BMW R 1200 RT Rider's Manual page 135

Do not operate the handbrake
lever while a brake caliper has
been removed.
Remove securing screws 4
of the left and right brake cal-
lipers.
Force the brake pads 1 slightly
apart by rotational movement
of the brake calliper 2 against
brake disc 3.
Carefully pull the brake callipers
back and out until clear of the
brake discs.
Lift the front of the motorcycle
until the front wheel is clear of
the ground, preferably using
a BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand.
Installing the front-wheel stand
( 139).
Remove right-hand axle clamp-
ing screw 1.
Remove screw 1.
Remove left-hand axle clamp-
ing screw 2.
Press quick-release axle slightly
toward the inside, so as to be
better able to grip it on the
right-hand side.
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