Technical Data - BMW R 1200 C Repair Manual

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Technical data

Rear wheel drive
Gear tooth pattern
Gear ratios
Backlash
Taper roller bearing preload
Oil grades
Filling capacity
Drive shaft
Layout
Swinging arm
Swinging arm length
Rear suspension
Suspension strut
Suspension travel
R850 C
Klingelnberg-Palloid spiral bevel
2.75 : 1
Number of teeth 33 : 12
mm (in) 0.07...0.16 (0.0027..0.0063)
mm (in) 0.05...0.1 (0.0020...0.0039)
Brand-name hypoid gear oil, SAE 90 GL 5
Initial filling
up to lower edge of thread in oil filler hole
l (Imp. pint/
US quart) app. 0.20 (0.35/0.21)
During oil changes
up to lower edge of thread in oil filler hole
l (Imp. pint/
US quart) app. 0.18 (0.32/0.19)
Two-piece shaft with universal joints at each end,
central sliding joint and integral torsonal vibration
damper, enclosed in swinging arm
mm (in) 611.75 (24.09) (from arm pivot point to centre of
rear axle)
Coil spring and single-tube, gas-filled shock
absorber with seven spring preload settings
mm (in) 100 (3.94)
R 1200 C
2.54 : 1
33 : 13
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