Removing Rear Wheel - BMW R 1200 R CLASSIC Rider's Manual

the brake lever is pulled or the
8
brake pedal depressed.
Operate the brake several
98
times until the brake pads are
bedded.

Removing rear wheel

Make sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its centre stand.
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Parts of the exhaust system
can be hot.
Do not touch hot parts of the
exhaust system.
Slacken screw 1 of the clamp
and slip the clamp to the rear.
Do not remove the sealing
grease from the clamp.
Remove screw 2 for the brack-
et of the silencer from the rear
footrest.
Work the end silencer to the
rear to remove and lay it on a
padded rest.
Engage first gear.
Remove axle 1, while support-
ing the wheel.
Roll the rear wheel out toward
the rear.
Install the rear wheel
Possible malfunctions when
ABS and ASC systems in-
tervene if non-standard wheels
are installed.
See the information on the effect
of wheel size on the ABS and
ASC systems at the start of this
chapter.