Installing Rear Wheel; Removing Rear Wheel - BMW R 1200 GS Rider's Manual

Install securing screws 1 on
left and right and tighten to
appropriate torque.
Brake caliper on slider
tube
22 lb/ft (30 Nm)
Remove adhesive tape from
wheel rim.
Braking efficiency is im-
paired if the brake pads are
not correctly bedded against the
disks.
Before driving off, check that the
braking effect kicks in without
any delay.
Operate brakes several times
until brake pads contact brake
disk.

Removing rear wheel

Make sure ground is level and
firm and place motorcycle on
its center stand.
Shift into first gear.
Remove mounting bolts 1 of
rear wheel, holding wheel as
you do so.
Roll rear wheel out toward rear.

Installing rear wheel

Roll rear wheel onto rear wheel
support.
Place rear wheel on rear wheel
support.
The wheel studs for the
cross-spoked wheel (op-
tional extra) and the cast alu-
minum wheel differ in length.
Mixing up sets of studs or using
the wrong studs would mean that
the rear wheel would not be cor-
rectly secured and this, in turn,
could result in an accident.
Use only wheel studs with the
same permitted length code
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