2010 BMW MOTORRAD G 650 GS rims

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

Off-roading
After off-roading
BMW Motorrad recommendschecking the following after ridingthe motorcycle off-road:
Tyre pressure
Tyre pressures reduced foroff-road riding impair themotorcycle's handling character-istics on surfaced roads and canlead to accidents.
Always check that the tyre pres-sures are correct.
Brakes
When riding on loose sur-faces or muddy roads, thebrakes may fail to take effectimmediately because of dirt ormoisture on the discs or brakepads.
Apply the brakes in good timeuntil the brakes have beencleaned.
The brake pads will wearmore rapidly if you ride fre-quently on unsurfaced tracks orpoor roads.
Check the thickness of the brakepads more frequently and replacethe brake pads in good time.
Spring preload and shock-absorber settings
The off-road settings forspring preload and shockabsorber damping characteristicwill impair the motorcycle's hand-ling characteristics on surfacedroads.
If you have been off-roading, re-member to correct spring preloadand shock-absorber dampingcharacteristics before you returnto surfaced roads.
Rims
BMW Motorrad recommendschecking the rims for damageafter off-roading.
Air filter element
Engine damage due toclogged air filter element.
If you ride in dusty terrain checkthe air filter element for cloggingat shorter intervals; clan or re-place as necessary.
Operation in very dusty condi-tions (desert, steppes, or the like)necessitates the use of air filterelements specially designed forconditions of this nature.
Brakes
How can stopping
distance be minimised?
Each time the brakes are applied,a load distribution shift takesplace with the load shifting for-ward from the rear to the frontwheel. The sharper the motor-cycle decelerates, the more loadis shifted to the front wheel. Thehigher the wheel load, the more
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Maintenance
Maintenance
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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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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Spring preloadAdjuster, rear, 13
Adjusting, 35
Standards, 7
Starter, 17
Starting, 44
Status indicatorsSee also warnings, 20
Standard status indicators, 20
Warnings, 20
Steering lock, 28
TTechnical dataBrakes, 113
Bulbs, 115
Clutch, 111
Dimensions, 117
Electrics, 114
Engine, 109
Engine oil, 110
Frame, 116
Fuel, 110
Rear-wheel drive, 112
Running gear, 112
Spark plugs, 114
Standards, 7
Transmission, 111
Tyres, 113
Weights, 117
Wheels, 113
Telltale lights, 15Overview, 20
ToolkitContents, 66
Stowage, 14
TopcaseOperation, 61
Torques, 107
TransmissionTechnical data, 111
TransportationLashing, 50
Troubleshooting chart, 106
Turn indicatorsOperate, 16
Telltale light, 20
Type platePosition on the motorcycle, 13
TyresBMW recommendations, 113
Inflation pressure, 37
Pressures, 114
Recommendations, 76
Running in, 46
Table of tyre pressures, 13, 14
Technical data, 113
VVehicle identification numberPosition on the motorcycle, 13
WWarnings, 20With ABS, 23
Warnings, overview, 21, 24
Weights, 117Payload table, 14
WheelsChange of size, 77
Checking rims, 74
Install the rear wheel, 81
Removing rear wheel, 79
Technical data, 113
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