BMW F 650 GS 2007 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
F 650 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
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Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on your
choice of a motorcycle from
BMW and welcome you to the
community of BMW riders.
Familiarise yourself with your new
motorcycle so that you can ride it
safely and confidently in all traffic
situations.
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW motorcycle. It
contains important information on
how to operate the controls and
how to make the best possible
use of all your BMW's technical
features.
In addition, it contains information
on maintenance and care to help
you maintain your motorcycle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
If you have questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope that you will enjoy riding your BMW and that all your
journeys will be pleasant and
safe.
BMW Motorrad.
Table of Contents
You can also consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.
1 General instructions . .. . . 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views . ... .. .. .. .. . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . 14
Underneath the trim pan-
el............................. 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Status indicators . .. .. .. 21
Standard status
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Status indicators with onboard computer
OE
........... 23
Status indicators with
tyre-pressure monitoring
OE
(RDC)
...................... 24
Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings issued by the onboard computer
ABS warnings
RDC warnings
Anti-theft alarm
warnings
OE
........... 29
OE
............. 30
OE
............. 32
OE
................... 38
4 Operation .. . .. ... ... ... .. 39
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 42
On-board computer
OE
....... 43
Tyre pressure monitoring
(ReifenDruck-Control)
OE
RDC
....................... 48
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 51
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Grip heating
BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
............... 53
OE
...... 53
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Riding off-road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 70
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6 Engineering details .. . .. 73
Brake system with BMW Motorrad ABS
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC
OE
................ 74
OE
....................... 76
7 Accessories . .. .. .. .. .. .. 79
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
OA
Case
Topcase
...................... 83
OA
................... 86
8 Maintenance . . .. .. .. .. .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 92
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 106
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
9 Care . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 121
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 122
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Protective wax coating . . . . . 124
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . . 124
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 124
10 Technical data . .. . .. . 125
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 126
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 127
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Riding specifications . . . . . . . 138
11 Service . .. ... ... .. .. .. . 139
BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 140
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 140
BMW Motorrad service net-
work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . 141
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Confirmation of service . . . . . 147
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols ........... 6
Equipment ............................ 7
Technical data ........................ 7
Currency .............................. 7
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General instructions
Overview
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Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial
6
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work on
the motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your motorcycle is
a precondition for generous treatment of goodwill claims.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual; it is an important part of the
motorcycle.
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Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reasons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
motorcycle against damage.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, adjust or look after items of equipment on the motorcycle.
Indicates the end of an
item of information.
Instruction.
Result of an activity.
Reference to a page with
more detailed information.
Indicates the end of a
passage relating to specific accessories or items
of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are assembled complete with
all the BMW optional extras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional accessories through
your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer; optional
accessories have to be
retrofitted to the motorcycle.
Electronic immobiliser
EWS
(Elektronische Wegfahrsicherung).
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage)
Anti-lock brake system
ABS
Tyre pressure control
RDC
(Reifendruck-Control)
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes optional extras (OE) offered by BMW
and selected optional accessories (OA). This explains why the
manual may also contain descriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
might not be exactly as illustrated in this manual on account
of country-specific differences.
If your BMW was supplied with
equipment not described in
this Rider's Manual, you will
find these features described in
separate manuals.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
power ratings stated in the
Rider's Manual are quoted to the
standards and comply with the
tolerance requirements of the
Deutsche Institut für Normung
e.V. Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Currency
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcycles
are maintained by constant
development work on designs,
equipment and accessories.
Because of this, your motorcycle
may differ from the information
supplied in the Rider's Manual.
Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely
rule out errors and omissions.
We hope you will appreciate that
no claims can be entertained on
the basis of the data, illustrations
or descriptions in this manual.
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General instructions
General views
General view, left side................ 11
General view, right side . . ............ 13
Underneath the seat ................. 14
Underneath the trim panel ........... 15
Handlebar fitting, left ................. 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 17
Instrument cluster ................... 18
Headlight ............................ 19
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General views
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General view, left side
1 Power socket ( 80)
2 Seat lock ( 59)
3 Engine-oil filler neck and oil
dipstick ( 93)
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General view, right side
1 Fuel filler neck ( 71)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 97)
3 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (VIN) (on steering-head
bearing), Type plate (on
steering-head bearing)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 96)
5 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 97),
Coolant filler neck (behind
side panel) ( 98)
6 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 56)
7 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension
( 57)
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Underneath the seat
2
1 Location of first-aid kit (OA)
2 Toolkit
14
3 Payload table
4 Table of tyre pressures
5 Helmet holder ( 60)
6 Rider's Manual
7 Tool for adjusting spring
preload ( 56)
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Underneath the trim panel
1 Battery ( 116)
2 Air-filter housing ( 114)
2
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Handlebar fitting, left
2
1 Operating the on-board
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computer
2 Operating the ABS
( 53)
3 Horn
4 Flashing turn indicators,
left ( 50), Hazard warning flashers ( 51)
5 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 49)
General views
OE
( 43)
OE
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 52)
2 Starter button ( 65)
3 Grip heating
4 Flashing turn indicators,
right ( 50), Hazard warning flashers ( 51)
5 Cancel button, flashing turn
indicators ( 51), Pushbutton, cancel hazard warning
flashers ( 52)
OE
( 53)
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Instrument cluster
2
1 Telltale lights ( 22)
2 Speedometer
18
3 Operation of the clock
( 42), Operation of the
stopwatch
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Operating the odometer
( 42)
6 Telltale light, anti-theft alarm
(OE), Sensor for instrument
lighting, Warning light for
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General views
7 Rev. counter
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic day
and night switchover.
OE
OE
( 46)
( 48)
Headlight
1 Low-beam headlight
2 High-beam headlight
3 Side light
2
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Status indicators
Standard status indicators ........... 22
Status indicators with on-board com-
puterOE.............................. 23
Status indicators with tyre-pressure
monitoring (RDC)
Standard warnings ................... 24
Warnings issued by the on-board
computerOE......................... 29
ABS warnings
RDC warningsOE.................... 32
Anti-theft alarm warningsOE......... 38
OE
................. 24
OE
..................... 30
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Standard status
3
indicators
22
Multifunction display
Telltale lights
Service-due indicator
1 Clock ( 42)
2 Odometer and tripmeters
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( 42)
1 High-beam headlight
2 Flashing turn indicators, left
3 Idle
4 Flashing turn indicators,
right
If the next service is due in less
than one month, the date for the
next service is shown briefly after
the Pre-Ride Check completes.
The month is shown as a twodigit number and the year as a
four-digit number, with a colon
as separator, so in this example
the next service is due in March
2007.
If the motorcycle covers long distances in the course of the year,
under certain circumstances it
might be necessary to have it
serviced at a date in advance
of the forecast due date. If the
countdown distance to the odometer reading at which a service
will be due is less than 1000 km,
the distance is counted down in
steps of 100 km and is shown
briefly after the Pre-Ride Check
completes.
If service is overdue, the due
date or the odometer reading at
which service was due is accom-
panied by the 'General' warning
light showing yellow. The word
"Service" remains permanently
visible.
If the service-due indicat-
or appears more than a
month in advance of the actual
due date or if the word "Service"
does not show permanently even
though a service is overdue, the
date stored in memory in the instrument cluster is incorrect and
must be set. This situation can
occur if the battery was disconnected for a prolonged period of
time.
If you want to have the date set
consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Status indicators with
on-board computer
Multifunction display
1 Status-indicator panel of
the on-board computer
( 43)
2 Gear indicator ( 23)
3 Coolant temperature
( 24)
4 Fuel capacity ( 24)
Gear indicator
The gear engaged or N
for neutral appears on the
display.
OE
OE
3
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If no gear is engaged, the
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'neutral' telltale light also
lights up.
Coolant temperature
The horizontal bars above
the temperature symbol
indicate the coolant temperature.
Fuel capacity
The horizontal bars above
the fuel-pump symbol indicate the remaining quantity of
fuel. The top bar is larger than
the others and the quantity of
fuel it represents is correspond-
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ingly larger.
When the fuel in the tank is
topped up the gauge briefly
shows the original level, before
the reading is updated.
Status indicators
with tyre-pressure
OE
OE
( 48)
monitoring (RDC)
1 Temperature-compensated
tyre-pressures
Standard warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
warning lights 1 or by the 'General' warning light 2 showing in
combination with a text warning
or a warning symbol in the multifunction display. The 'General'
warning light shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency of
the warning.
Warning symbols 1 and 2 can
appear on the multifunction display. Text warnings such as 3,
for example, appear in the odometer panel and are accompanied by warning-triangle symbol 4.
If two or more warnings occur at
the same time, all the appropriate
warning lights and warning symbols appear. You can call up text
warnings to alternate with the
odometer readings ( 42). The
status of the 'General' warning
light matches the most urgent
warning.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.
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Warnings, overview
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Telltale lights Status indicators Meaning
26
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
EWS appears on
the display.
Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 27)
Electronic immobiliser active ( 27)
Lights up red Flashes
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
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Flashes
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
play
play
LAMP appears on
the display.
Coolant temperature too high ( 27)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 28)
Insufficient engine oil pressure ( 28)
Bulb defective ( 28)
Electronic immobiliser
active
General warning light shows
yellow.
Warning-triangle symbol
appears on the display.
EWS appears on the display.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not au-
thorised for starting, or communication between key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove all other vehicle keys
from the same ring as the ignition key.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Fuel down to reserve
Warning light for fuel down
to reserve shows.
Lack of fuel can result in
the engine misfiring and
cutting out unexpectedly. Misfiring can damage the catalytic
converter; a hazardous situation
can result if the engine cuts out
unexpectedly.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
Possible cause:
The fuel tank contains no more
than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
≥4l
Refuel ( 71)
Coolant temperature too
high
General warning light shows
red.
The temperature symbol
flashes.
Continuing to ride when the
engine is overheated could
result in engine damage.
You must comply with the instructions below.
Possible cause:
If the coolant level is too low.
Check the coolant level ( 97)
If the coolant level is too low:
Top up the coolant ( 98)
Possible cause:
The coolant temperature is too
high.
If possible, ride in the part-load
range to cool down the engine.
In traffic jams, switch off the
engine, but leave the ignition
switched on so that the radiator fan continues to operate.
If the coolant temperature is
frequently too high, have the
fault rectified as soon as possible by a specialist workshop,
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preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
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Engine in emergencyoperation mode
General warning light shows
yellow.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
The engine is running in
emergency operating mode.
Engine power might be reduced
and this can cause hazardous
situations, particularly if you attempt to overtake other road
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users.
Engine power level might be
lower than normal: adapt your
style of riding accordingly.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has dia-
gnosed a fault. In exceptional
cases, the engine stops and refuses to start. Otherwise, the en-
gine runs in emergency operating
mode.
You can continue to ride, but
bear in mind that the usual engine power might not be available.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Insufficient engine oil
pressure
Warning light for engine-oil
pressure flashes.
The oil pressure in the lube-oil
system is too low. Stop immediately and switch off the engine.
The insufficient oil pres-
sure warning does not fulfil
the function of an oil gauge. The
only way of checking whether
the oil level is correct is to check
with the oil dipstick.
Possible cause:
The engine-oil level is too low.
Check the engine oil level
( 93)
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil ( 94)
Possible cause:
The engine-oil pressure is insuffi-
cient.
Riding when engine-oil
pressure is low can result
in engine damage.
Do not continue your journey.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Bulb defective
General warning light shows
yellow.
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