BMW F 650 GS 2007 Owner's manual

Rider's Manual
F 650 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle data
Vehicle identification number
Colour code
Date of first registration
Registration number
Dealership details
Person to contact in Service department
Ms/Mr
Phone number
Dealership address/phone number (com­pany stamp)

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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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 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 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
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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)
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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
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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
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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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