2010 BMW MOTORRAD G 650 GS fuel

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

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76BMW Motorrad front-wheelstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . 102Cleaning easily damagedcomponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Protective wax coating . . . . 104Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 104Restoring motorcycle touse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
10 Technical data . . . . . . 105Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 106Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 107Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 112Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 113Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Riding specifications . . . . . . 118
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119BMW Motorrad service . . . . 120BMW Motorrad servicequality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120BMW Motorrad mobilityservices - roadside assist-ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
BMW Motorrad servicenetwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 121Confirmation of mainten-ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Confirmation of service . . . . 127

General view, right side
1Fuel filler neck (49)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, front(70)
3Type plate (on right frametube)
VIN (on steering-headbearing, right)
4Air filter (underneath sidepanel) (91)
5Adjuster for spring preload,rear (35)
6Adjuster for damping char-acteristic, rear suspension(36)
7Brake-fluid reservoir, rear(71)
8Tyre pressures table (onrear wheel swinging arm)
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Warnings, overview
Warning light Status indicators Meaning
showsFuel down to reserve (22)
showsInsufficient engine oil pressure (22)
showsCoolant temperature too high (22)
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Fuel down to reserve
Warning light for fuel downto reserve shows.
Lack of fuel can result inthe engine misfiring andcutting out unexpectedly. Mis-firing can damage the catalyticconverter; a hazardous situationcan result if the engine cuts outunexpectedly.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
Possible cause:
The fuel tank contains no morethan the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
approx. 4 l
Refuelling (49).
Insufficient engine oil
pressure
Warning light for engine oilpressure shows.
The oil pressure in the lube-oilsystem is too low. Stop immedi-ately and switch off the engine ifthe warning light shows.
The insufficient oil pres-sure warning does not fulfilthe function of an oil gauge. Theonly way of checking whetherthe oil level is correct is to checkwith the oil dipstick.
Possible cause:
Engine-oil level too low.
Check the engine oil level(66).
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil (68).
Possible cause:
If the engine oil level is correct:
Riding when engine-oilpressure is low can resultin engine damage.
Do not continue your journey.
Have the fault rectified asquickly as possible by aspecialist workshop, preferablyan authorised BMW Motorraddealer.
Coolant temperature too
high
Warning light for coolanttemperature shows.
Continuing to ride when theengine is overheated couldresult in engine damage.
You must comply with the in-structions below.
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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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Riding
Riding
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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