BMW R 1200 RT Rider's Manual page 123

Remove screws 2 of the brake
calipers on left and right.
Force the brake pads 3 slightly
apart by rocking brake caliper 4
back and forth against brake
disc 5.
Carefully pull the brake calipers
back and out until clear of the
brake discs.
Raise front of motorcycle until
the front wheel can turn freely.
BMW Motorrad recommends
the BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand for lifting the motorcycle.
Install the front-wheel stand
( 124).
Release axle clamping screw 1.
Remove quick-release axle 2,
while supporting the wheel.
Do not remove the grease from
the quick-release axle.
Roll the front wheel forward
and clear of the forks, noting
the ABS sensor on the left-
hand side.
Remove the spacing bush-
ing from the left-hand side of
the front-wheel hub.
Installing front wheel
Possible malfunctions when
ABS and ASC systems in-
tervene if non-standard wheels
are installed.
See the information on the effect
of wheel size on the ABS and
ASC systems at the start of this
chapter.
Threaded fasteners not
tightened to the specified
torque can work loose or their
threads can suffer damage.
Always have the security of the
fasteners checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an author-
ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Slip the spacing bushing into
the left-hand side of the wheel
hub.
The front wheel must be
installed right way round to
rotate in the correct direction.
Note the direction-of-rotation ar-
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