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 panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3 Status indicators ....... 21
Standard status indicat-
ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Status indicators with on-
board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Status indicators with
tyre pressure monitoring
(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . 24 Warnings issued by the onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 RDC warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Anti-theft alarm warnings . . . . 37
4 Operation................ 39
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 43
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 51 Emergency off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5 Riding .................... 59
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 60 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 66 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Securing motorcycle for transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
6 Engineering details..... 71
Brake system with BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
7 Accessories ............. 77
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 78 Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
8 Maintenance ............ 87
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 88 Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Brake system, general. . . . . . . 91 Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 106 Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
9 Care .................... 119
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 120 Cleaning easily damaged components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Protective wax coating . . . . 122 Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 122 Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
10 Technical data ...... 123
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 124 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 125 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 130 Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 131 Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Riding specifications . . . . . . 135
11 Service ............... 137
BMW Motorrad service. . . . 138 BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 BMW Motorrad mobility services - roadside assist-
ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 BMW Motorrad service
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 139 Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Confirmation of service . . . . 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.
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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 this 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 Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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General view, left side
1Payload table (on left of steering-head bearing)
2Seat lock ( 58)
3Engine-oil filler neck ( 90)
Oil dipstick ( 89)
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General view, right side
1Fuel filler neck ( 68)
2Adjuster for spring preload, rear ( 54)
3VIN, type plate (on steering-head bearing, right)
4Brake-fluid reservoir, front ( 93)
5Coolant-level indicator ( 95)
6with power socketOE Power socket ( 78)
7Adjuster for damping characteristic, rear suspension ( 55)
8Brake-fluid reservoir, rear ( 94)
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Underneath the seat
1Tool for adjusting spring preload ( 54)
2Standard toolkit ( 88)
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4Location of first-aid kit (OA)
5Table of tyre pressures
6with service toolkitOA Stowage for on-board toolkit service kit ( 88)
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Handlebar fitting, left
1High-beam headlight and headlight flasher ( 50)
2with on-board computerOE
Operating the on-board computer ( 43)
3Hazard warning flashers ( 51)
4Operation of the flashing turn indicators ( 50)
5Horn
Handlebar fitting, right
1with heated handlebar gripsOE
Grip heating ( 52)
2Starter button ( 62)
3Emergency off switch (kill switch) ( 51)
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Instrument panel
1Telltale lights ( 22)
2Speedometer
3Operation of the clock ( 42)
4Multifunction display ( 22)
5Operating the odometer ( 42)
with on-board computerOE
Operation of the stopwatch ( 47)
6Ambient-light brightness sensor (for adapting the brightness of the instrument lighting)
RPM redline warning with anti-theft alarmOE
Anti-theft alarm telltale light (see the instructions for use for the anti-theft alarm)
7Rev. counter
The instrument-cluster lighting has automatic day 2
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General views
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Headlight
1Low-beam headlight
2High-beam headlight
3Parking light
Status indicators
Standard status indicators . . . . . . . . . . 22
Status indicators with on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Status indicators with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Warnings issued by the on-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 RDC warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Anti-theft alarm warnings . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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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 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 2. 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 sevice-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.
Status indicators with on-board computer
with on-board computerOE
Multifunction display
1Status-indicator panel of the on-board computer ( 43)
2Gear indicator ( 23)
3Coolant temperature ( 24)
4Fuel capacity ( 24)
Gear indicator
The gear engaged or N for neutral appears on the
display.
If no gear is engaged, the 'neutral' telltale light also
lights up.
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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 significantly larger.
Once you have refuelled, the gauge briefly shows the original level, before the reading is updated.
Status indicators with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)
1Tyre-pressure readout ( 49)
The figures shown in the tyre-pressure readings are temperature-compensated (see the section entitled "Engineering
details").
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. 'General' warning light 2 shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency of the warning.
with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC)OE
The possible warnings are listed on the next page.
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.
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preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
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 users.
Engine power level might be lower than normal: adapt your style of riding accordingly.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has diagnosed 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 pressure 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 ( 89).
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil ( 90).
Possible cause:
The engine-oil pressure is insufficient.
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.