BMW K 1200 R Sport 1st 2006 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
K 1200 Rsport
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
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)
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 ............... 7
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
Headlight . .............. 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . .............. 22
ABS warning light
OE
..... 22
Function indicators . . . . . . 22
Warnings, general . . . . . . . 23
Warnings issued by the
tyre pressure monitoring
system (RDC)
ABS warnings
OE
......... 31
OE
......... 35
4 Operation . . . .......... 39
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 40
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . .............. 41
Hazard warning
flashers . . . .............. 42
Odometer and
tripmeters . .............. 43
Clock . . . . . .............. 44
Tyre pressure monitoring
OE
RDC
.................. 46
OE
On-board computer
... 46
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . .............. 50
Grip heating
OE
.......... 50
Clutch . . . . .............. 51
Brakes . . . . .............. 51
Lights . . . . . .............. 52
Headlight . .............. 53
Turn indicators .......... 54
Seat . . . . . . .............. 55
Helmet holder . .......... 57
Luggage loops .......... 57
Mirrors . . . . .............. 58
Spring preload .......... 59
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 60
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESA
OE
...... 61
Tyres . . . . . .............. 62
5 Riding . . .............. 65
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 66
Checklist . . .............. 68
Starting . . . .............. 68
Running in .............. 70
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . .......... 71
Refuelling . . . . . .......... 73
Tyre pressure monitoring
OE
RDC
.................. 74
Brake system, general . . . 75
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS
OE
........ 76
6 Accessories .......... 81
General instructions . . . . . 82
Power socket . .......... 82
Luggage . . . . . . .......... 83
OA
Case
................. 83
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 87
General instructions . . . . . 88
Toolkit . ................. 88
Engine oil . . . . . .......... 89
Brake system, general . . . 91
Brake pads. . . . .......... 92
Brake fluid . .. . .......... 94
Clutch . ................. 96
Tyres . . ................. 97
Rims . . . ................. 97
Wheels. ................. 97
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . 105
Rear-wheel stand . . ..... 107
Bulbs . . ................ 108
Jump starting . ......... 116
Battery . ................ 117
8 Care . ................ 123
Care products . ......... 124
Washing motorcycle . . . . 124
Cleaning easily damaged
components. . . ......... 125
Paint care . . . . . ......... 126
Protective wax
coating ................ 126
Laying up the
motorcycle . . . . ......... 126
Restoring motorcycle to
use .................... 127
9 Technical data . . ..... 129
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 130
Threaded fasteners ..... 131
Engine . ................ 133
Performance figures . . . . 135
Clutch . ................ 135
Transmission . . ......... 135
Rear-wheel drive . . ..... 136
Running gear . . ......... 137
Brakes . ................ 138
Wheels and tyres . . ..... 138
Electrics . . . . . . ......... 139
Frame. . ................ 141
Dimensions . . . ......... 141
Weights ................ 142
10 Service . . . . ......... 143
BMW Motorrad
service . ................ 144
BMW Motorrad service
quality . ................ 144
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot
breakdown
assistance . . . . ......... 145
BMW Motorrad service
network ................ 145
Maintenance work . ..... 145
Maintenance
schedules . . . . . ......... 146
Confirmation of
maintenance work . ..... 147
Confirmation of
service . ................ 152
General instructions
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's
Manual will provide you with
6
an initial overview of your
motorcycle. All maintenance
and servicing work on the
motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 10. 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
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General instructions
of the motorcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings that
you must comply with for
reasons of your safety and the
safety of others, and to pro-
tect 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
Your motorcycle was
assembled complete
with all the BMW
optional extras you
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).
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage)
Anti-lock brake system
ABS
Tyre pressure control
RDC
(ReifenDruck-Control)
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 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 ac-
cessories. Because of this,
your motorcycle may differ
from the information supplied
in the Rider's Manual. Nor
can errors and omissions be
entirely ruled out. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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General views
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General views
General view, left side
1 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 96)
2 Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 59)
3 Seat lock, beneath rear
light ( 55)
4 Adjuster, rear shock ab-
sorber ( 60)
5 Power socket ( 82)
6 Adjuster, beam throw
( 54)
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General views
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General views
General view, right side
1 Indicator for engine oil
level ( 89)
2 Filler neck, fuel ( 73)
3 Battery compartment
( 120)
4 Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 94)
5 Type plate
6 Vehicle identification
number
7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 95)
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General views
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General views
Underneath the seat
1 Filler neck, engine oil
( 90)
2 Toolkit ( 88)
3 Helmet holder ( 57)
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General views
Handlebar fitting, left
2
1 INFO button for odomet-
16
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er ( 43), INFO button
for on-board computer
( 46)
2 Pushbutton, ESA
( 61)
3 Pushbutton, horn
4 Pushbutton, left flashing
turn indicators ( 54),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 42)
5 Switch, high-beam head-
light and headlight flash-
General views
er ( 52)
OE
OE
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 50)
2 Pushbutton, starter
( 68)
3 Grip heating switch
( 50)
4 Pushbutton, right flashing
turn indicators ( 54),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 42)
5 Cancel button, flashing
turn indicators ( 55),
Pushbutton, cancel
hazard warning flashers
( 43)
OE
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General views
Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Rev. counter
18
3 Warning and telltale
lights ( 22)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Telltale light, anti-theft
alarm (OE) and sensor for
instrument lighting
6 Control, odometer
( 43)
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General views
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
Headlight
1 High-beam headlights
2 Low-beam headlight
3 Side-light bulb
2
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General views
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General views
Status indicators
Multifunction display. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning and telltale lights . . . . . . 22
ABS warning light
Function indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warnings, general . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Warnings issued by the tyre
pressure monitoring system
OE
(RDC)
ABS warnings
...................... 31
OE
........... 22
OE
.............. 35
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
22
1 Clock ( 44), Panel for
RDC status indicators
( 46), Panel for oil-level
information
2 Panel for warnings
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Status indicators
( 23)
3 Panel for the on-board
computer's status indic-
OE
ators
4 Gear indicator ( 22)
5 Coolant temperature
readout ( 23)
6 Panel for ESA status in-
dicators
( 46)
OE
OE
( 49)
( 61)
7 Odometer reading
( 43)
8 Fuel gauge ( 22)
Warning and telltale lights
OE
1 Telltale light, left turn in-
dicator
2 Telltale light, high-beam
headlight
3 Warning light, general
4 Telltale light, neutral
5 Warning light, ABS (OE)
6 Telltale light, right turn
indicator
ABS warning light
The way in which the ABS
warning light indicates status
can differ in some countries.
Possible national variant.
OE
Function indicators
Fuel capacity
The horizontal bars be-
low the fuel-pump symbol indicate the remaining
quantity of fuel.
Gear
Shows which gear is en-
gaged.
If no gear is engaged, the
gear indicator shows N and
the 'neutral' telltale light also
lights up.
Coolant temperature
The horizontal bars
below the temperature
symbol indicate the coolant
temperature.
Warnings, general
Mode of presentation
General warnings are displayed by means of warning lights or by messages
and symbols in the multifunction display. In some cases,
they are accompanied by the
'General' warning light showing red or yellow. If two or
more warnings occur at the
same time, all the appropriate telltale lights and warning
symbols appear. Warnings in
plain-text form alternate.
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
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Status indicators
Lights up yellow The EWS ! warn-
Lights up yellow The
Lights up red Temperature
Lights up yellow Appears on the
Flashes red Appears on the
Lights up red Appears on the
Lights up yellow The
ing appears on
the display.
FUEL !
warning flashes.
reading flashes
display
display
Shows accompanied by the
CHECK OIL
warning
display
LAMPR !
warning appears
on the display.
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 26)
Fuel down to reserve ( 26)
Coolant temperature too high
( 26)
Engine electronics ( 27)
Insufficient engine oil pressure
( 27)
Engine-oil level too low ( 28)
Insufficient battery charge current
( 28)
Rear light bulb defective ( 29)
The LAMPF !
warning appears
on the display.
Lights up yellow The
warning appears
on the display.
Appears on the
display
The
warning appears
on the display.
Lights up yellow The
ing appears on
the display.
LAMPS !
DWALO !
DWA ! warn-
Meaning
Front light bulb defective ( 29)
Bulbs defective ( 29)
Ice warning ( 29)
Battery of anti-theft alarm (OE) weak
( 30)
Anti-theft alarm battery flat (OE)
( 30)
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Status indicators
Electronic immobiliser
active
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Status indicators
General warning light
shows yellow.
The
EWS ! warning appears
on the display.
The key being used is not authorised 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.
The
FUEL ! warning flashes.
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.
The estimated residual
range appears on the
display.
The fuel tank contains no
more than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Fuel capacity, reserve
approx.
4l
Refuelling ( 73)
Coolant temperature too
high
General warning light
lights up red.
The temperature reading
flashes.
Continuing to ride when
the engine is overheated
could result in engine damage.
You must comply with the instructions below.
The coolant temperature is
too high.
If possible, ride in the partload 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.
Engine electronics
General warning light
shows yellow.
Engine electronics symbol appears on the dis-
play.
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.
The engine electronics control
unit has diagnosed 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 an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Insufficient engine oil
pressure
General warning light
flashes red.
Engine oil pressure symbol appears on the dis-
play.
The oil pressure in the lubeoil system is too low. Stop
immediately and switch off
the engine if the warning light
shows.
The insufficient oil
pressure 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
level indicator.
A low oil level is one reason
why a warning indicating insufficient oil pressure is issued.
Checking engine oil level
( 89)
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil ( 90)
If the warning indicating insufficient engine oil level is
issued and a check indicates
that the engine oil level is correct:
Other engine problems
besides a low oil level
can cause the insufficient engine oil pressure warning to
be issued. Continuing to ride
in these cases can cause engine damage.
If this warning is issued even
though the engine oil level is
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Status indicators
correct: do not continue to
ride.
3
Do not continue your jour-
28
ney.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
Engine-oil level too low
Symbol for oil level
shows, accompanied by
the
CHECK OIL warning.
The electronic oil-level sensor
has registered an excessively
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Status indicators
low oil level.
Checking the oil sight glass is
the only way of ascertaining
the exact engine-oil level. The
next time you stop for fuel:
Checking engine oil level
( 89)
If the oil level is too low:
Top up the engine oil ( 90)
The oil sensor might be
defective if the "Check oil
level" message appears even
though a check of the oil sight
glass shows that the oil level
is correct.
Seek the advice of a specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Insufficient battery charge
current
General warning light
lights up red.
Battery charge current
symbol is displayed.
A discharged battery can
cause the engine to die
suddenly, and this could result in a dangerous situation in
traffic.
Have faults rectified as soon
as possible.
If the battery is not char-
ging, continuing to ride
can cause it to discharge
completely, in which case it
will suffer irreparable damage.
If possible, do not continue
your journey.
Battery is not being charged.
You can continue to
ride until the battery is
discharged. Bear in mind,
however, that the engine
could cut out suddenly
and that the battery could
discharge until completely
flat, in which case it might
have suffered irreparable
damage.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
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