BMW K 1200 R Rider's Manual page 110

adapters with the BMW
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special tool number 36 3 973.
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The BMW Motorrad
front wheel stand is
not designed for holding
motorcycles without a center
or other auxiliary stands. A
motorcycle standing on the
front wheel stand and the rear
wheel alone can fall over.
Place the motorcycle on the
center stand or an auxiliary
stand before lifting it with the
z
BMW Motorrad front wheel
stand.
Mounting front wheel
stand
Place motorcycle on an
auxiliary stand; BMW rec-
ommends the BMW Motor-
rad rear wheel stand.
Install rear-wheel stand.
with OA Center stand:
Make sure ground is level
and firm and place motorcy-
cle on its center stand.
Loosen adjusting screws 1.
Push two mounting pins 2
far enough apart that front
suspension fits between
them.
Use locating pins 3 to set
front wheel stand to desired
height.
Center front wheel stand
relative to front wheel and
push it against front axle.
Push two mounting pins 2
through triangles of brake
caliper support toward in-
side so that front wheel can
still be rolled through.
In the case of BMW Inte-
gral ABS, the ABS sen-
sor ring can be damaged.
Only push the mounting pin
so far inward that it does not
touch the sensor ring of the
BMW Integral ABS.
Tighten adjusting screws 1.