2016 R1200RS Wheel Removals

In this video I remove both wheels in order to take them to get new tires installed.
This includes the removal of the exhaust muffler and also the front brake calipers. Once the new tires are installed on the rims, the wheels are reinstalled on the bike in a separate video.

[@tripfanatic]

Thanks.man, keep making videos for RS, there are not too many on CZcams...you help us a lot

[@Beeza56]

Thank you for this Goat, I just discovered a nail in my rear. Nipping downstairs to whip the wheel off now and heading to Max in the morning where a new tyre’s waiting. All the best.

[@561074]

Grumpy, thanks for the informative video. I'll be doing this job in a few days on my new-to-me 2016 RS. Fairly similar to other bikes I've owned, but with a few bike specific steps.

[@dgomes265]

Great tips and I also am running Roadsmart 3s so hope you enjoy them. One thing I like to do when I have the wheels off is to give the Calipers and pistons a good cleaning with soap and water with an old toothbrush.

[@GrumpyGoat]

I do like the Roadsmart IIIs - good tire and cheaper than the Michelins. Unfortunately my rear tire got a puncture and I had to replace it with a new PR4GT which is all they had in stock.

[@droneroad]

Love your videos! Keep em comin 👍🏻👍🏻

[@gaboufleur]

Thanks, very informative. I am trying to convince myself to buy a 1200RS. This will help....

[@GrumpyGoat]

You won't be disappointed. 👍

[@kylecooper6790]

That rear wheel removal should convince you not to buy one...

[@owenguyan5425]

Great video! What is the name of the tool you used to remove the front axle bolt? Where can one be purchased? Thanks for the informative video

[@GrumpyGoat]

Thanks. It’s a motorcycle front axle removal tool. See this listing in Amazon where I got mine.
a.co/d/5C5ykgY

[@davidsymes840]

Great video very helpful thanks

[@GrumpyGoat]

Thanks!

[@kregelin]

I was wondering which manual I see in the background? Haynes? Thanks for the vid! Keith, '17 R1200R

[@GrumpyGoat]

Keith - you guessed correctly. I do have the Haynes manual and it is my main reference. Link: haynes.com/en-us/bmw/r1200rs/2015-2016

[@1joeyonly]

You've had the Dunlops for a year, what's your impression? I'm about to replace my front Pilot 5, it's got about 9500 kilometers and is just about to the wear bars. I could leave it on for another thousand K's but the howling noise is driving me crazy. It starts to howl at 100k/60mph and goes away at about 120k/80mph. Unfortunately where I live riding at 120 ensures a ticket.

[@GrumpyGoat]

Gordin - I have never had Road 5s on my bike so have no comment, but had PR4s which I loved and which never presented a problem for me. However, the Dunlop RS3 have made me not intend to buy PR4s again because I think that they are perhaps a little better AND they are cheaper. While I had some cupping on the front PR4s, this was not really evident on the RS3 front tire. Longevity is about the same. Warm up and dry grip are similar, and I had no problem with wet grip with either. I wear earplugs and listen to music sometimes and I hear no tire noise with either. I couldn't stand that if I did. I don't think you'd be unhappy with the RS3s.

[@kylecooper6790]

Ok, its actually no too bad to take the brake caliper off instead of the pipe, but its still a stupid design, especially when you realize older BMWs had a dimple in the exhaust to allow clearance...

[@GrumpyGoat]

The rear tire can be removed without removing the exhaust pipe. It simply has to be rotated.