BMW G 650 XMOTO BROCHURE

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate Riding

Machine

Rider's Manual

G 650 Xmoto

Motorcycle data/dealership details

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Colour code

Date of first registration

Registration number

Dealership details

Person to contact in Service department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (com­pany stamp)

Details described or illustrated
in this booklet may differ from
the motorcycle's actual specifica­tion as purchased, the accessor­ies fitted or the national-market
specification. No claims will be
entertained as a result of such
discrepancies.
Dimensions, weights, fuel con­sumption and performance data
are quoted to the customary tol­erances.
The right to modify designs,
equipment and accessories is
reserved.
Errors and omissions excepted.

© 2007 BMW Motorrad
Not to be reproduced either
wholly or in part without written
permission from BMW Motorrad,
After Sales.
Printed in Germany.

Important data for refuelling

Fuel

Recommended fuel grade 95 ROZ/RON, Super unleaded
Usable fuel capacity 9.5 l

Reserve fuel 2l

Tyre pressures

Tyre pressure, front 1.8 bar, one-up, tyre cold

Tyre pressure, rear 2 bar, one-up, tyre cold

BMW recommends

1.9 bar, two-up and/or with lug­gage, tyre cold

2 bar, two-up and/or with luggage,
tyre cold

Order No. 01 41 7 706 801

05.2007, 2nd edition

*01407706800*

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

Handlebar fitting, left ......... 15

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 16

Instrument cluster . . . ......... 17

Headlight . .................... 18

3 Status indicators . ... .. . 19

Status indicators ............. 20

Standard warnings . . ......... 20

ABS warnings

OE

............. 23

4 Operation .. ... .. ... .. .. .. 27

Ignition switch and steering

lock . . . . . . .................... 28

Multifunction display ......... 28

Lights . . . . .................... 30

Turn indicators . . ............. 32

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . .................... 32

BMW Motorrad ABS

OE

...... 33

Mirrors . . . .................... 33

Spring preload . . ............. 34

Damping ..................... 35

Tyres . . . . . .................... 37

Headlight . .................... 38

Seat . . . . . . .................... 38

5 Riding ... .. ... .. ... . .. ... . 41

Safety instructions . . ......... 42

Checklist . .................... 44

Starting. . . .................... 44

Running in . . . . . . ............. 46

Brakes . . . .................... 47

Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 49

Refuelling .................... 50

6 Engineering details .. ... 51

Brake system with BMW Mo­torrad ABS

OE

................ 52

7 Accessories ... .. ... .. ... 55

General instructions . ......... 56

Power socket

OE

.............. 56

Luggage . .................... 57

8 Maintenance . .. .. ... .. .. 59

Notes ........................ 60

Toolkit........................ 60

Engine oil .................... 61

Brake system . . . ............. 63

Brake pads . . . . . . ............. 64

Brake fluid.................... 65

Coolant. . . .................... 67

Clutch . . . . .................... 68

Tyres . . . . . .................... 69

Rims . ........................ 69

Chain . . . . . .................... 69

Wheels . . . .................... 71

BMW Motorrad auxiliary

stand . . . . . .................... 77

BMW Motorrad front-wheel

stand . ........................ 79

Fuses ........................ 80

Bulbs . ........................ 82

Jump starting . . . ............. 89

Battery . . . . . . ................. 91

Number-plate carrier . . . ...... 94

9 Care .. .. .................. 97

Care products . . . ............. 98

Washing motorcycle. . . . ...... 98

Cleaning easily damaged

components . ................. 98

Paint care . . . ................. 99

Protective wax coating . .... 100

Laying up motorcycle . . .... 100

Restoring 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 tyres........... 109

Electrics . . . . . ............... 110

Frame ...................... 112

Dimensions . ............... 112

Weights . . . . . ............... 113

Riding specifications . . . .... 113

11 Service .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 115

BMW Motorrad service. .... 116

BMW Motorrad service

quality ...................... 116

BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot break-

down assistance ........... 116

BMW Motorrad service net-

work . . ...................... 117

Maintenance work . . . . . . .... 117

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . ............... 118

Confirmation of service . .... 123

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.

z

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
Deutsche Institut für Normung
e.V. 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

Handlebar fitting, left ................. 15

Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 16

Instrument cluster . . ................. 17

Headlight ............................ 18

2

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General views

2

10

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General views

General view, left side

1 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic, front suspen­sion (compression stage)
( 36)

2 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 34)

3 Power socket
4 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic, rear suspension
( 37)

5 Coolant-level indicator

( 67)

OE

( 56)

2

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General views

2

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General views

General view, right side

1 Seat lock ( 38)
2 Fuel filler neck ( 50)
3 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 65)

4 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic, front suspension
(rebound stage) ( 35)

5 ABS fuses, behind the side

panel ( 81)

6 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 66)

2

13

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General views

Underneath the seat

2

1 Toolkit ( 60)
2 Rider's Manual

14

3 Fuse box ( 80)
4 Oil dipstick and engine-oil

filler neck ( 61)

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, left

1 Headlight flasher
2 Operating the ABS

( 33)

3 Switch for flashing turn in-

dicators ( 32)

4 Horn
5 High-beam headlight

( 31)

OE

2

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General views

Handlebar fitting, right

2

1 Emergency off switch (kill

16

z

switch) ( 32)

2 Starter button ( 44)

General views

Instrument cluster

1 Set the clock ( 29)

Reset the tripmeter ( 29)

2 Telltale lights ( 20)
3 Multifunction display

( 20)

4 Select readings ( 28)

2

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General views

Headlight

2

18

1 Low-beam and high-beam

headlights

2 Side light

z

General views

Status indicators

Status indicators ..................... 20

Standard warnings . . ................. 20

OE

ABS warnings

..................... 23

3

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Status indicators

Status indicators

3

Multifunction display

20

1 Speedometer
2 Odometer, clock or battery

voltage ( 28)

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Status indicators

Telltale lights

1 Flashing turn indicators, left
2 Flashing turn indicators,

right

3 Idle
4 High-beam headlight

Standard warnings

Mode of presentation

Warnings are indicated by warn­ing lights 1.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.

Warnings, overview

Meaning

Lights up Fuel down to reserve ( 22)

3

21

Lights up

Lights up

Insufficient engine oil pressure ( 22)

Coolant temperature too high ( 22)

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Status indicators

Fuel down to reserve

3

22

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Status indicators

Warning light for fuel down
to reserve lights up.

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

2l

Refuelling ( 50)

Insufficient engine oil
pressure

Warning light for oil pres-

sure 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
( 61)

If the oil level is too low:

Top up the engine oil ( 63)

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.

Check the coolant level ( 67)

If the coolant level is too low:

Topping up coolant ( 68)

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 ( 52), and you will find
an overview listing the possible
warnings on the next page.

OE

3

23

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Status indicators

Warnings, overview

3

24

Flashes

Meaning

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.

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.

The rider has switched off the
ABS system.
with OE BMW Motorrad ABS:

Activate the ABS function
( 33)

ABS fault

ABS warning light shows.

The ABS control unit has detec­ted 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 ( 53).
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.

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Status indicators