2007 BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 GT suspension

Brakes . . . . . .................. 67
Handlebars . . ................. 67
Mirrors . . . . . . ................. 68
Spring preload . . ............. 68
Damping . . . . ................. 69
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESA
OE
............. 69
Tyres . ........................ 72
Headlight . . . . ................. 72
Front and rear seats . . . . ...... 73
Helmet holder . . . ............. 76
5 Riding . . . . ................ 77
Safety instructions . . . . . ...... 78
Checklist . . . . ................. 80
Starting . . . . . . ................. 80
Running in . . ................. 83
Brakes . . . . . . ................. 84
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 85
Refuelling . . . ................. 87 6 Engineering details . . . . . 89
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABS . . . . .
...... 90
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASC
OE
....................... 92
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC
OE
....................... 94
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General instructions . . . . ...... 98
Power socket . . . ............. 98
Luggage . . . . ................. 99
Case . ...................... 100
TopcaseOA
................. 102
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 105
General instructions . . . . .... 106
Toolkit ...................... 106
Engine oil . . . ............... 107
Brake system, general . . .... 109
Brake pads . . ............... 109
Brake fluid . . . ............... 111
Clutch ...................... 113
Tyres . ...................... 113
Rims . ...................... 114
Wheels . . . . . . ............... 114 Front-wheel stand . . . . . .
.... 121
Bulbs . ...................... 123
Jump starting . . . ........... 131
Battery . . . . . . ............... 132
9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Care products . . . ........... 138
Washing motorcycle . . . . .... 138
Cleaning easily damaged
components . ............... 138
Paint care . . . ............... 139
Protective wax coating . .... 140
Laying up the motor-
cycle . ...................... 140
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 140
10 Technical data . . . . . . . 141
Troubleshooting chart . . .... 142
Threaded fasteners . . . . .... 143
Engine . . . . . . ............... 145
Fuel . . ...................... 146
Engine oil . . . ............... 146
Clutch ...................... 147
Transmission ............... 147
Rear-wheel drive ........... 148
Running gear ............... 148

ESA Electronic SuspensionAdjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC Tyre pressure control
(ReifenDruck-Control)EquipmentWhen you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes option-
al extras (OE) offered by BMW
and selected optional accessor-
ies (OA). This explains why the
manual may also contain de-
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
might not be exactly as illus-
trated in this manual on account
of country-specific differences.
If your BMW was supplied with
equipment not described in
this Rider's Manual, you will find these features described in
separate manuals.
Technical dataAll dimensions, weights and
power ratings stated in the
Rider's Manual are quoted to the
standards and comply with the
tolerance requirements of the
Deutsche Institut für Normung
e.V. Versions for individual
countries may differ.CurrencyThe high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcycles
are maintained by constant
development work on designs,
equipment and accessories.
Because of this, your motorcycle
may differ from the information
supplied in the Rider's Manual.
Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely
rule out errors and omissions.
We hope you will appreciate that
no claims can be entertained onthe basis of the data, illustrations
or descriptions in this manual.
17zGeneral instructions

General view, left side1Windscreen ( 63)
2 Battery compartment
( 134)
3 Seat lock (underneath the
rear light) ( 74)
4 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 68)
5 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension
( 69)
6 Power socket ( 98)
211zGeneral views

Operation
Operation
Ignition switch and steering lock..... 47
Electronic immobiliser . . . ............ 48
Clock ................................ 49
Odometer and tripmeters ............ 49
Multifunction display ................. 51
On-board computer
OE
............... 51
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC
OE
.............................. 54
Lights ................................ 55
Turn indicators ....................... 56
Hazard warning flashers . . ............ 57
Emergency off switch (kill switch) . . . . 58
Grip heating
OE
....................... 59
Seat heatingOE
...................... 60 Automatic Stability Control
ASC
OE
.............................. 61
Seat height . . . ....................... 62
Windscreen . . . ....................... 63
Cruise-control system
OE
............. 63
Stowage compartment . ............. 66
Clutch . . ............................. 66
Brakes . . ............................. 67
Handlebars . . . ....................... 67
Mirrors . . ............................. 68
Spring preload ....................... 68
Damping ............................. 69
Electronic Suspension Adjustment
ESA
OE
............................... 69
Tyres . . . ............................. 72
445zOperation

MirrorsAdjusting mirrorsTurn the mirror to the correct
position.Spring preloadSettingIt is essential to set spring pre-
load of the rear suspension to
suit the load carried by the mo-
torcycle. Increase spring preload
when the motorcycle is heavily
loaded and reduce spring preload
accordingly when the motorcycle
is lightly loaded.
Adjusting spring preload
for rear wheelMake sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.The knob can be pulled out
and angled down for easier
accessibility.
Your motorcycle's hand-
ling will suffer if you do not
match the spring-preload and
damping-characteristic settings.
Adjust the damping characteristic
to suit spring preload. Adjusting spring preload
while the motorcycle is be-
ing ridden can lead to accidents.
Do not attempt to adjust spring
preload unless the motorcycle is
at a standstill.
If you want to increase spring
preload, turn knob 1in the dir-
ection indicated by the HIGH
arrow.
If you want to reduce spring
preload, turn knob 1in the dir-
ection indicated by the LOW
arrow.
Basic setting of spring
preload, rear
Turn the knob as far as it will
go in the direction indicated
by the LOW arrow and then
turn it back 15 clicks in the
direction indicated by the
HIGH arrow. (Full load of
fuel, with rider 85 kg)
468zOperation

DampingSettingDamping must be adapted to
suit spring preload. An increase
in spring preload requires firmer
damping, a reduction in spring
preload requires softer damping.Adjusting damping for
rear wheelMake sure the ground is level
and firm and place the motor-
cycle on its stand.
Adjust the rear shock absorber,
using the tool from the on-board toolkit to turn adjusting
screw
1.
If you want a harder damping
characteristic, use a screw-
driver to turn adjusting screw 1
in the direction indicated by the
H arrow.
If you want a softer damping
characteristic, use a screw-
driver to turn adjusting screw 1
in the direction indicated by the
S arrow. Basic setting of rear-sus-
pension damping charac-
teristic
Turn the adjusting screw as
far as it will go in the dir-
ection indicated by the H
arrow and then turn it back
one and a half turns in the
direction indicated by the S
arrow. (One-up 85 kg)
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESA
OE
SettingsElectronic Suspension Adjust-
ment ESA provides a convenient
way of adapting the motorcycle
to the load it carries and the sur-
face over which you intend riding.
469zOperation

The damping characteristic is
shown in panel1of the multi-
function display, and spring pre-
load in panel 2. The clock is not
shown while the ESA readout is
active. Three spring preload set-
tings can each be combined with
three damping characteristics to
fine-tune the motorcycle's sus-
pension.Adjuster, spring preloadThe ESA control unit is protected
by an overload cutout designed
to stop the spring-preload ad-
justment process if current con-
sumption reaches an unaccept- ably high level. Please note that
a combination of low ambient
temperature and a high payload
tends to increase the possibility
of elevated current consumption,
and under these circumstances
adjustment might be interrupted
by the overload cutout.
If the motorcycle is to be used
for two-up riding and ambient
temperature is below 0 °C, BMW
Motorrad recommends adjusting
the suspension to the setting for
two-up riding and allowing ad-
justment to complete before your
passenger mounts the motor-
cycle. Similarly, BMW Motorrad
recommends relieving the weight
on the motorcycle when you are
going to adjust over a long range
of travel (adjusting from "one-up"
to "two-up with luggage").
The ESA indicator continues to
flash until adjustment completes.
If adjustment is interrupted the
process resumes as soon as
current consumption drops be-
low the defined threshold, for
example when the above-men-
tioned measures are adopted.
Calling up settingsSwitch on the ignition.
Press button
1.
The current setting is
displayed.
The reading remains visible for
a few seconds before disap-
pearing automatically.
470zOperation

Adjusting suspension
dampingSwitch on the ignition.You can adjust the damp-
ing characteristic while the
motorcycle is on the move.
Press button 1.
The current setting is
displayed.
Press button 1once at each
step.
The display field starts at the
current status and cycles through
the following sequence:
COMF
Comfortable damping
characteristic
NORM
Normal damping char-
acteristic
SPORT
Sporty damping char-
acteristic
The setting shown on the dis-
play is automatically accepted
as the damping characteristic
if you allow a certain length of
time to pass without pressing
button 1.
Adjusting spring preloadStart the engine.
You cannot adjust spring
preload while the motor-
cycle is on the move. Press button
1.
The current setting is
displayed.
Press and hold down button 1
until the reading changes.
The display field starts at the
current status and cycles through
the following sequence: One-up
One-up with luggage
Two-up (with luggage)
471zOperation