2003 BMW MOTORRAD F 650 GS DAKAR tyre pressure

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Safety check
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Checklist
For this reason, check the
details in the following sections
before you start the journey:
– Fuel level
– Clutch-lever play
–Brake pressure
– Brake fluid levels (front and rear)
– Operation of the ABS warning
light
–Drive chain
– Shock-absorber setting and
spring preload
– Wheel rim and tyre condition,
spokes, tread depth and tyre
pressures
–Loading
– Coolant level
–Lights – Check regularly (every time
you stop for fuel), on the basis
of the following section:
– Engine oil level
(every second stop for fuel)
– Brake pads
If you encounter any problems
or difficulties, please contact
your BMW motorcycle dealer.
He will provide the necessary
advice and assistance.
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Safety check
2
Wheels
 Place the motorcycle on its main stand [Dakar: side
stand]
– Make sure the ground is level and firm.
 Tap spokes with a screw- driver and listen for the cor-
rect ringing sound
L Note:
If the note varies, spoke tension
is uneven (some spokes too
loose or too tight).
Checking tyre pressures
d Warning:
Incorrect tyre pressures have
a considerable influence on
handling and on tyre life.
Tyre pressures must be cho-
sen to suit the total weight on
the motorcycle. Never exceed
either the motorcycle’s gross
weight or the individual wheel
load limits (b39). Tyres cold:
 Unscrew and remove valve
cap
 Check/correct tyre pressure
Tyre pressures: front rear
One-up 1.9 bar 2.1 bar (27.56 psi) (30.46 psi)
Two-up and
luggage 2.1 bar 2.3 bar (30.46 psi) (33.36 psi)
 Firmly retighten the valve caps (b42)
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Starting – Riding – Parking
Running in
Running in new brake
pads
d Warning:
New brake pads must “bed
down” and therefore do not
achieve their optimum friction
levels during the first 500 km
(300 miles).
This slight initial reduction in
braking efficiency can be
compensated for by exerting
greater pressure on the lever.
Try to avoid all unnecessary
hard braking during this initial
period.
Running in new tyres
d Warning:
New tyres have a smooth sur-
face. This must be roughened
by riding in a restrained man-
ner at various heel angles
until the tyres are run in.
This running in procedure is
essential if the tyres are to
achieve maximum grip.
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Indice alfabetico
TTankCapacity, 27
Tank cap, 26
Telltale and warning lights, 6 ABS, 7, 58
Coolant temperature, 7, 58
Engine oil pressure, 7, 59
Low fuel level, 7, 59
Telltale lights High-beam headlight, 7
Neutral, 7
Toolkit, 5
Topcase, 15
Tread depth, tyres, 42
Turn indicators Repeaters, 7
Turn indicators switch, 12
Tyres Tread depth, 42
Tyre pressures, 41
VValve caps, 42
WWarning lightLow fuel level, 7, 59
Warning lights ABS, 7, 58
Coolant temperature, 7, 58
Engine oil pressure, 59
T - Z
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