BMW G 650 GS 2012 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
G 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.
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 vehicle'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.
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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 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Auxiliary switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Distance covered since the
fuel reached the reserve
level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 31
Emergency-off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 32
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Offroad riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 50
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6 Technology in
detail .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . . . . . . 57
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 58
Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Case .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 66
Onboard toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Chain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
BMW Motorrad front wheel
stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Fuses .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Air cleaner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fairings and Panels . . . . . . . . . 92
9 Care ...................... 97
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning sensitive vehicle
parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Protective wax coating . . . . 100
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 100
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
10 Technical data . . . . . . 101
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 102
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 103
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 108
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Wheels and tires .. . . . . . . . . 109
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 110
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Riding specifications . . . . . . 114
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 117
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Maintenance work. . . . . . . . . 117
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Confirmation of service . . . . 124
12 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
1
5
z
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
must be complied - 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
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory
BMW optional accessories can be purchased
and installed at your authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
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 separate operating instructions.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and outputs in the 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.
Notice concerning current status
The high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by constant development work on designs, equip-
ment 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.
1
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General instructions
1
8
z
General instructions
Overviews
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Auxiliary switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2
9
z
Overviews
2
10
z
Overviews
General view, left side
1 Battery (under center fair-
ing panel) ( 90)
2 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 66)
3 Seat release (in storage
compartment) ( 38)
4 Tire inflation pressure table
(on rear wheel swinging
arm)
5 Onboard socket ( 58)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 71)
2
11
z
Overviews
2
12
z
Overviews
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 50)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 69)
3 Type plate (on right frame
tube)
Vehicle Identification Number (on right steering-head
bearing)
4 Air filter (under fairing side
panel) ( 87)
5 Adjusting spring preload
( 35)
6 Adjusting damping ( 36)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 70)
8 Chain tension label (on rear
wheel swinging arm)
2
13
z
Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Fuse box ( 81)
2 Onboard toolkit ( 66)
14
3 Payload table
Storage tray for Rider's
Manual
z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
1 Multifunction display
( 20)
2 Engine speed warning
( 48)
3 Speedometer
4 Warning and indicator
lamps ( 21)
5 Anti-theft alarm system
status LED (refer to instruction manual for alarm
system)
6 Operating clock ( 29)
Operating odometer
( 30)
2
15
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
left
16
1 Headlight flasher
2 ABS operation ( 33)
3 Turn indicator switch
( 31)
4 Horn
5 High-beam headlight
( 31)
z
Overviews
Multifunction switch, right
1 Emergency-off switch (kill
switch) ( 32)
2 Starter button ( 44)
2
17
z
Overviews
Auxiliary switch
2
1 Hazard warning flashers
18
z
Overviews
( 31)
2 with heated handlebar
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 32)
Status indicators
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 21
Distance covered since the fuel
reached the reserve level .. . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3
19
z
Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Symbol for milage covered
20
z
Status indicators
since fuel reached reserve
level ( 22)
2 Trip odometer symbold
(Trip 1 or Trip 2) ( 30)
3 Display sector for trip
odometer and milage
covered since fuel reached
reserve level
4 RPM limit
5 Tachometer
6 Clock
7 Symbol for setting clock
( 29)
8 Total distance
Warning and indicator lamps
1 Turn signal indicator lamp
2 Fuel-reserve warning lamp
( 24)
3 Neutral indicator lamp
4 ABS warning lamp ( 24)
5 Coolant warning lamp
( 24)
6 Headlight high beam indi-
cator lamp
3
21
z
Status indicators
Distance covered since
3
the fuel reached the
reserve level
22
Once the fuel level falls to
the reserve sector the distance covered since operation in
the reserve range started appears
in the display. This odometer
is reset and no longer appears
as soon as the tank is refuled to
a level higher than the reserve
level.
The trip odometer and the clock
setting can still be accessed.
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Status indicators
Warning indicators
Display
Warnings are displayed with the
corresponding warning lamp.
The following page contains a list
of potential warnings.
Overview of warning indicators
Warning and indicator
lamps
Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 24)
Warning symbols in the
display
Meaning
3
23
Lights up
Flashes
Lights up
Lights up
Coolant temperature too high ( 24)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 24)
ABS deactivated ( 25)
ABS error ( 25)
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Status indicators
Fuel down to reserve
3
24
z
Status indicators
Fuel-reserve warning light
lights up.
Fuel shortage can lead to
engine misfires. This can
result in unexpected engine deactivation (accident hazard) and
damage to the catalytic converter.
Do not drive to the extent that
the fuel tank is completely
empty.
Possible cause:
At the most, the fuel tank still
contains the reserve fuel quantity.
Reserve fuel quantity
Approx. 1.1 gal (Approx. 4 l)
Refueling ( 50).
Coolant temperature too
high
Coolant-temperature warning light lights up.
Driving with an overheated
engine can result in engine
damage.
Be sure to observe the measures
listed below.
Possible cause:
Coolant level too low.
Checking coolant level ( 71).
If coolant level is too low:
Topping up coolant ( 72).
Possible cause:
Radiator fan defective.
If the radiator fan fails to run with
the coolant-temperature warning
light switched on:
Have the malfunction corrected
as soon as possible by a specialized workshop, preferably
an authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Possible cause:
Cooling is insufficient.
If possible, continue driving
in the part-load range to cool
down the engine.
In traffic jams, switch off the
engine, but keep the ignition
switched on so that the radiator fan continues to operate.
Should the coolant temperature
frequently be too high, have
the fault rectified as quickly as
possible by a specialized workshop, preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
ABS self-diagnosis not
completed
ABS warning light flashes.
Possible cause:
The ABS function is not avail-
able, because the self-diagnosis has not been completed. To
check the wheel sensors, the
motorcycle must be driven a few
yards.
Ride off slowly. It must be
noted that the ABS function
is not available until the selfdiagnosis has been completed.
ABS deactivated
ABS warning light lights up.
Possible cause:
The ABS system has been deac-
tivated by the driver.
Switch on the ABS function.
ABS error
ABS warning light lights up.
Possible cause:
The ABS control unit has de-
tected an error. The ABS function is not available.
It remains possible to continue
riding. It must be noted that
the ABS function is not available. Observe additional information on conditions that can
lead to an ABS error ( 55).
Have the malfunction corrected
as soon as possible at a specialist service facility, preferably
an authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
3
25
z
Status indicators
3
26
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Status indicators
Operation
Steering and ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency-off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seat .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
4
27
z
Operation
Steering and ignition
4
lock
28
Keys
Two main keys and one emergency key are provided with the
vehicle. The emergency key features a light, compact design, allowing it to be carried in a wallet,
etc. This key is intended for use
when no main key is immediately
available, and is not suitable for
z
Operation
continuous use.
The ignition lock, tank lock and
seat lock are operated with the
same key.
with Vario case
with Topcase
The cases and the Topcase can
also be ordered with locks for
the same key on request. Please
contact a specialist service facility for this purpose, preferably
an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
OA
OA
Switching on ignition
Turn key to position 1.
Parking light, low-beam headlight and all function circuits are
switched on.
Engine can be started.
Pre-ride check is performed.
( 46)
ABS self-diagnosis is
performed. ( 46)
Switching off ignition
Turn key to position 2.
Light switched off.
Handlebars not locked.
Key can be removed.
Locking steering lock with
parking light
If the motorcycle is on the
side stand, the surface
of the ground will determine
whether it is better to turn the
handlebars to the left or right.
However, the motorcycle is more
stable on a level surface with the
handlebars turned to the left than
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