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Arrive safely
Training means extra safety
Cornering and braking
need to be practiced
Develop a “sixth sense” for
potentially dangerous situa-
tions. What this means: look
ahead, plan how to avoid possi-
bly dangerous situations and
study other road users’ behav-
iour with a degree of healthy
scepticism.
– Take bends smoothly and rhythmically, avoiding violent
braking and acceleration
– Approach bends slower than
you feel they can be taken; a
neat riding style will get you to
your destination more safely
than sheer speed
– Ride at the inner edge of the
ideal line, look ahead and plan
to leave the bend as smoothly
as you entered it Allow for reaction time when
judging braking distances.
– At a speed of 50 km/h
(31 mph), for instance,
one second’s hesitation
means that about 14 metres
(46 feet) are covered addition-
ally before the brakes are
applied
– At 90 km/h (56 mph), this dis-
tance grows to 25 metres
(82 feet)
Practice applying the brakes
with and without an extra load
on the motorcycle, and study its
reactions on various kinds of
road surface.
Work up to the wheel lock limit
gradually.
BMW has a worthwhile safety
contribution to make in this area
too – BMW Safety Training.
These programmes are a won-
derful opportunity: systematic
basic and follow-up training
enables you to master situa-
tions close to the limit and keep
your motorcycle under
supreme control whatever hap-
pens.
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Index
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Seat, 19, 20
Seat, single, 18
Service worldwide, 92
Shock, 52
Shock-absorber adjustment, 52
Side stand, 62, 63
Speedometer, 8
Spokes, 53
Spring preload, rear, 51
Spring strut, 4
Starter button, 15
Switching on the ignition, 68
TTank capacity, 33
Telltale and warning lightsABS check, 9
battery charge current, 9, 73
engine oil pressure, 9
fuel level, 9
general, 9
high-beam headlight, 9
neutral, 9
turn indicator repeater, left, 9
turn indicator repeater, right, 9
Telltale lights
ABS check, 9
Tool box, 18
Toolkit, 5
Topcase, 26
Trip meter, 8
Turn indicator switch left, 14
right, 15 Turn indicators
repeaters, 9
Turn-indicator cancel switch, 15
Type plate, 5
Tyre pressures, 54
Tyre tread, 55
VValve caps, 54
WWarning lights ABS warning light, 72
Battery charge current, 72
Engine oil pressure, 73
Low fuel level, 72
Warning light, general, 72
Wheel rims, 53
Windscreen, adjusting, 27
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