Rear-Wheel Drive; Running Gear - BMW R 1200 R Rider's Manual

Rear-wheel drive

10
Type of final drive
126
Type of rear suspension
Gear ratio of final drive

Running gear

Front wheel
Type of front suspension
z
Design of front suspension strut
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
Spring travel, front
with lowering
OE
Shaft drive with bevel gears
BMW EVO Paralever, single-arm light-alloy cast
swinging arm with two joints and torque support
2.75:1
BMW Telelever, leading link mounted in engine
and on telescopic fork, centrally positioned spring
strut supported on leading link and main frame
Central spring strut with coil pressure spring
OE Central spring strut with coil pressure spring and
3x electrically adjustable damping
4.7 in (120 mm), On wheel
3.9 in (100 mm), On wheel