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Table of Contents
You can also consult the index atthe end of this Rider's Manual ifyou want to find a particular topicor item of information.
1 General instructions . . . . 5Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Abbreviations andsymbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views . . . . . . . . . . . . 9General view, left side . . . . . . . 11General view, right side . . . . . 13Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . 16Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . 17Handlebar fitting, centre . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . 20ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Ignition switch and steeringlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Odometer andtripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 31Emergency off switch (killswitch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 33Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Parking your motorcycle . . . . 49Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Securing motorcycle fortransportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6 Engineering details . . . . . 53Brake system with BMWMotorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57General instructions . . . . . . . . . 58Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59topcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
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Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing motorcycle for transporta-
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Checklist
Use the following checklist tocheck important functions, set-tings and wear limits before youride off.
Brakes
Brake-fluid levels, front and rear
Clutch
Shock absorber setting andspring preload
Tyre-tread depth and tyrepressures
Cases correctly installed andluggage secured
At regular intervals:
Engine oil level (every refuellingstop)
Brake-pad wear (every thirdrefuelling stop)
Tension and lubrication of thedrive chain
Starting
Side stand
You cannot start the motorcyclewith the side stand extended anda gear engaged. The engine willswitch itself off if you start it withthe gearbox in neutral and thenengage a gear before retractingthe side stand.
Gearbox
You can start the engine whenthe gearbox is in neutral or if youpull the clutch with a gear en-gaged.
Starting engine
Kill switch1in run positiona.
Gearbox lubrication is en-sured only when the engineis running. Inadequate lubrica-tion can result in damage to thegearbox.
Do not allow the motorcycle toroll for a lengthy period of time orpush it a long distance with theengine switched off.
Switch on the ignition.
ABS self-diagnosis isperformed. (45)
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Leaded fuel will destroy thecatalytic converter.
Use only unleaded fuel.
Make sure the ground is leveland firm and place the motor-cycle on its stand.
Open the protective cap.
Use the ignition key to unlockfuel filler cap1and pop thecap open.
Refuel with fuel of the gradestated below; do not fill thetank past the bottom edge ofthe filler neck.
Recommended fuelgrade
Regular, unleaded
91 ROZ/RON
87 AKI
Usable fuel capacity
approx. 17.3 l
Reserve fuel
approx. 4 l
Press the fuel tank cap downfirmly to close.
Remove the key and close theprotective cap.
Securing motorcycle
for transportation
Make sure that all componentsthat might come into contactwith straps used to secure the
motorcycle are adequately pro-tected against scratching. Useadhesive tape or soft cloths, forexample, for this purpose.
The motorcycle can toppleand fall on its side.
Make sure that the motorcyclecannot topple sideways.
Push the motorcycle onto thetransportation flat and hold it inposition: do not place it on theside stand or centre stand.
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Risk of damaging compon-ents.
Take care not to trapcomponents such as brake linesor wires.
At the front, secure the strapsto the bottom fork bridge onboth sides.
At the rear, secure the strapsto the rear footrests on bothsides and tighten the straps.
Tighten all the straps uniformly;the motorcycle's suspensionshould be compressed astightly as possible front andrear.
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Remove quick-release axle5,supporting the rear wheel asyou do so.
Roll the rear wheel back untilit is clear of the swinging arm,while holding the brake caliperon the left-hand side.
The sprocket and thespacer sleeves on leftand right are loose fits in thewheel. Make sure that theseparts are not damaged or lost onremoval.
Install the rear wheel
Threaded fasteners nottightened to the specifiedtorque can work loose or theirthreads can suffer damage.
Always have the security of thefasteners checked by a specialistworkshop, preferably an author-ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Make sure that the brake cal-iper moves on guide6.
Roll the rear wheel into theswinging arm, making sure thatthe brake disc passes betweenthe brake pads.
Lift the rear wheel and workquick-release axle5throughthe swinging arm, the brakecaliper and the rear wheel.
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BMW Motorrad front-
wheel stand
Install the front-wheel
stand
without centre standOE
Place the motorcycle on a suit-able auxiliary stand.
with centre standOE
Make sure the ground is leveland firm and place the motor-cycle on its centre stand.
The BMW Motorrad frontwheel stand is not designedto support motorcycles not fittedwith a centre stand or withoutother auxiliary stands. A motor-cycle resting only on the frontwheel stand and the rear wheelcan topple.
Place the motorcycle on itscentre stand or another auxiliarystand before lifting the front
wheel with the BMW Motorradfront-wheel stand.
Use the front-wheel stand withthe number (0 402 240).
Slacken adjusting screws1ofthe front-wheel stand.
Push the two adapters2apartuntil the front forks fit betweenthem.
Use locating pins3to set thefront-wheel stand to the de-sired height.
Install rubber buffers4in thetop positions on left and right.
Centre the front-wheel standrelative to the front wheel andpush it against the front axle.
Align the two adapters2sothat the front forks are securelyseated.
Tighten adjusting screws1.
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If the front of the motor-cycle is raised too far theauxiliary stand will lift clear of theground and the motorcycle couldtopple to one side.
When raising the motorcycle,make sure that the auxiliary standremains on the ground. If ne-cessary, adjust the height of thefront-wheel stand or the auxiliarystand.
Apply uniform pressure to pushthe front-wheel stand downand raise the motorcycle.
Fuses
Removing fuse
Risk of fire if an attempt ismade to jumper defectivefuse.
Always replace defective fuseswith new fuses of the correctamperage rating.
Switch off the ignition.
Remove the seat (38).
Squeeze the two latches1to-gether and remove the fusecover.
Pull the defective fuse up andout of the fuse box.
If fuse defects recur fre-quently have the electriccircuits checked by a specialistworkshop, preferably an author-ised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Installing fuse
Remove the defective fuse andreplace it with a fuse of thecorrect amperage rating.
The fuse assignments andfuse amperage ratings spe-cified for your motorcycle are lis-ted in the section entitled "Tech-
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