K1600 Tire Change 

A couple of things. An inverter 13/16 spark plug socket has the correct size hex on it for the front axle shaft. Do not loosen left side pinch bolt or move bushing. From the manual. The left axle clamping screw locates the threaded bush in the front suspension. If the threaded bush is not correctly aligned the gap between the ABS sensor ring and the ABS sensor will not be correct and this can cause the ABS to malfunction or allow the ABS sensor to be damaged. In order to ensure that the threaded bush remains correctly aligned, do not slacken or remove the left axle camping screw. The rear fender has four screw you can take out to remove the fender to gain access to the rear wheel, which is also in the owners manual. With the rear wheel off it's a good time to change the final drive fluid. It only holds 180cc of oil. Thanks for taking time to make and post the video.

Torque values would have greatly enhanced this already great video. Thank you.

What are the torque settings for the bolts?

You're pretty slick ,I just bought k1600b first bmw I've owned.So I appreciate your expertise I see online.Bottom line ,it's nice to see fellow motorcyclist hands on which I will be doing.Keep up good work and be safe

Hello, great video Thanks was wondering if you could tell me all the torque values to both tires. Just bought my K1600 and don't have a manual. Appreciate the help!

Hello it’s not necessary to pull the exhaust , have a good ride

How about listing the specialty tools, and torque specs used…would be handy if you were more thorough with explanation…thanks

Just a couple comments: As mentioned, there is no need to remove the rear silencer. The wheel slips out and back in easily. Also as mentioned, its not recommended to remove the left pinch bolt to remove the axle. Here is a tip: after I prop the bike up on the center stand, I place a few bags of water softener salt (or 200lb equivalent) on the rear rack. This tilts the bike back far enough to rest on the rear tire and lift the front wheel of the ground enough to roll it out. I place a milk crate under the forks and take off a bag at a time until the forks rest securely on the milk crate. I have been using this method for years on all my BMW's with a center stand with no problems. I have a video posted which describes it in more detail. Like others have said, I too enjoy your videos.

Can I get the torque setting for the rear wheel? Thanks

could I suggest breaking the rear wheel nuts with the bike on the side stand rather than working against the compression, its a bit more sympathetic than moving the pistons in the bores. And if you really must use a hammer on the front axle then a rubber mallet is way more kind. Good to see someone not afraid of working on a big beemer, well done fella.

This is super helpful. Thank you!

Unfortunately you never shared what the torque settings are on the multiple bolts or shared where you bought that tool to remove the front axel.

Hi just wondering with your knowledge of BMW bikes you might be able to give me an idea what could problem with my bike. I've got a K1300GT 2010. I have a problem selecting neutral, when in 1st as I click up it missing neutral straight into 2nd if I turn the bike off then I can select neutral no problem, sometimes with the engine running not very often I can get neutral. Thank you.

I agree with your dealer. The rear fender has 4 screws up top in the corners. Remove those and the rear fender pops off. The rear tire rolls right out the back door. Torque on the wheel lugs is 60nm / 44 ft lbs.

I just bought my k16 and the rear sensor stopped showing pressure 5 minutes away from home.

Great info vid. It would have been even better had you given the torque specs.

Thanks for the great pair of videos. Will really save us time and money down the road.

What are the torque settings?

I think we might have the same barber.

Great job explaining the process. Can you tell me what the size of the socket is to unscrew the front axle and did you buy it from BMW ? Thanks in advance.

Hi Kiki, I've been checking out your vids for a couple years now; very well done.....can you tell me which drill/electronic screw driver you use? I am talking about the small green one you used for the front fender. Bob's BMW uses a similar kind on their vids for the Tupperware, but I cant make out who manufactures it. Thx

Thank's for sharing this video. One little thing though, where / how do you place the jack? There is no sump in engine ( unlike boxer ) which would be the natural place to lift the front end.

The fender under the number plate slides up (may be a little stiff with mud and crust) which enables the wheel to be rolled straight out rearwards without taking off the exhaust or using a block

Did a nice job explaining everything.

Where do you hold the lift under the motorcycle? Is stable? I think it has to be way back, right?

What type of mileage did you get before replacing them? And what brand of tires are you now using? Thanks.

Nice video thank you

Hello, can you tell me the brand and reference of the balancer and cones of adaptation for the rear wheel K1600? Thank you.

have you ever experienced a pull/fade to the left while riding . There are some out there that do

No need to remove the muffler

Those Metzler's or PR4's you put on?

I was going back and forth between buying k16 and not but seeing you're vids and how easy it is to work on these not as cheap as kawasaki but expensive enough to break the bank