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The front wheel on the R 1150 GS comes with the existing, centrally
positioned and adjustable spring strut on the front wheel with standard spring
travel of 190 mm or 7.48" adjustable to five different levels plus spring
pretension adjustment by means of a key wrench in the on-board toolkit.
The rear central spring strut with 200 mm or 7.87" spring travel has also
been taken over from the former model. Offering infinite adjustment to any
desired position, the rear spring strut features a wheel for hydraulic
adjustment of spring pretension and an adjustment bolt for setting the
outward stroke damper.
BMW Paralever redesigned
proven brake system optionally available with ABS
The BMW Paralever swinging arm has been redesigned for the
R 1150 GS, following the standard already set for the R 1100 S. With the
housing for the six-speed gearbox being enlarged and the Paralever mounts
in the transmission housing modified accordingly, the length of the Paralever
swinging arm is down from 520 to 506 mm (20.47 - 19.92"). Wheelbase
and the entire running gear geometry nevertheless remain unchanged.
BMW's cross-spoke wheels (with a modified wheel hub at the rear) and the
proven brake system have also been taken over from the
R 1100 GS, with twin brake discs and four-piston fixed callipers on the front
wheel and floating high-grade steel discs measuring
305 mm or 12.00" in diameter, and with a single-disc brake (diameter 276 mm
or 10.89") featuring a two-piston floating calliper on the rear wheel. The brake
pads on the front wheel previously made of an organic material are now made
of sintered metal.
A special feature naturally available also on this new model is ABS with
the same deactivation function as before for offroad riding conditions.
With a full tank and ready-to-go the R 1150 GS weighs exactly 249 kg or
549 lb. Its overall permissible weight, in turn, is 450 kg or 992 lb.
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