Installing Front Wheel - BMW K 1200 R Rider's Manual

Remove right-hand axle
7
clamping screw 6.
Remove quick-release
102
axle 7, holding wheel as you
do so.
BMW Motorrad offers
an adapter for removing
the quick-release axle. This
adapter can be combined
with a commercially available
22 mm open-end or ring
wrench. The adapter with
BMW special tool number
36 3 691 can be obtained
z
from your authorized
BMW motorcycle retailer.
Place the front wheel in the
front wheel guide on the
ground.
Roll front wheel forward to
remove.
with OE BMW Motorrad Inte-
gral ABS:
Roll front wheel forward to
remove.
When rolling out/rolling
in the front wheel, be
careful not to damage the
ABS sensor.

Installing front wheel

Threaded fasteners not
tightened to the speci-
fied torque can work loose or
their threads can suffer dam-
age.
Always have the security of
the fasteners checked by a
specialized workshop, prefer-
ably an authorized BMW mo-
torcycle retailer.
During the following
work, parts of the front
brake, in particular of the
BMW Integral ABS, can be
damaged.
Take care not to damage the
brake system, in particular the
ABS sensor with cable and
the ABS sensor ring.
The front wheel must be
installed right way round
to rotate in the correct direc-
tion.
Observe the direction of rota-