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Safety instructions
Rider's equipment
Do not ride without the correctclothing. Always wear:
Helmet
Motorcycling jacket andtrousers
Gloves
Boots
This applies even to short jour-neys, and to every season ofthe year. Your authorised BMWMotorrad dealer will be glad toadvise you on the correct cloth-ing for every purpose.
Correct loading
Overloading and imbal-anced loads can adverselyaffect the motorcycle's handling.
Do not exceed the permissiblegross weight and be sure tocomply with the instructions onloading.
Set spring preload, dampingcharacteristic and tyre pres-sures to suit total weight.
with caseOA
Ensure that the case volumeson the left and right are equal.
Make sure that the weight isuniformly distributed betweenright and left.
Pack heavy items at the bot-tom and toward the inboardside.
Note the maximum permissiblepayload and the speed limitfor riding with cases fitted, asstated on the label inside thecase.
with topcaseOA
Note the maximum permissiblepayload and the speed limit forriding with topcase fitted, asstated on the label inside thetopcase.
with tank rucksackOA
Note the maximum permissiblepayload of the tank rucksackand the speed limit for ridingwith a tank rucksack on themotorcycle.
Payload of tank rucksack
max 5 kg
Maximum permissiblespeed for riding with thetank rucksack fitted to the mo-torcycle
max 130 km/h
Speed
If you ride at high speed, alwaysbear in mind that various bound-ary conditions can adversely af-fect the handling of your motor-cycle:
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Adjusting clutch-lever
play
Push back boot1.
Slacken nut2.
To increase clutch play: turnadjusting screw3clockwise.
To reduce clutch play: turn ad-justing screw3counter-clock-wise.
Checking clutch-lever play(73).
Repeat the steps in this pro-cedure until clutch play is setcorrectly.
Tighten nut2.
Pull boot1back over the ad-justing screw.
Tyres
Checking tyre tread depth
Your motorcycle's handlingand grip can be impairedeven before the tyres wear tothe minimum tyre tread depthpermitted by law.
Have the tyres changed in goodtime before they wear to theminimum permissible treaddepth.
Make sure the ground is leveland firm and place the motor-cycle on its stand.
Measure the tyre tread depthin the main tread grooves withwear marks.
Tyres have wear indicatorsintegrated into the maintread grooves. The tyre is wornout when the tyre tread has worndown to the level of the marks.
The locations of the marks areindicated on the edge of the tyre,e.g. by the letters TI, TWI or byan arrow.
If the tyre tread is worn to minim-um:
Replace tyre or tyres, as applic-able.
Rims
Checking rims
Make sure the ground is leveland firm and place the motor-cycle on its stand.
Visually inspect the rims fordefects.
Have damaged rims checkedand, if necessary, replaced by aspecialist workshop, preferablyan authorised BMW Motorraddealer.
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Pull the side panel out of themount at position6, then workthe side panel up and clear ofthe motorcycle. In this process,take care not to damage rubberboot7.
Installing left side panel
Lower the side panel over theoil filler neck from above. Inthis process, take care not todamage rubber boot7.
Seat the side panel in thecentre trim panel at points8and push it into mount6.
Tighten screw5.
Install oil filler cap4.
Install two screws3.
Installing seat (39).
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