Store Motorcycle; Protective Wax Coating; Return Motorcycle To Use - BMW F 800 R 2015 Rider's Manual

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paint or discolorations may occur.
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BMW Motorrad recommends
BMW Car Polish or BMW Paint
138
Cleaner for this purpose.
Contamination on the paint finish
is particularly easy to see after
the vehicle has been washed.
Remove this type of soiling with
cleaning naphtha or spirit on a
z
clean cloth or cotton ball. BMW
Motorrad recommends remov-
ing tar spots with BMW Tar Re-
mover. Then add a protective
wax coating to the paint at these
locations.

Store motorcycle

Clean motorcycle.
Completely fill the motorcycle's
fuel tank.
Removing battery (
Spray the brake and clutch
lever, and the center and side
stand pivots with a suitable lu-
bricant.
Protect metal and chrome-
plated parts with an acid-free
grease (Vaseline).
Park the motorcycle in a dry
space in such a way that both
wheels are under no load
(preferably by using the front
and rear-wheel stands available
from BMW Motorrad).

Protective wax coating

Paint must be protected, if water
no longer pearls up on it.
To preserve the finish of your
vehicle, BMW Motorrad recom-
mends BMW Car Wax or agents
120).
that contain carnauba or syn-
thetic waxes.
Return motorcycle to
use
Remove the protective wax
coating.
Clean motorcycle.
Install battery (
121).
Observe checklist (
70).

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