BMW Motorrad Service data R 1150 RT Order No. 01 71 0 029 621 UX-VS-2, 11.00 Printed in Germany Item Desired value Unit of measure- ment/specification Oil capacities Engine (with filter) (without filter) Transmission Initial filling Oil changes Rear wheel drive Initial filling/oil change 3.75 (6.6) 3.50 (6.15) approx. 1.0 (1.76) approx. 0.8 (1.41) of oil to bottom edge of filler neck approx. 0.25 (0.44) of oil to bottom edge of filler neck litres (Imp. pints) litres (Imp. pints) [SI 11 048 90] Engine oil grade: brand-name HD oil for four-stroke spark-ignition engines, API classes SE, SF, SG; combination with CC or CD specification litres (Imp. pints) litres (Imp.
pints) Brand-name hypoid gear oil, SAE class GL 5 SAE 90 litres (Imp. pints) Brand-name hypoid gear oil, SAE class GL 5 SAE 90 Valve clearances measured cold (max. 35 °C/95 °F) Inlet: 0.15 (0.006) Exhaust: 0.30 (0.012) mm (in) mm (in) Ignition timing static setting adjust at TDC Spark plugs Electrode gap Wear limit 0.8 (0.0315) 1.0 (0.039) mm (in) mm (in) Idle speed 1,100 ±50 rpm Throttle cable setting for cold-start (increased idle) speed for throttle (twistgrip) cable for divider cable zero play approx.
0.5 (0.02) zero play mm (in) free travel Brakes Colour of identification mark on brake calipers/brake pads, front Minimum front pad thickness Minimum rear pad thickness Minimum front disc thickness Minimum rear disc thickness white 1.0 (0.039) 1.0 (0.039) (wear mark) 4.5 (0.177) 4.5 (0.177) DOT 4 brake fluid mm (in) mm (in) mm (in) mm (in) Tyre pressures depending on load front: 2.2 – 2.5 (31.9 – 36.26) rear: 2.5 – 2.9 (36.26 – 42.06) bar (psi) bar (psi) Tightening torques:
Oil filter Engine oil drain plug 11 32 Nm Nm Gearbox oil filler plug Gearbox oil drain plug 30 30 Nm Nm Rear wheel drive oil filler/drain plug 23 Nm Fuel tank to rear frame Fuel pump assembly to tank 22 5 Nm Nm Poly-V belt preload Alternator to cover mount 8 20 Nm Nm Brake caliper fasteners, front Brake caliper fasteners, rear 30 40 Nm Nm Rear wheel studs 105 Nm Tightening cylinder heads Nut M 10 screw unscrew/20 180 unscrew/40 Nm ° tightening angle Nm Locknut, valve adjusting screw 8 Nm Cylinder head cover 8 Nm Spark plugs NGK BKR 7 EKC 25 Nm