BMW G 650 GS 2nd 2010 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
G 650 GS
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate
Riding Machine
Motorcycle data/dealership details
Motorcycle data
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Date of first registration
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Dealership details
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Ms/Mr
Phone number
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 7
2 General views .... .. .. .. .. 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . .. .. . 14
Instrument panel . . .. . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . .. . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . .. . . . . 17
Handlebar fitting, centre . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . .... 19
Status indicators . . . . . .. . . . . . 20
Standard warnings . . . . . .. . . . 20
ABS warnings . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 23
4 Operation .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 27
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 29
Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 31
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Grip heating . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 33
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 34
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 35
Damping . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tyres . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 37
Seat . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 38
5 Riding .. .. . . .... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42
Checklist . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starting. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Running in . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . 46
Off-roading . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 47
Brakes . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 49
Refuelling . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6 Engineering details... .. 53
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7 Accessories . . . .... .. .. .. 57
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 58
Power sockets . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 58
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 59
topcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 61
8 Maintenance . .. .. .. .. . . . 65
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . 66
Toolkit. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Engine oil . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . 68
Brake pads . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 68
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 70
Coolant. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 72
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . 73
Tyres . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rims . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 75
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 76
BMW Motorrad front-wheel
stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 83
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 84
Bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 85
Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 91
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 93
Body panels . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 96
9 Care .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 101
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . 102
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 102
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Protective wax coating . . . . 104
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 104
Restoring 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
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brakes . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheels and tyres .. . . . . . . . . 113
Electrics . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 114
Frame . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 116
Dimensions . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . 117
Weights . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . 117
Riding specifications . . . . . . 118
11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 119
BMW Motorrad service . . .. 120
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 120
BMW Motorrad mobility
services - roadside assist-
ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 120
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . 121
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 121
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . 122
Confirmation of service . . . . 127
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 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.
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General instructions
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, adjust 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
The motorcycles are assembled complete with
all the BMW optional extras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain optional accessories through
your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer; optional
accessories have to be
retrofitted to the motorcycle.
Anti-lock brake system
ABS
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 de-
scriptions 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 instructions
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General instructions
General views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Handlebar fitting, centre . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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General views
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General views
General view, left side
1 Battery (underneath centre
trim panel) ( 93)
2 Oil dipstick and engine-oil
filler neck ( 66)
3 Seat lock ( 38)
4 Power socket ( 58)
5 Coolant-level indicator
( 72)
2
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General views
2
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General views
General view, right side
1 Fuel filler neck ( 49)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 70)
3 Type plate (on right frame
tube)
VIN (on steering-head
bearing, right)
4 Air filter (underneath side
panel) ( 91)
5 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 35)
6 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension
( 36)
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 71)
8 Tyre pressures table (on
rear wheel swinging arm)
2
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General views
Underneath the seat
2
1 Fuse box ( 84)
2 Toolkit
14
3 Payload table
Tray for Rider's Manual
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General views
Instrument panel
1 Speedometer
2 Telltale lights ( 20)
3 Rev. counter
4 Operation of the clock
( 29)
5 Clock
6 Operating the odometer
( 30)
7 Odometer and tripmeters
2
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General views
Handlebar fitting, left
2
1 Headlight flasher
2 High-beam headlight
16
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General views
( 31)
3 Horn
4 Switch for turn indicators
( 31)
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 32)
2 Grip heating ( 33)
3 Starter button ( 44)
2
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General views
Handlebar fitting,
2
centre
18
1 Operating the ABS
( 33)
2 Hazard warning flashers
( 31)
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General views
Status indicators
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Status indicators
Status indicators
3
Telltale lights
20
Standard warnings
Mode of presentation
1 Turn indicators
2 High-beam headlight
3 Idle
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Status indicators
Warnings are indicated by warning lights 1.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.
Warnings, overview
Warning light Status indicators Meaning
shows Fuel down to reserve ( 22)
3
21
shows
shows
Insufficient engine oil pressure ( 22)
Coolant temperature too high ( 22)
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Status indicators
Fuel down to reserve
3
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Status indicators
Warning light for fuel down
to reserve shows.
Lack of fuel can result in
the engine misfiring and
cutting out unexpectedly. Misfiring can damage the catalytic
converter; a hazardous situation
can result if the engine cuts out
unexpectedly.
Do not run the fuel tank dry.
Possible cause:
The fuel tank contains no more
than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
approx. 4 l
Refuelling ( 49).
Insufficient engine oil
pressure
Warning light for engine oil
pressure shows.
The oil pressure in the lube-oil
system is too low. Stop immediately and switch off the engine if
the warning light shows.
The insufficient oil pres-
sure 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:
Engine-oil level too low.
Check the engine oil level
( 66).
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil ( 68).
Possible cause:
If the engine oil level is correct:
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.
Coolant temperature too
high
Warning light for coolant
temperature shows.
Continuing to ride when the
engine is overheated could
result in engine damage.
You must comply with the instructions below.
Possible cause:
Coolant level too low.
Checking coolant level ( 72).
If the coolant level is too low:
Topping up coolant ( 73).
Possible cause:
Radiator fan defective.
If the radiator fan does not start
even though the coolant-temperature warning light shows:
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Possible cause:
Insufficient cooling.
If possible, ride in the part-load
range to cool down the engine.
In traffic jams, switch off the
engine, but leave the ignition
switched on so that the radiator fan continues to operate.
If the coolant temperature is
frequently too high, have the
fault rectified as soon as possible by a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
ABS warnings
Mode of presentation
ABS warnings are indicated by
ABS warning light 1.
The detailed descriptions start on
page ( 54), and you will find
an overview listing the possible
warnings on the next page.
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
3
Warning light Status indicators Meaning
24
Flashes
Self-diagnosis not completed ( 25)
Lights up
Lights up
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Status indicators
ABS deactivated ( 25)
ABS fault ( 25)
Self-diagnosis not
completed
ABS warning light flashes.
Possible cause:
The ABS function is not
available, because selfdiagnosis did not complete. The
motorcycle has to move forward
a few metres for the wheel
sensors to be tested.
Pull away slowly. Bear in mind
that the ABS function is not
available until self-diagnosis has
completed.
ABS deactivated
ABS warning light shows.
Possible cause:
The rider has switched off the
ABS system.
Activating ABS function
( 34).
ABS fault
ABS warning light shows.
Possible cause:
The ABS control unit has detec-
ted a fault. The ABS function is
not available.
You can continue to ride. Bear
in mind that the ABS function
is not available. Bear in mind
the more detailed information
on situations that can lead to
an ABS fault ( 55).
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
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Status indicators
3
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Status indicators
Operation
Ignition switch and steering lock . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Operation
Ignition switch and
4
steering lock
28
Keys
You receive two master keys and
one spare key.
Ignition switch and steering lock,
tank filler cap lock and seat lock
are all operated with the same
key.
with case
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Operation
with topcase
If you wish you can arrange to
have the cases and the topcase fitted with locks that can
be opened with this key as well.
Consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
OA
OA
Switching on ignition
Turn the key to the ON position.
Parking lights and all function
circuits switched on.
Engine can be started.
ABS self-diagnosis is
performed. ( 45)
Switching off ignition
Turn the key to the R position.
Lights switched off.
Handlebars not locked.
Key can be removed.
Engaging steering lock
without parking lights
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 with
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