Front Wheel Stand - BMW 2011 R 1200 GS Rider's Manual

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Do not touch hot parts of the
8
exhaust system.
Remove bolts 1 of rear wheel,
110
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
z
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 lengths of the lug bolts
used with cast wheels and
wire wheels vary. Mixing up sets
of lug bolts or using the wrong
lug bolts would mean that the
rear wheel would not be correctly
secured and this, in turn, could
result in an accident.
Use only wheel studs with the
same permitted length code
numbers. Do not lubricate the
lug bolts.
Install wheel studs 1 with spec-
ified torque.
Rear wheel on wheel
carrier
Tightening sequence: diago-
nally
44 lb/ft (60 Nm)
with cross-spoke wheels
Tightening sequence: diago-
nally
44 lb/ft (60 Nm)

Front wheel stand

Mounting front wheel
stand
The BMW Motorrad front
wheel stand is not designed
for holding motorcycles without a
center or other auxiliary stands. A
motorcycle standing on the front
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