2002 BMW MOTORRAD R 1150 RS height

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General information and controls
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AB
C
Adjusting seat
Front seat
e Attention:
When installing the seat, make
sure that it is firmly located.
Make sure the seat is at the
same height in the front and
rear mounts.
– Remove the rear seat
 Take off the front seat
There are three rider's seat
height positions:
 A = high B = centre
C = low
 Guide the front seat into the appropriate catches at front
and rear Rear seat
e Attention:
When installing the seat, make
sure that it is firmly located.
 Working from the rear, slide the rear seat into position at
the top and press gently into
the holder (arrow) to secure
Seat
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Safety check
Adjusting headlight beam
throw
L Note:
When the basic setting is cor-
rect, headlight beam throw is
regulated when spring preload
is adjusted to suit load. Have the headlight basic set-
ting adjusted by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer.
L Note:
Adjust beam height so that on-
coming traffic is not dazzled.
Make sure that the throw of the
light cone adequately illumi-
nates the road ahead of you.
Lights
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Safety check
Lights
Headlight
basic setting
L Note:
Do not prop the motorcycle on
the centre or side stand.
 Check tyre pressures and correct if necessary.
 Set the spring-strut adjuster to the position for one-up rid-
ing
 Position the motorcycle on a level surface 10 metres (33
feet) (headlight) from a light-
coloured wall, and with the
rider's weight (approx. 85 kg/
187 lb) on the seat.
 Measure the distance H from
the ground to the centre of the
headlight
 Transfer this height H to the
wall and draw a cross on the
wall at this point  Draw a second cross (
x= 15
cm/5.9 in) lower
 Switch on the low-beam headlight
 Turn adjusting screw 1 (
b 41)
to align the headlight in such
a way that the “light-dark cut-
off” starts in the middle of the
bottom cross and rises to the
right to the height of the upper
cross, before dropping again.
Adjusting screw 1 (
b 41):
– Turn screw anti-clockwise: higher
– Turn screw clockwise: lower
L Note:
Have the headlight basic set-
ting checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer.
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