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Technical Data R 1100 RS
Rear wheel drive
Gear tooth pattern Klingelnberg-Palloid spiral bevel
Gear ratios up to 1993 model year
3.09 : 1
Number of teeth 34 : 11
from 1994 model year
on
2.81 : 1
Number of teeth 31 : 11
Backlash mm (in) 0.07...0.16
(0.00276...0.0063)
Taper roller bearing preload mm (in) 0.05...0.1
(0.00197...0.03937)
Oil grades Brand-name hypoid gear oil, SAE 90 GL 5
Filling capacity Initial filling
l(Imp. pints) 0.25 (0.44)
Oil changes
l(Imp. pints) 0.23 (0.405)
Drive shaft
Layout Two-piece drive shaft with integral torsional vibra-
tion damper enclosed in single swinging arm
(BMW PARALEVER), universal joints at both
ends, sliding joint at rear wheel drive end.
Swinging arm
Swinging arm length mm (in) 355 (13.976)
Rear suspension
Suspension strut Suspension strut with
single-tube, gas-filled
shock absorber, contin-
uously variable re-
bound-stage damping,
seven spring preload
settings.
Suspension travel mm (in) 135 (5.315)
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