BMW G 650 GS 2014 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
G 650 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
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Welcome to BMW
Congratulations on choosing a
motorcycle from BMW Motorrad
and welcome to the community
of BMW motorcycle owners and
riders. Familiarize yourself with
your new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confidently
in all highway traffic situations.
Suggestions and complaints
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 on your
BMW
About this Rider's Manual
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW. It contains important information on how to
operate the controls and how to
get the most benefit from your
BMW's advanced 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.
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
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 Displays . . ... .. .. .. . ... .. 19
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Distance covered since the
fuel reached the reserve
level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 Operation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 27
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Storage compartment . . . . . . . 40
5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 41
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Off-road riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 50
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fuel specifications . . . . . . . . . . 51
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6 Technology in
detail .. . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. . 55
Brake system with
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 56
7 Accessories . .. .. .. . ... .. 59
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 60
Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8 Maintenance . ... .. .. .. .. 67
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 68
Onboard toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
BMW Motorrad front wheel
stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . . . 96
9 Care ... .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. . 101
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Storing the motorcycle . . . . 104
Protective wax coating . . . . 104
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
10 Technical data . .. .. . 105
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 106
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 107
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 112
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 113
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 114
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 118
11 Service . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 119
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
BMW Motorrad Service .. . 121
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Confirmation of service. . . . 128
12 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an ini-
6
tial overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and repair
work carried out on your motorcycle will be documented in
chapter 11. Documentation confirming performance of scheduled
maintenance is a precondition
for generous handling of out-ofwarranty claims and goodwill warranty treatment.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual;
it is an important part of the mo-
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General instructions
torcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings that are
imperative to observe for
your own safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
product 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 extra.
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad 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 man-
ual 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 performance data contained this
Rider's Manual refer to the German DIN standards and comply
with their tolerance specifications.
Versions for individual countries
may differ.
Notice concerning current status
The high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by consistent, ongoing development efforts embracing their design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason,
some aspects of your motorcycle
may vary from the descriptions in
this Rider's Manual. In addition,
BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee
the total absence of errors. We
hope you will appreciate that no
claims can be recognized based
on 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
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Auxiliary switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Battery (under center fair-
ing panel) ( 93)
2 Engine oil fill location and
oil dipstick ( 68)
3 Seat release (in storage
compartment) ( 38)
4 Tire inflation pressure table
(on rear wheel swinging
arm)
5 Onboard socket ( 60)
6 Coolant level indicator (be-
hind side panel) ( 74)
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler opening ( 50)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 72)
3 Type plate (on right frame
tube)
Vehicle Identification Number (on right steering-head
bearing)
4 Air filter (under fairing side
panel) ( 90)
5 Adjusting spring preload
( 35)
6 Adjusting damping ( 36)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 73)
8 Chain tension label (on rear
wheel swinging arm)
2
13
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Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Fuse box ( 84)
2 Onboard toolkit ( 68)
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3 Payload table
Storage tray for Rider's
Manual
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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 operating instructions for alarm
system)
6 Operating clock ( 29)
Operating odometer
( 30)
2
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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)
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Overviews
Multifunction switch, right
1 Emergency-off switch (kill
switch) ( 32)
2 Starter button ( 44)
2
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Overviews
Auxiliary switch
2
1 Hazard warning flashers
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Overviews
( 31)
2 with heated handlebar
OE
grips
Heated handlebar grips
( 32)
Displays
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warning and indicator lamps . . . . . . . . 21
Distance covered since the fuel
reached the reserve level . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Displays
Multifunction display
3
1 Symbol for mileage cov-
20
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Displays
ered since fuel reached
reserve level ( 22)
2 Symbol for tripmeter
(Trip 1 or Trip 2) ( 30)
3 Display sector for trip
odometer and mileage
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
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Displays
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
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Displays
level.
The trip odometer and the clock
setting can still be accessed.
Warning lamps
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 panel
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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Displays
Fuel down to reserve
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Displays
Fuel-reserve warning light
lights up.
A fuel shortage can cause
irregular engine operation
or engine shut-off (accident hazard) and the catalytic converter
can be damaged.
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 ( 74).
If coolant level is too low:
Topping up coolant ( 74).
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 at an
authorized service facility,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad Dealer.
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 an authorized
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 ( 57).
Have the malfunction corrected
as soon as possible at an
authorized service facility,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad Dealer.
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Displays
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Displays
Operation
Steering and ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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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
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Operation
continuous use.
The steering and 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 an authorized workshop
for this purpose, preferably an
authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
OA
OA
Switch on ignition
Turn key to position 1.
Parking lights, low-beam headlight and all function circuits are
switched on.
Engine can be started.
Pre-Ride-Check in progress.
( 46)
ABS self-diagnosis in progress.
( 46)
Switch off ignition
Turn key to position 2.
Light is switched off.
Handlebars are not locked.
Key can now 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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