2000 BMW MOTORRAD C1 Rider's Manual (in English)

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Safety check
Wheels
Checking tyre pressures
d Warning:
Incorrect tyre pressures have
a considerable influence on
the handling of your BMW C1
and on tyre life!
Adjust tyre pressures to suit
total weight. Never exceed
either the vehicle's gross
weight or the individual wheel
load limits (b 49).
– Tyres cold:
 Unscrew and remove valve
cap
 Check/correct tyre pressure
 Screw on valve caps
Tyre pressures: front rear
One-up 1.9 bar 2.1 bar
27.6 psi 30.5 psi
Two-up or
luggage 1.9 bar 2.4 bar
27.6 psi 34.8 psi
Tighten valve caps
d Warning:
At high road speeds, tyre
valves have a tendency to
open as a result of centrifugal
force.
Valve caps that are screwed
on well prevent air from
escaping suddenly.
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48
Safety check
Accessories and loads
d Warning:
BMW cannot examine or test
every product of outside ori-
gin to ensure that it does not
represent a safety risk if used
on or in connection with your
BMW C1. Even approval by an
official inspection authority or
an official permit (General Op-
erating Permit) cannot always
provide this guarantee. Tests
conducted by these instanc-
es cannot make provision for
all operating conditions expe-
rienced by the BMW C1 and
consequently, they are not
sufficient in some circum-
stances.
\f Note:
BMW accessories and other
products approved by BMW
can be obtained from your
BMW dealer by preference.
Luggage net
d Warning:
Do not carry bottles or other
hard objects in the luggage
net - safety risk.
 

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49
Safety check
Correct loading
d Warning:
Overloading can impair the
stability of your BMW C1.
 Pack heavy items at the
bottom
 Load your BMW C1 with no
more than a total of max.
20 kg (44 lbs)
– in the stowage compart-
ment
– on the lid of the stowage
compartment
– in the luggage system
 Check that fastenings are
correctly positioned and tight
e Important:
Do not exceed the gross weight
limit of 360 kg (793 lbs).
Do not exceed the wheel load
limits of 130 kg (287 lbs) at the
front and 250 kg (551 lbs) at the
rear.
Correct tyre pressures to suit
the gross weight (
b 47)
The gross weight consists of:
– BMW C1 with full tank
– rider
– two-up or
–luggage
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Accessories and loads
 

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Starting – Riding – Parking
Handling your BMW C1
safely
Each vehicle has a character all
its own . It's time now for you to
familiarise yourself with the way
your own BMW C1 behaves:
– acceleration
– roadholding
–cornering
–braking …
These are all things you need to
become familiar with.
d Warning:
The tyres, incidentally, need
to cover a certain distance
before they acquire their full
road grip (b63).
Please remember too that if the
vehicle has not yet covered
1,000 kilometres (about
600 miles), the engine is not yet
fully run in.
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Your first trip
 

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Your first trip
Safe riding doesn't depend on
your BMW C1 alone.
Your own skill and common-
sense are needed too.
The key to genuine safety on
the road is a sensible balance
between the vehicle's technical
features and the rider's skill, so
that together they form a single
efficient unit. Riding safely in traffic calls for a
sense of responsibility to your
pillion passenger and to other
road users.
d Warning:
Do not ride your BMW C1 af-
ter drinking alcoholic bever-
ages. Even small amounts of
alcohol or drugs, particularly
if taken in conjunction with
medicines, will adversely af-
fect your perception and your
ability to assess situations
and make decisions, and also
slow down your reflexes.
Take to the road now by all
means, but think carefully about
everything you do.
 

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Important notes
Protection on the roadThe safety concept of the
BMW C1 offers you the most
protection against the weather
and accidents that a two-
wheeler can provide. We re-
commend that you wear weath-
erproof, protective clothing
when you ride the BMW C1.
Risk of fatal accidentYour BMW C1 is equipped with
a digital electronic engine man-
agement system (BMS) and a
high-output ignition system.
d Warning:
When the engine is running or
the ignition switched on, never
touch electrically live parts of
the ignition system or the
Digital Motor Electronics.
 

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Important notes
Risk of poisoningThe exhaust from a motor vehi-
cle contains carbon monoxide,
which is colourless and odour-
less, but none the less toxic.
d Warning:
Inhaling the exhaust fumes
therefore represents a health
hazard and can even cause
loss of consciousness with
fatal consequences.
Do not run the engine in an
enclosed space.
Risk of fireHigh temperatures occur at the
exhaust system, particularly if a
catalytic converter is installed.
d Warning:
Make sure that when the
BMW C1 is being ridden,
when idling or when parked,
no readily flammable material
(e.g. hay, grass, clothing, lug-
gage etc.) can come into con-
tact with the hot exhaust
system.
 

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Important notes
Catalytic converter
e Important:
To avoid damage to the cata-
lytic converter:
 Do not run the fuel tank dry
 Do not exceed the engine-
speed limits marked on the
revolution counter
 Comply with all specified
maintenance intervals
 Stop the engine at once if it is
misfiring
 In the event of misfiring or a
severe drop in engine power,
consult a specialist work-
shop, preferably an author-
ised BMW dealer.
e Important:
If misfiring or malfunction of the
fuel-air mixture preparation sys-
tem cause unburned fuel to
reach the catalytic converter,
there is a risk of it overheating
and being damaged.