Rear-Wheel Drive; Running Gear - BMW R 1200 R 2008 Rider's Manual

Rear-wheel drive

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

Running gear

Front wheel
Type of front suspension
Design of front suspension strut
with Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA)
Spring travel, front
OE
with lowering
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 and
twin-tube gas-pressure shock absorber
OE
Central spring strut with coil pressure spring and
electric 3x adjustable damper setting (rebound
and compression)
4.7 in (120 mm), On wheel
3.9 in (100 mm), On wheel
10
135
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