BMW R 850 R Comfort Maintenance Instruction page 57

Clutch
Clutch plate dia.
Gearbox
Gear ratios
Transmission from gear-
box to rear wheel drive
Rear-wheel drive
Final drive ratio
Lightweight single-plate dry clutch
mounted on crankshaft, with
increased-leverage diaphragm
spring and starter gear ring.
Hydraulic actuation
165 mm
6-speed with claw shift and integral
torsional vibration damper
1st gear = 3.863
2nd gear = 3.022
3rd gear = 2.393
4th gear = 1.961
5th gear = 1.700
6th gear = 1.511
By shaft protected within hollow
swinging arm of Paralever rear sus-
pension, with integral torsional
vibration damper and two universal
joints.
Crown wheel and pinion with Pal-
loid tooth pattern, running in anti-
friction bearings; crown wheel
directly attached by flange on back
to rear wheel.
1: 3.09
Transmission
3
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