Paint Preservation; Store Motorcycle; Putting The Motorcycle Into Operation - BMW Motorrad R 1250 RS 2022 Rider's Manual

ethyl alcohol on a clean cloth
or cotton ball. BMW Motorrad
recommends removing tar
stains with BMW tar remover.
Then add a protective wax
coating to the paint at these
locations.
ATTENTION
Paint damage from metal
polish
Risk of damage
Do not treat paints and
chrome lacquers with metal
polish.

PAINT PRESERVATION

Apply a preservative when
water fails to bead up on the
painted surface.
BMW Motorrad recommends
BMW Motorrad high gloss pol-
ish or agents that contain car-
nauba or synthetic wax for
paint preservation.
Chrome lacquer must not
be preserved with chrome
polish.
Only use the agents recom-
mended by BMW Motorrad.

STORE MOTORCYCLE

Clean the motorcycle.
Completely fill the motorcy-
cle's fuel tank.
Fuel additives clean the
fuel injection system and
the combustion area. Fuel ad-
ditives should be used when
refueling with low-quality fu-
els or during longer periods
of downtime. Your authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer can
provide you with more detailed
information.
Removing battery (
Spray brake lever and clutch
lever as well as center and
side stand pivots with a suit-
able lubricant.
Preserve bare metal and
chrome-plated parts with an
acid-free grease (Vaseline).
Park motorcycle in a dry
room, raising it to relieve
weight from both wheels
(preferably using the front-
wheel and rear-wheel stands
offered by BMW Motorrad).
PUTTING THE MOTORCYCLE
INTO OPERATION
Remove the protective wax
coating.
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