Installing Rear Wheel; Removing Rear Wheel - BMW R 1200 GS Rider's Manual

Make sure that sensor cable is
8
routed correctly.
Make sure that sensor cable is
120
routed as shown.

Removing rear wheel

Make sure ground is level and
firm and place motorcycle on
its center stand.
Shift into first gear.
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Components of the exhaust
system can be hot.
Do not touch hot parts of the
exhaust system.
Remove bolts 1 of rear wheel,
holding wheel as you do so.
Roll rear wheel out toward rear.

Installing rear wheel

Malfunctions may occur
during control interventions
by ABS and ASC if a wheel other
than the standard wheel is in-
stalled.
Please see the information on
the effect of wheel sizes on the
chassis control systems ABS
and ASC at the beginning of this
chapter.
Threaded fasteners not
tightened to the specified
torque can work loose or their
threads can suffer damage.
Always have the tightening
torques checked by a specialized
workshop, preferably an
authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Place rear wheel on rear wheel
support.
The wheel studs for the
cross-spoked wheel (op-
tional extra) and the cast alu-
minum wheel differ in length.
Mixing up sets of studs or using
the wrong studs would mean that
the rear wheel would not be cor-
rectly secured and this, in turn,
could result in an accident.
Use only wheel studs with the
same permitted length code
numbers. Do not oil/grease
wheel studs.