Parking Your Motorcycle - BMW K 1300 S Rider's Manual

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and make use of the engine's Oil or grease on brakes
braking effect as well.
Oil and grease on the brake
disks and pads considerably
Wet brakes
diminish braking efficiency.
After washing the motor-
Especially after repair and main-
cycle, after driving through
tenance tasks, make sure that
water or in the rain, braking can
the brake disks and brake pads
be delayed due to damp brake
are free of oil and grease.
disks and brake pads.
Dirt or mud on brakes
Brake early until the brakes are
dry or braked until dry.
When the motorcycle is
ridden on loose surfaces
Salt on brakes
or muddy roads, the brakes may
The full braking effect can
fail to take effect immediately
be delayed if the motor-
because of dirt or moisture on
cycle is ridden on salt-covered
the disks or brake pads.
roads and the brakes are not ap-
Brake early until the brakes are
plied for some time.
braked clean.
Brake early until the salt layer of
the brake disks and brake pads
has been braked off.
Parking your
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motorcycle
Placing on side stand 77
If the ground is soft or un-
even, there is no guarantee
that the motorcycle will rest firm-
ly on the stand.
Always check that the ground
under the stand is level and
z
firm.
Switch off the engine.
Pull handbrake lever.
Hold motorcycle upright and
balanced.
Use your left foot to extend
side stand fully.
The side stand is designed
to support only the weight
of the motorcycle.
Do not lean or sit on the
motorcycle with the side stand
extended.
Slowly lean the motorcycle to
the side until its weight is taken