0.59)
0.55 (0.97/0.58)
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