BMW Hp2 Megamoto 2008 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
HP2 Megamoto
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.
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 . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators .. .. . .. 19
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ABS warnings
OE
............. 26
4 Operation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . 32
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 36
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
...... 37
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Motorcycle height . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5 Riding . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 59
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 66
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6 Engineering details .. .. . 71
Brake system with BMW Motorrad ABS
OE
................ 72
7 Accessories . .. .. .. .. .. .. 75
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8 Maintenance . .. .. .. .. .. . 79
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 80
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Number-plate carrier . . . . . . . 110
9 Care . .. . .. ... .. . .. ... .. . . 113
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Protective wax coating . . . . . 116
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . . 116
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 116
10 Technical data . .. ... . 117
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 118
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 119
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Riding specifications . . . . . . . 132
11 Service . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 133
BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 134
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 134
BMW Motorrad service net-
work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . 135
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Confirmation of service . . . . . 141
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols ........... 6
Equipment ............................ 6
Technical data ........................ 7
Currency .............................. 7
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General instructions
Overview
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Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial
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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.
Electronic immobiliser
EWS
(Elektronische Wegfahrsicherung).
Anti-lock brake system
ABS
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes option-
al extras (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 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. (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
General views
General view, left side ................ 11
General view, right side . . ............ 13
Underneath the seat ................. 15
Handlebar fitting, left ................. 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 17
Instrument cluster ................... 18
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General views
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General view, left side
1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 87)
2 Fuel-level indicator on fuel
tank ( 67)
3 VIN (on steering head, right)
4 Adjuster for damping
characteristic, rear
suspension (compression
stage) ( 46)
5 Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 43)
6 Engine oil level indicator
( 80)
7 Engine-oil filler neck
( 81)
8 Height adjustment of the
telescopic forks ( 49)
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General views
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General views
General view, right side
1 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 86)
2 Power socket ( 76)
3 Adjustable handlebars
( 40)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 85)
5 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, front suspension
(rebound stage) ( 46)
6 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, front suspension (compression stage)
( 46)
7 Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension
(rebound stage) ( 46)
8 Setting spring-strut length
( 49)
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General views
Underneath the seat
1 Battery ( 107)
2 Rider's Manual
3 Toolkit
4 Weights table
5 Table of tyre pressures
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General views
Handlebar fitting, left
2
1 Operating the multifunc-
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tion display ( 32), Setting
clock ( 32)
2 Operating the ABS
( 37)
3 Horn
4 Flashing turn indicators,
left ( 35), Hazard warning flashers ( 36)
5 Headlight flasher and high-
beam headlight ( 34)
General views
OE
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Starter button ( 62)
2 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 37)
3 Flashing turn indicators,
right ( 36), Hazard warning flashers ( 36)
4 Cancel button, flashing turn
indicators ( 36), Pushbutton, cancel hazard warning
flashers ( 37)
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Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Rev. counter
18
3 Telltale lights ( 20)
4 Multifunction display
( 20)
5 Sensor for instrument light-
ing
6 Operating the multifunction
display ( 32)
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Status indicators
Status indicators ..................... 20
Standard warnings ................... 20
ABS warningsOE..................... 26
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Status indicators
Status indicators
3
Multifunction display
20
1 Clock ( 32)
2 Gear indicator ( 20)
3 Engine temperature ( 20)
4 Odometer and tripmeters
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( 32)
Telltale lights
1 Flashing turn indicators, left
2 High-beam headlight
3 Idle
4 Flashing turn indicators,
right
Gear indicator
The gear engaged or N
for neutral appears on the
display.
If no gear is engaged, the
'neutral' telltale light also
lights up.
Engine temperature
The horizontal bars below
the temperature symbol
indicate the engine temperature.
Standard warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by the
'General' warning light 1 showing in combination with a warning
word, for example 2 or one of the
warning symbols 3. The 'General' warning light shows red or yellow, depending on the urgency
of the warning. If two or more
warnings occur at the same time,
all the appropriate warning symbols appear. Warnings in plaintext form alternate.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next page.
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
3
Telltale lights Status indicators Meaning
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Status indicators
Lights up yellow
Lights up yellow
Lights up yellow Appears on the dis-
Flashes red Appears on the dis-
Lights up red Appears on the dis-
Lights up yellow
EWS ! appears on
the display
FUEL ! appears
on the display
play
play
play
LAMPR ! appears
on the display
LAMPF ! appears
on the display
Lights up yellow
LAMPS ! appears
on the display
Electronic immobiliser active ( 23)
Fuel down to reserve ( 23)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 23)
Insufficient engine oil pressure ( 24)
Insufficient battery charge current
( 24)
Rear light bulb defective ( 24)
Front light bulb defective ( 25)
Bulbs defective ( 25)
Electronic immobiliser
active
General warning light shows
yellow.
EWS ! appears on the display.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not au-
thorised for starting, or communication between key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove all other vehicle keys
from the same ring as the ignition key.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Fuel down to reserve
General warning light shows
yellow.
FUEL ! appears on the display.
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.
Fuel reserve
≥4l
Refuelling ( 68)
Engine in emergencyoperation mode
General warning light shows
yellow.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
The engine is running in
emergency operating mode.
Engine power might be reduced
and this can cause hazardous
situations, particularly if you attempt to overtake other road
users.
Engine power level might be
lower than normal: adapt your
style of riding accordingly.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has dia-
gnosed a fault. In exceptional
cases, the engine stops and refuses to start. Otherwise, the engine runs in emergency operating
mode.
You can continue to ride, but
bear in mind that the usual engine power might not be available.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
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an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
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Insufficient engine oil
pressure
General warning light
flashes red.
Oil-can symbol appears on
the display.
The oil pressure in the lube-oil
system is too low. Stop immediately and switch off the engine.
The insufficient oil pres-
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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 the
oil sight glass.
Possible cause:
The engine-oil level is too low.
Check the engine oil level
( 80)
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil ( 81)
Possible cause:
The engine-oil pressure is insuffi-
cient.
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.
Insufficient battery charge
current
General warning light shows
red.
Battery symbol appears on
the display.
A discharged battery can
render various systems unavailable, for example the lights,
the engine or the ABS. This can
result in dangerous situations.
If possible, do not continue your
journey.
Battery is not being charged. If
you continue to ride the motorcycle the on-board electronics
will drain the battery.
Possible cause:
Alternator or alternator drive belt
defective
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Rear light bulb defective
General warning light shows
yellow.
LAMPR ! appears on the dis-
play.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because
it is easier for other users to
oversee the motorcycle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always carry a
complete set of spare bulbs if
possible.
Possible cause:
Rear light or brake light bulb de-
fective.
Replacing brake light and rear
light bulb ( 100)
Front light bulb defective
LAMPF ! appears on the dis-
play.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because
it is easier for other users to
oversee the motorcycle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always carry a
complete set of spare bulbs if
possible.
Possible cause:
Low-beam headlight, high-beam
headlight, side light or turn signal
bulb defective.
Replacing low-beam and highbeam headlight bulb ( 97)
Replacing parking-light bulb
( 98)
Replacing turn indicator bulbs
( 103)
The number-plate carrier can
be removed for sporty riding.
This fault message reminds you
that the motorcycle is temporarily without turn indicators and
number-plate light.
Install the number-plate carrier
( 111)
Bulbs defective
General warning light shows
yellow.
LAMPS ! appears on the dis-
play.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because
it is easier for other users to
oversee the motorcycle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always carry a
complete set of spare bulbs if
possible.
Possible cause:
A combination of the bulb de-
fects described above has occurred.
See the fault descriptions
above.
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Status indicators
ABS warnings
3
Mode of presentation
26
ABS warnings are indicated by
ABS warning light 1.
The way in which the ABS warning light indicates status can dif-
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fer in some countries.
Possible national variant.
The detailed descriptions relating
to BMW Motorrad ABS start on
page ( 72), and you will find
an overview listing the possible
warnings on the next page.
OE
Warnings, overview
Telltale lights Status indicators Meaning
Flashes
Self-diagnosis not completed ( 28)
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Lights up
Lights up
ABS deactivated ( 28)
ABS fault ( 28)
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Self-diagnosis not
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completed
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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.
with BMW Motorrad ABS
Activate the ABS function
( 38)
OE
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 the
motorcycle, but make due provision for the fact that the ABS
function is not available. Bear
in mind the more detailed information on situations that can
lead to an ABS fault ( 73).
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
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