- Remove front section of front mudguard.
See Group 46.
Caution: Avoid scratching the wheel rim; if necessary mask off the brake caliper. Do not tilt the brake caliper.
Note: Do not actuate the handbrake lever with brake calipers removed or front wheel removed.
- Support the motorcycle under its engine so that the front wheel is clear of the ground, but the motorcycle is not unstable.
- Remove left and right brake calipers.
- Remove hex screw (6).
- Slacken pinch bolts (2, 5) in telescopic forks.
- Remove quick-release axle (1), noting bearing cover (3) and spacer bushing (4).
- Remove front wheel.
- Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure: pay particular attention to the following.
- Grease the quick-release axle (1) and bearing cover (3) lightly with Shell Retinax EP2.
Note: Begin by tightening the quick-release axle (1). Press down on the forks and release them; repeat this action several times and then tighten the pinch bolts (2, 5).
- Check/adjust ABS sensor gap.
See Group 34.
- ABS sensor gap, front — 0.45...0.55 mm (0.018...0.022 in)
Tightening torques:
- Quick-release axle — 30 Nm
- Quick-release axle pinch bolts — 21 Nm
- Brake caliper to fork slider tube — 40 Nm