BMW F 800 R 2010 Owner's Manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)
F 800 R
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Color number
First registration
Registration number
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's 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. Familiarize 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 any questions con­cerning your motorcycle, your au­thorized BMW Motorrad retailer
is always happy to provide advice and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.
Table of Contents
You can also use the index at the end of this Rider's Manual to find a specific topic.
1 General instructions . ... 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this man-
ual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . ..... .. .. .. .. . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Under center fairing
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . .... 21
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols. . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Kilometers driven after reaching the reserve
quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature. . . . . . . . 26
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . 26
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 Operation .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 37
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 44
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 45
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5 Riding .. .. . . .... .. .. .. .. .. 53
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 54
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 60
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6 Technology in
detail .. . . .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 63
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
7 Accessories . . . .... .. .. .. 69
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 70
Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8 Maintenance . .. .. .. .. . . . 77
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 78
Onboard toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rims and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Fairings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
9 Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 107
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Protective wax coating . . . . 110
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 110
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
10 Technical data . . .... 111
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 112
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 113
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 118
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 119
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 120
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Riding specifications . . . . . . 124
11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 125
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 127 BMW Motorrad Service
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
BMW Motorrad Mobility Services - on-site break-
down service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
BMW Motorrad Service
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 128
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Confirmation of service . . . . 134
12 Index .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 136

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this manual . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions

Overview

1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man­ual will provide you with an initial
6
overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair work car­ried out on your motorcycle will be documented in Chapter 11. Proof of the maintenance work performed is a prerequisite for generous treatment of 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
z
General instructions
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.
Special information on op-
erating and inspecting your motorcycle as well as mainte­nance and adjustment proce­dures.
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 ac­cessory or equipment­dependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional equipment
The motorcycles are as­sembled complete with all the BMW optional ex­tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
BMW optional acces­sories can be purchased and installed at your au­thorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
TPC/
Tire Pressure Control
RDC
(TPC).

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW motorcycle, you chose various items of custom equipment. This Rider's Manual describes optional equipment (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 is equipped with options or accessories not de­scribed in this Rider's Manual, then this equipment is described in a separate set of instructions.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and out­puts in this Rider's Manual refer to the Deutsches Institut für Nor­mung e. V. (DIN) and comply with its tolerance regulations. Ver­sions for individual countries may differ.

Currentness of this manual

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. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee the total absence of errors. 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
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General instructions

Overviews

General view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Under center fairing panel . . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Payload table (on steering-
head bearing at left)
2 Seat lock ( 50) 3 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 79)
2
11
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Overviews
2
12
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Overviews

General view, right side

1 Fuel filler opening ( 60) 2 Adjusting spring preload
( 47)
3 Vehicle Identification
Number, type plate (on steering-head bearing)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 82)
5 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 84)
6 Onboard socket ( 70) 7 Adjusting damping ( 48) 8 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 83)
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13
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Overviews

Underneath seat

2
1 Tools for adjusting spring
14
z
Overviews
preload ( 47)
2 Standard tool kit ( 78) 3 Rider's Manual (US Model) 4 Storage space
with first-aid kit
Storing first-aid kit
5 Tire inflation pressure table 6 Storage space
with service toolkit Storing service tool kit ( 78)
OA
OA

Under center fairing panel

1 Battery ( 104) 2 Storage space
with tire repair kit
Storing tire repair kit
OA
2
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Overviews

Left handlebar fitting

2
1 High-beam headlight and
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Overviews
headlight flasher ( 43)
2 Select display in extended
area ( 40)
3 Hazard warning flashers
( 44)
4 Operating turn indicators
( 43)
5 Horn

Handlebar fitting, right

1 with heated handlebar
2 Starter button ( 56) 3 Emergency ON/OFF
OE
grips Heated hand grip operation ( 45)
switch ( 44)
2
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Overviews

Instrument cluster

2
1 Warning and indicator
18
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Overviews
lights ( 24)
2 Speedometer 3 Setting clock ( 39).
with onboard
computer Operation of stopwatch ( 41)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Selecting readings ( 40).
Resetting tripmeter ( 41).
6 Ambient brightness sensor
(for brightness adjustment of instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm Anti-theft alarm indicator light (see anti-theft alarm operating instructions)
with onboard
computer Engine speed warning ( 58)
OE
OE
OE
7 Tachometer
The instrument-cluster lighting has automatic day
and night switchover.
2
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Overviews
2
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Overviews

Status indicators

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . 24
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Kilometers driven after reaching the
reserve quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tire inflation pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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z
Status indicators

Multifunction display

3
1 Trip meter ( 40) 2 Warning for engine elec-
22
z
Status indicators
tronics ( 31)
3 with onboard
computer Stopwatch ( 41)
4 Time ( 39) 5 with Tire Pressure Con-
trol (TPC/RDC) Tire inflation pressures ( 26)
6 Coolant-temperature warn-
ing indicator ( 30)
7 Service is due ( 25) 8 Value area ( 40) 9 with onboard
computer Symbols for illustrating dis­played value ( 23)
10 – With onboard computer
(OE) The horizontal bars indicate the level of the coolant temperature.
OE
OE
OE
11 – With onboard computer
(OE) Gear indicator, "N" is shown at idle
12 with onboard
computer
Fuel capacity ( 23)
13 – With onboard computer
(OE) Value area ( 40)
14 A warning is shown in the
value area ( 27)
OE

Meaning of symbols

with onboard computer
Distance driven after reach­ing reserve quantity in mls
( 25)
Average consumption in mpg
Average speed in mph
Current consumption in mpg
Ambient temperature in °F ( 26)
OE

Fuel capacity

with onboard computer
The horizontal bars over the
filling station symbol indi­cate the remaining fuel quantity. The top cross bar is shown en­larged and is equal to a consid-
OE
erably higher fuel level than the other cross bars. When the fuel in the tank is topped up the gauge briefly shows the original level, before the reading is updated.
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Status indicators
Warning and indicator
3
lights
24
1 Oil-pressure warning light
( 31)
2 with BMW Motorrad
3 Fuel-reserve warning light
4 General warning light, in
5 High-beam headlight indi-
z
Status indicators
6 Indicator light for right turn
7 Neutral indicator light 8 Indicator light for left turn
ing on the country.
OE
ABS
ABS warning light ( 32)
( 30)
conjunction with warn­ing indicators in display ( 27)
cator light
indicator
indicator
The ABS symbol can be shown differently depend-

Service display

If the time remaining until the next service lies within a month, the service date 1 is briefly dis­played following the pre-ride check. The month and year are shown with two and four dig­its respectively separated by a colon. In this example the display means "March 2011".
If the motorcycle is driven long distances annually, it is possible that earlier service is required. If the odometer reading for the ear­lier service lies within 621 miles (1000 km), the remaining miles (kilometers) 2 are counted down in 62-mile (100-km) steps and briefly displayed following the pre-ride check.
If the service interval has been exceeded, the general warning light also lights up yellow in ad­dition to the date or mileage dis­play. The Service lettering is dis­played continuously.
If the service display
appears more than a month before the service date, the stored date must be adjusted in the instrument cluster. This situation can occur if the battery has been disconnected for a longer time. Consult a certified workshop, preferably an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer, for setting of the date.

Kilometers driven after reaching the reserve quantity

with onboard computer
After the fuel reserve quan-
tity is reached, the num­ber of kilometers driven since that time are displayed. This odometer is reset if the total fill­ing quantity which results during refueling is greater than the re­serve quantity.
OE
3
25
z
Status indicators

Ambient temperature

3
with onboard computer
26
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Status indicators
When the motorcycle is
stopped, the engine heat can falsify the measurement of the ambient temperature. If the influence of the engine heat becomes too great, -- is tem­porarily shown in the display. If the ambient temperature drops below 37 °F (3 °C), the tempera­ture display flashes as a warning of possible icing-up. The display automatically switches from any other mode to the temperature reading when the temperature drops below this threshold for the first time.

Tire inflation pressures

with Tire Pressure Control (TPC/RDC)
OE
OE
The displayed tire inflation pres­sures refer to a tire temperature of 68 °F (20 °C) . The left-hand value 1 indicates the air pres­sure of the front wheel, and the right-hand value 2 the inflation pressure of the rear wheel. Im­mediately after switching on the ignition, "-- --" is displayed, as the transfer of the inflation pres­sure values does not begin until a speed of 19 mph (30 km/h) is exceeded for the first time.
If the warning triangle 3 is also shown, a warning dis-
play is concerned. Critical infla­tion pressure flashes. If the critical value is at the limit of the permissible tolerance, the general warning light also lights up in yellow. If the determined tire inflation pressure is outside the permissible tolerance, the general warning light flashes in red.
Additional information on BMW Motorrad TPC/RDC is provided from page ( 66) .

Warning indicators

Warnings in multifunction display
Warnings for which no separate warning light is available, are in­dicated with the 'General' warn­ing light 1 in conjunction with a warning or a warning symbol in the multifunction display. The 'General' warning light shows red or yellow, depending on the ur­gency of the warning.
If the display in the value area 2 shows a warning, then this is symbolized with the warning tri­angle 3. These warnings can be displayed in alternation with the odometers ( 40).
The 'General' warning light is shown in accordance with the most urgent warning.
The possible warnings are listed on the next page.
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Status indicators
Overview of warning indicators
3
Warning light Displays Meaning
28
Lights up yellow + "EWS" is indi-
cated
Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 30)
Lights up red Flashes
Lights up yellow appears on the dis-
Flashes
z
Status indicators
Lights up yellow + "LAMP" is indi-
Lights up yellow
play
cated
"x.x °F" flashes
+ "dWA" is indi-
cated
Coolant temperature too high ( 30)
Engine in emergency-operation mode ( 31)
Engine oil pressure insufficient ( 31)
Bulb defective ( 31)
Ice warning ( 32)
Anti-theft alarm battery drained ( 32)
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