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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
AABS - anti-lock brake system, 68
Active brake with ABSchanging brake fluid, 31
Anti-lock braking system notes, 66, 70, 71, 72, 73
BBMW Integral ABSchecking brake fluid level, 31
troubleshooting chart, 73
Brake fluid changing, 28
Brake fluid level checking, 28
checking front, 29, 33
checking rear, 30, 34
Brake pads, checking, 27
Brake servo, 68
Brake system checking, 26
general, 26, 27
with BMW Integral ABS, 32,
33, 34
without BMW Integral ABS, 28,
29, 30
Braking, precautions, 64
CCapacity, 23
Catalytic converter, 49 safety instructions, 49
Centre stand, 52, 53
Checking brake fluid level, 28 Choke
cold start, 10, 59
Choke lever operation, 59
position, 10
Closing the System case, 17
Clutch
fluid level, 35
lever, 24
Cockpit layout, 6
cover, 13, 14
DDipswitch, 10
EEngine oil, 21 Filler, 21
filler, 4
level sight glass, 4
pressure warning light, 60
FFront brake
brake fluid level, 29, 33
brake fluid reservoir, 5
lever, 25
Fuel, 22 filler cap, 5
octane number, 23
refuelling, 22
Fuse box, 5
A - F
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GGear shifts, 62, 63
General viewleft side, 4
right side, 5
HHandlebar fittingleft, 10
right, 11
Handlebar levers, 24 clutch, 24
handbrake, 25
Hazard warning flashers, 12
Headlight beam throw adjustment, 36
Heated handlebar grips, 11, 12
Helmet holder, 13
High/low (dipped) headlight switch, 10
Horn, 10
Hydraulic fluid clutch, 35
IIgnition switch and steering lock, 6
function, 8, 9
Ignition, switching on, 56, 57
Installing System case, 18
Instruments, 6
KKill switch, 11
LLight general instructions, 36
headlight beam throw, 36
MMotorcycle equipment, 79
NNeutral, 57
OOctane number (fuel), 23
Oil filler, 21
Oil filler, engine, 4
Oil levelchecking, 21
engine oil pressure, 6, 60
sight glass, 4
Opening the System case, 16
Overheating, 58
PPartially integral brakes, 68
Power socket, 4
RRear brake brake fluid reservoir, 5
Removing System case, 17
Residual braking, 32
Residual braking function, 69
Rev. counter, 6
Rider's equipment, 78
G - H
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