2010 BMW MOTORRAD G 650 GS clock

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

Instrument panel
1Speedometer
2Telltale lights (20)
3Rev. counter
4Operation of the clock(29)
5Clock
6Operating the odometer(30)
7Odometer and tripmeters
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Operation
Operation
Ignition switch and steering lock . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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the handlebars turned to theright.
On level ground, always turn thehandlebars to the left to set thesteering lock.
Turn the handlebars to the fullleft or right lock position.
Turn the key to theOFFpos-ition, while moving the handle-bars slightly.
Handlebars locked.
Key can be removed.
Engaging steering lock
with parking lights
If the motorcycle is on theside stand, the surface ofthe ground will determine wheth-er it is better to turn the handle-bars to the left or right. However,the motorcycle is more stable ona level surface with the handle-bars turned to the left than withthe handlebars turned to theright.
On level ground, always turn thehandlebars to the left to set thesteering lock.
Turn the handlebars to the fullleft or right lock position.
Turn the key to thePposition,while moving the handlebarsslightly.
The parking lights are switchedon.
Handlebars locked.
Key can be removed.
Clock
Setting clock
Switch on the ignition.
You can make this adjust-ment only when the motor-cycle is at a standstill.
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If you want to reduce springpreload, turn knob1in the dir-ection indicated by the SOFTarrow.
Basic setting of springpreload, rear
Turn the knob counter-clockwise to the limit stop,then turn it back 15 clicks.(Full load of fuel, with rider85 kg)
Damping
Adjustment for rear
suspension
Damping must be adapted to suitspring preload and the surface onwhich the motorcycle is ridden.
An increase in spring preload re-quires firmer damping, a reduc-tion in spring preload requiressofter damping.
The harder the setting, the morethe movement that the spring
strut can make to absorb sur-face irregularities is damped.When you choose a soft settingthe spring strut responds all themore rapidly to surface irregularit-ies.
Adjusting damping for
rear wheel
Make sure the ground is leveland firm and place the motor-cycle on its stand.
Adjust the damping character-istic, using the tool from theon-board toolkit to turn adjust-ing screw1.
If you want a harder dampingcharacteristic, use a screw-driver to turn adjusting screw1in the direction indicated by theH arrow.
If you want a softer dampingcharacteristic, use a screw-driver to turn adjusting screw1in the direction indicated by theS arrow.
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Rebound stage, basicsetting, rear
turn the bottom adjustingscrew as far as it will go inthe clockwise direction andthen back it off half a turn(Full load of fuel, with rider85 kg)
Tyres
Checking tyre pressure
Incorrect tyre pressures im-pair the motorcycle's hand-ling characteristics and increasethe rate of tyre wear.
Always check that the tyre pres-sures are correct.
At high road speeds, tyrevalves installed perpen-dicular to the wheel rim have atendency to open as a result ofcentrifugal force.
In order to avoid a sudden loss oftyre pressure, fit a valve cap with
rubber sealing ring to the reartyre and make sure that the capis screwed on firmly.
Make sure the ground is leveland firm and place the motor-cycle on its stand.
Check tyre pressures againstthe data below.
Tyre pressure, front
1.9 bar (one-up, at tyre tem-perature 20 °C)
2.1 bar (two-up and/or withluggage, at tyre temperature20 °C)
Tyre pressure, rear
2.1 bar (one-up, at tyre tem-perature 20 °C)
2.3 bar (two-up and/or withluggage, at tyre temperature20 °C)
If tyre pressure is too low:
Correct tyre pressure.
Headlight
Adjusting headlight for
driving on right/driving on
left
If the motorcycle is ridden in acountry where the opposite ruleof the road applies, its asymmet-ric low-beam headlight will tendto dazzle oncoming traffic.
Have the headlight set accord-ingly by a specialist workshop,preferably an authorised BMWMotorrad dealer.
Headlight beam throw and
spring preload
Headlight beam throw is gener-ally kept constant when springpreload is adjusted to suit load.
Spring preload adjustment mightnot suffice only if the motorcycleis very heavily loaded. Under
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these circumstances, headlightbeam throw has to be adjustedto suit the weight carried by themotorcycle.
Consult a specialist work-shop, preferably an au-thorised BMW Motorrad deal-er, if you are unsure whetherthe headlight basic setting iscorrect.
Headlight beam-throw
adjustment
1Headlight beam-throw ad-justment
Spring preload adjustment mightnot suffice if the motorcycle isvery heavily loaded. Headlightbeam throw can be adjusted soas not to dazzle oncoming traffic.This adjustment should be car-ried out by a specialist workshop,preferably an authorised BMWMotorrad dealer.
aLengthens beam throw
bShortens beam throw
Seat
Remove the seat
Make sure the ground is leveland firm and place the motor-cycle on its stand.
Use the ignition key to turnstowage-compartment lock1clockwise.
Remove cover2.
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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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