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Technical data R 850 C R 1200 C
Front suspension
Type BMW Telelever with external suspension strut
Telescopic fork
Front wheel caster in normal-load position mm (in) 86 (3.39)
Steering lock angle °2 x 38
Total suspension travel mm (in) 144 (5.67)
Fixed tube surface Hard chrome plated
Extl. dia. of fixed fork tubes mm (in) 35.0 (1.38)
Maximum permissible runout of fixed fork
tube mm (in) 0.4 (0.016)
Telescopic fork oil – approved grades BMW telescopic fork oil
Fill quantity in each fork leg l (Imp. pint/
US quart) 0.470 (0.8275/0.4966)
Suspension strut
Type Suspension strut with coil spring and twin-
tube, gas-filled shock absorber