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Rider's Manual
F 650 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle data/dealership details
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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
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16 Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators ....... 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22 Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 23 Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 25 Kilometres travelled after fuel down to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26 Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4 Operation................ 37
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 44 Emergency off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 46 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5 Riding .................... 55
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 56 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 64 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Securing motorcycle for transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6 Engineering details..... 69
Brake system with BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7 Accessories ............. 75
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 76 Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
8 Maintenance ............ 85
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 86 Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 103 Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
9 Care .................... 117
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 118 Cleaning easily damaged components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Protective wax coating . . . . 120 Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 120 Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
10 Technical data ...... 121 troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 122 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 123 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 128 Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 129 Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Riding specifications . . . . . . 134
11 Service ............... 135
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 136 BMW Motorrad Mobility services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 136 Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Confirmation of service . . . . 143
12 Index ................. 145
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial 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.
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, ad-
just 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 |
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Optional accessory |
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EWS |
Electronic immobiliser. |
DWA |
Anti-theft alarm (Dieb- |
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stahlwarnanlage) |
ABS |
Anti-lock brake system |
RDC |
Tyre pressure monitoring |
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(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 Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. (DIN). 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 Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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General view, left side
1Power socket (
76)
2Seat lock (
52)
3Engine-oil filler neck and oil dipstick (
87)
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General views
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General views
General view, right side
1Fuel filler neck (
65)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, rear (
91)
3VIN, type plate (on steering-head bearing)
4Brake-fluid reservoir, front (
90)
5Coolant level indicator (behind side panel) (
92)
6Adjuster, spring preload (
49)
7Adjuster for damping characteristic (
50)
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General views
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General views
Underneath the seat
1 Stowage
with first-aid kit OA Location of the first-aid kit
2Standard toolkit (
86)
3Payload table
4Table of tyre pressures
5Helmet holder (
53)
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7Tool for adjusting spring preload (
49)
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Battery ( 113) |
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Multifunction switch, left
1Selecting reading in extended area (
40)
2with BMW Motorrad ABSOE
Operating the ABS (
46)
3Horn
4Flashing turn indicators, left (
44)
Hazard warning flashers (
44)
5High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher (
43)
Multifunction switch, right
1Emergency off switch (kill switch) (
45)
2Starter button (
59)
3with heated handlebar gripsOE
Grip heating control (
45)
4Flashing turn indicators, right (
44)
Hazard warning flashers (
44)
5Cancel button, flashing turn indicators (
44) Pushbutton, cancel hazard warning flashers (
44)
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Instrument panel
1Warning and telltale lights (
24)
2Speedometer
3Setting clock (
39).
with on-board computerOE
Operation of the stopwatch (
41)
4Multifunction display (
22)
5Select the readings (
40).
Reset the tripmeter (
41).
6Ambient-light brightness sensor (for adapting the brightness of the instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarmOE Anti-theft alarm telltale light (see the instructions for use for the anti-theft alarm)
with on-board computerOE
Redline warning (
62) 7 Rev. counter
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General views
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Status indicators
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Kilometres travelled after fuel down
to reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Tyre pressures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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Multifunction display
1Trip meter (
40)
2Warning for engine electronics (
31)
3with on-board computerOE
Stopwatch (
41)
4Time (
39)
5with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE
Tyre pressures (
26)
6Warning for coolant temperature (
30)
7Service due (
25)
8Values area (
40)
9with on-board computerOE
Symbols explaining the readings shown in the values area (
23)
10– with on-board computer (OE)
The horizontal bars indicate the level of the coolant temperature.
11– with on-board computer (OE)
Gear indicator; "N" indicates neutral
12– with on-board computer (OE)
Fuel level
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 significantly larger.
13– with on-board computer (OE)
Values area (
40)
14a warning is shown in the values area (
26)
Meaning of symbols with on-board computerOE
distance travelled after fuel down to reserve in km
(
25)
Average consumption in l/ 100 km
Average speed in km/h
Current consumption in l/ 100 km
Ambient temperature in °C (
26)
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Status indicators
Warning and telltale lights
1Oil-pressure warning light (
31)
2with BMW Motorrad ABSOE
ABS warning light (
33)
3Warning light for fuel down to reserve (
30)
4General warning light, in combination with warnings in the display (
26)
5High-beam headlight telltale light
6Telltale light for right turn indicators
7Telltale light for neutral
8Telltale light for left turn indicators
The ABS symbol might differ, depending on the spe-
cifics of national regulations.
Service-due indicator
If the next service is due in less than one month, the date for the next service 1 is shown briefly after the Pre-Ride Check completes. The month is shown as a two-digit 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 2011.
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 2 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 accompanied by the 'General' warning light showing yellow. The word "Service" remains permanently visible.
If the service-due indicator appears more than a month
before the service date, the date saved in the instrument cluster must be adjusted. 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.
Kilometres travelled after fuel down to reserve
with on-board computerOE
Once the fuel has dropped to the reserve level, the
reading shows the kilometres
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travelled since then. This counter is reset as soon as refuelling brings the total quantity of fuel on board back above the reserve level.
Tyre pressures
with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE
Ambient temperature with on-board computerOE
When the motorcycle is at a standstill the heat of the engine can falsify the ambient-
temperature reading. If the effect of the engine's heat becomes excessive, -- temporarily appears on the display.
If ambient temperature drops below 3 °C the temperature display flashes to draw your attention to the risk of black ice forming. The display automatically switches from any other mode to the temperature reading when the temperature drops below this threshold for the first time.
The tyre-pressure readings are based on a reference tyre temperature of 20 °C. The front tyre pressure is on the left 1; the reading on the right 2 is the rear tyre pressure. "-- --" appears directly after the ignition is switched on, because the sensors do not transmit tyre pressures until the first time the motorcycle accelerates to more than 30 km/h.
If warning triangle 3 also shows, the reading is a
warning. The critical pressure flashes.
If the critical value is close to the limit of the permissible tolerance range, the 'General' warning light shows yellow. If the tyre pressure registered by the sensor is outside the permissible tolerance range, the 'General' warning light flashes red.
The detailed description of BMW Motorrad RDC starts on page
(
72).
Warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the corresponding warning lights.
Warnings that do not have warning lights of their own are indicated by 'General' warning light 1 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.
A reading in values area 2 that constitutes a warning is accompanied by warning
triangle 3. These warnings can alternate with the odometer readings (
40).
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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Status indicators
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview |
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Lights up yellow |
+ "EWS" appears |
Electronic immobiliser active ( 30) |
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Fuel down to reserve ( 30) |
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Lights up red |
Flashes |
Coolant temperature too high |
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Engine in emergency-operation mode |
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Insufficient engine oil pressure |
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Lights up yellow |
+ "LAMP" ap- |
Bulb defective ( 31) |
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"x.x °C" flashes |
Ice warning ( 32) |
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Lights up yellow |
+ "dWA" appears |
Anti-theft alarm battery flat ( 32) |
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