Brake System With Bmw Motorrad Integral Abs Oe; Abs Oe - BMW K 1200 R Rider's Manual

Wet brakes
After the motorcycle has
been washed, ridden
through water or ridden in the
rain, the brake disks and pads
might be wet and the brakes
might not take effect immedi-
ately.
Brake early until the brakes
are dry or braked until dry.
Salt on brakes
The full braking effect
can be delayed if the
motorcycle is ridden on salt-
covered roads and the brakes
are not applied for some time.
Brake early until the salt layer
of the brake disks and brake
pads has been braked off.
Oil or grease on brakes
Oil and grease on the
brake disks and pads
considerably diminish braking
efficiency.
Especially after repair and
maintenance tasks, make
sure that the brake discs and
brake pads are free of oil and
grease.
Dirt or mud on brakes
When the motorcycle
is ridden on loose sur-
faces or muddy roads, the
brakes may fail to take effect
immediately because of dirt
or moisture on the disks or
brake pads.
Brake early until the brakes
are braked clean.
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad
OE
Integral ABS
Partially integral brake
Your motorcycle is equipped
with a partially integral brake
configuration. Both front and
rear brakes are applied simul-
taneously when you pull the
handbrake lever. The foot-
brake lever acts only on the
rear brake.
The BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS adapts the braking force
distribution between the front
and rear wheel brake to the
loading of the motorcycle dur-
ing control.
Spinning of the rear
wheel with the front
brake pulled (burn out) is
made considerably more
difficult by the integral
function. The result may be
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