2004 BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 S Rider's Manual (in English)

695Maintenance
Removing the front wheel
You will find an overview
of the types of screw
used on (
b 124).c
During the following
work, parts of the front
brake, in particular of the
BMW Integral ABS, can be
damaged.
Ensure that no parts of the
brake system are damaged, in
particular the ABS sensor with
cable and the ABS sensor
ring.c
Motorcycles without centre
stands
OA
:
To ensure a secure stance of
the motorcycle during the
following work:
• Place the motorcycle on the
BMW Motorrad rear wheel
stand (b 104). • The rest of the procedure is
the same as for motorcycles
with centre stands.
Motorcycles with centre
stands
OA
:
• Place the motorcycle on the
centre stand
OA.
• Remove screws1 on the left
and right.
• Pull out the front wheel
mudguard towards the front.• Remove the mounting
bolts2 of the brake calipers
on the left and right.

Maintenance696
• Press the brake calipers3
apart slightly using rotary
motionsA against the brake
discs4.
When removed, the
brake pads can be
pressed together to such a
degree that they do not make
contact with the brake disc on
fitting.
Do not operate the handbrake
lever when the brake calipers
are removed.c
• Mask off areas of the rim
that could be scratched on
removal of the brake
calipers.
• Pull the brake calipers back-
wards and outwards from
the brake discs. If the motorcycle is on the
centre stand
OA: If the
front of the motorcycle is
raised too far, the centre stand
rises from the ground and the
motorcycle can fall over
sideways.
Make sure that the centre
stand remains on the ground
when the front is raised.c
• Lift the motorcycle using the
BMW Motorrad front wheel
stand (
b 103) until the front
wheel rotates freely.• Remove the right-hand axle
clamping screw 5.
• Remove the quick-release
axle 6, holding the wheel as
you do so.
Loosening or removing
the left-hand axle clamp-
ing screw can lead to a failure
of the ABS sensor.
Do not loosen or remove the
left- hand axle clamping
screw.c

697Maintenance
BMW Motorrad provides
an adapter for removing
the quick-release axle. This
adapter can be combined with
any commercially available
open-end or ring spanner with
width across flats 22. The
adapter with BMW special tool
number 36 3 690 can be ob-
tained from your authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer.c
• Place the front wheel in the
front wheel guide on the
ground.• Roll out the front wheel
forwards.
Installing the front wheel
An overview of the types
of screw used and the
corresponding tightening
torques can be found on
(
b 124).c
Screw connections tight-
ened to the incorrect torque
can come loose or damage
the screw connection itself.
Make sure that you have the
tightening torques checked by
a specialist workshop, prefer-
ably by an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealerc
During the following
work, parts of the front
brake, in particular of the
BMW Integral ABS, can be damaged.
Ensure that no parts of the
brake system are damaged, in
particular the ABS sensor with
cable and the ABS sensor
ring.c
The front wheel must be
fitted in the direction of
rotation.
Observe the direction of rota-
tion arrows on the tyres or on
the rim.c
• Roll the front wheel into the
front wheel guide.

Maintenance698
• Raise the front wheel, fit
quick-release axle 6 and
tighten to the appropriate
tightening torque.
• Tighten right-hand axle
clamping screw 5 to the
appropriate tightening
torque.
• Remove the front wheel
stand.
• Fit the brake calipers onto
the brake discs.• Fit mounting bolts 2 of the
brake calipers on the left and
right and use the appropriate
tightening torque.
The ABS sensor cable
could be abraded if it
comes into contact with the
brake disc.
Ensure that the ABS sensor
cable is routed tightly.c• Fit the mudguard and tighten
the mounting bolts1 to the
appropriate tightening
torque.
• Remove the masking from
the rim.
To apply the brake pads to the
brake discs, the front brake
must be operated a number of
times.

699Maintenance
Without BMW Integral ABS:
• Press the handbrake lever
firmly a number of times until
the resistance point is
noticeable.
With BMW Integral ABS:
• Switch on the ignition.
• Wait for the self-diagnosis
(b 54)
.
• Press the handbrake lever
firmly a number of times until
the resistance point is
noticeable.
B rake pads that are not fully
applied to the brake discs
lead to delays in the braking ef-
fect. Before beginning a journey,
check that the braking effect
kicks in without any delay.c
Removing the rear wheel
You will find an overview
of the types of screw
used on (
b 124).c
Motorcycle without centre
stand
OA
:
To ensure a secure stance of
the motorcycle during the
following work:
• Place the motorcycle on the
BMW Motorrad rear wheel
stand (b 104).
• The rest of the procedure is
the same as for motorcycles
with centre stands.Motorcycles with centre
stands
OA
:
• Place the motorcycle on the
centre stand
OA.
• Remove bolt1 from silencer
cover 2.
• Pull off the cover towards the
rear.

Maintenance6100
• Remove clamp3 on the
silencer.
Do not remove the
sealing grease from the
clamp.c• Remove bolt4 of the end
silencer bracket on the
pillion footrest.
• Turn the end silencer
outwards.
• Engage first gear.
• Remove mounting bolts5
from the rear wheel, holding
the wheel as you do so.
• If the BMW Motorrad rear
wheel stand is used: remove
the retaining disc.• Place the rear wheel on the
ground.
• Roll the rear wheel out
towards the rear.
• If the BMW Motorrad rear
wheel stand is used: attach
the retaining disc again.
Installing the rear wheel
An overview of the types
of screw used and the
corresponding tightening
torques can be found on
(
b 124).c

6101
Maintenance
Screw connections tight-
ened to the incorrect
torque can come loose or
damage the screw connection
itself.
Make sure that you have the
tightening torques checked,
preferably by an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer.c
• If the BMW Motorrad rear
wheel stand is used: remove
the retaining disc.• Roll the rear wheel onto the
rear wheel support.
• Place the rear wheel on the
rear wheel support.
• If the BMW Motorrad rear
wheel stand is used: attach
the retaining disc again.
• Fit wheel bolts 5 and tighten
crosswise to the appropriate
tightening torque.• Turn the end silencer into its
initial position.
• Fit bolt4 on the end silencer
bracket to the pillion foot-
rest, but do not tighten.

Maintenance6102
• Align clamp3 on the end
silencer with the markA
(arrow) on Lambda oxygen
sensor B.
• Tighten clamp3 on the end
silencer to the appropriate
tightening torque.• Fit bolt 4 of the end silencer
bracket to the pillion footrest
and tighten to the correct
tightening torque.
If the gap between the
rear wheel and the end
silencer is too small, the rear
wheel can overheat.
The gap between the rear
wheel and the end silencer
must be at least 10 mm.c• Push silencer cover 2 with
guides A into the brackets B.
• Fit bolt1 and tighten to the
appropriate tightening
torque.
• Remove any auxiliary stand.