Brakes - BMW R 1200RT 2016 Rider's Manual

Brakes

11
Front wheel
178
Type of front brake
Front brake pad material
Front brake-disk thickness
Free travel of brake actuation (Front wheel brake)
Rear wheel
Type of rear brake
z
Rear brake pad material
Rear brake-disk thickness
Blow-by clearance of footbrake lever
Hydraulically operated double disc brakes with 4-
piston radial monobloc calipers and floating brake
discs
Sintered metal
min 0.16 in (min 4 mm), Wear limit
Approx. 0.07 in (Approx. 1.85 mm), at piston
Hydraulically operated disk brake with 2-piston
floating caliper and fixed brake disk
Organic
min 0.18 in (min 4.5 mm), Wear limit
0.04 in (1 mm), Between frame and footbrake
lever