BMW R 1200 R 1st Edition (US) 2006 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200 R
BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle Identification Number
Color number
First registration
Registration number
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's 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.
Familiarize 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
authorized BMW Motorrad retailer will gladly provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of
safe and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.
Table of Contents
You can also use the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual
to find a specific topic.
1 General instructions . . . 5
Overview . . ............... 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . ............... 6
Equipment ............... 7
Technical data ........... 7
Currentness of this
manual . . .. ............... 7
2 Overviews . . ........... 9
General view, left side . . . 11
General view, right
side..................... 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . .............. 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . .............. 23
ABS warning light . . . . . . . 24
Function indicators . . . . . . 24
General warning
indicators . .............. 24
TPC warning
indicators
ABS warning
indicators
ASC warning
indicators
OE
............. 30
OE
............. 34
OE
............. 36
4 Operation . . . .......... 39
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 40
Electronic immobilizer
EWS.................... 41
Hazard warning
flashers . . . .............. 42
Odometer and
tripmeters . .............. 43
Residual range .......... 44
Tire Pressure Control
OE
TPC
.................. 44
Onboard computer
OE
.... 45
Clock . . . . . .............. 47
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . .............. 48
Heated hand grips
OE
..... 49
Clutch . . . . .............. 49
Brakes . . . . .............. 50
Lights . . . . . .............. 50
Headlight . .............. 52
Turn indicators .......... 52
Automatic Stability Control
OE
ASC
.................. 53
Seat . . . . . . .............. 54
Mirrors . . . . .............. 55
Spring preload .......... 56
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 57
Electronic suspension
adjustment ESA
OE
....... 58
Tires . . . . . . .............. 59
5 Riding . . . . . . .......... 61
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 62
Checklist . . . . . . .......... 64
Starting ................. 64
Running in . . . . .......... 68
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . .......... 68
Refueling . . . . . . .......... 70
Tire Pressure Control
OE
TPC
.................. 71
General brake system . . . . 72
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral
OE
ABS
.................. 73
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC
OE
... 76
6 Accessories .......... 79
General instructions . . . . . 80
Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . 80
Luggage . . . . . . .......... 81
OA
Case
Topcase
................. 81
OA
.............. 84
7 Maintenance . . . ...... 87
General instructions . . . . . 88
Toolkit . ................. 88
Engine oil . . . . . .......... 90
General brake system . . . . 91
Brake pads. . . . .......... 92
Brake fluid . . . . .......... 94
Clutch . ................. 96
Tires . . . ................. 97
Rims . . . ................. 97
Wheels. ................. 97
Front wheel stand . ..... 104
Rear-wheel stand . . ..... 106
Lamps . ................ 107
Jump-starting . ......... 115
Battery . ................ 116
8 Care . ................ 121
Care products . ......... 122
Washing your
motorcycle . . . . ......... 122
Cleaning sensitive
motorcycle parts . . ..... 123
Paint care . . . . . ......... 124
Protective wax
coating ................ 124
Storing motorcycle ..... 124
Returning motorcycle to
use .................... 124
9 Technical data . . ..... 127
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 128
Threaded fasteners ..... 129
Engine . ................ 131
Riding specifications . . . . 133
Clutch . ................ 133
Transmission . . ......... 133
Rear-wheel drive . . ..... 134
Running gear . . ......... 134
Brakes . ................ 135
Wheels and tires . . . ..... 135
Electrical system . . ..... 136
Frame. . ................ 138
Dimensions . . . ......... 138
Weights ................ 139
10 Service ............. 141
BMW Motorrad
Service . . . ............. 142
BMW Motorrad Service
Quality . . . . ............. 142
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot
breakdown
assistance ............. 143
BMW Motorrad Service
Network. . . ............. 143
Maintenance work . .. . . . 143
Maintenance
schedules . ............. 144
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . .. 145
Confirmation of
service . . . . ............. 150
General instructions
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this manual . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Overview
1
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an
6
initial overview of your motorcycle. All maintenance and
repair work carried out on
your motorcycle will be documented in Chapter 10. Proof
of the maintenance work performed is a prerequisite for
generous treatment of claims.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Rider's Manual to the new owner;
it is an important part of your
motorcycle.
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General instructions
Abbreviations and symbols
Indicates warnings you
should always observe
to ensure your own safety,
the safety of others and to
protect your motorcycle from
damage.
Special information on
operating and inspecting
your motorcycle as well as
maintenance and adjustment
procedures.
Indicates the end of a
note.
Instruction to take action.
Results of an action.
Reference to a page
with additional information.
Indicates the end
of accessory or
equipment-dependent
information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional equipment
BMW equipment available only as a factory
installed option.
OA Optional accessories
BMW optional accessories can be purchased and installed
at your authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-
tem.
TPC Tire Pressure Control.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
ASC Automatic Stability
Control.
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
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 is equipped with
options or accessories not
described in this Rider's Manual, then this equipment is
described in a separate operating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
outputs in the Rider's Manual
refer to the Deutsche Institut
für Normung e. V. (DIN) and
comply with its tolerance regulations. Versions for individual countries may differ.
Currentness of this manual
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. In addition, BMW Motorrad cannot
guarantee the total absence
of errors. 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
Overviews
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Clutch fluid reservoir
( 96)
2 Filling opening of fuel
tank ( 70)
3 Onboard socket ( 80)
4 Adjusting rear damping
( 57)
5 Filler neck, engine oil
( 91)
6 Oil sight glass ( 90)
2
11
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Overviews
2
12
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Seat lock ( 54)
2 Vehicle Identification
Number
3 Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 94)
2
13
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Overviews
2
14
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Overviews
Underneath seat
1 Battery ( 116)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 95)
3 Rider's Manual and on-
board toolkit ( 88)
4 Type plate
5 Air pressure table
6 Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 56)
2
15
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Overviews
Left handlebar fitting
2
1 INFO button for onboard
16
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computer
2 ASC button
3 ESA button
4 Pushbutton, horn
5 Left turn indicator button
( 52), Hazard warning
flashers button ( 42)
6 Switch, high-beam head-
light and headlight flasher ( 51)
Overviews
OE
OE
OE
( 45)
( 53)
( 58)
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Emergency ON/OFF
switch ( 48)
2 Pushbutton, starter
( 65)
3 Heated hand grips
4 Right turn indicator
5 Turn indicators off button
OE
switch
button ( 52), Hazard
warning flashers button
( 42)
( 53)
( 49)
2
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z
Overviews
Instrument cluster
2
1 Warning and indicator
18
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lights ( 24)
2 Speedometer
3 Clock operation ( 47)
4 Multifunction display
( 22)
5 Control, odometer
( 43), Warning display
( 24)
6 Anti-theft alarm indica-
tor light (OE), Sensor
Overviews
for lighting of instrument
panel
7 Tachometer
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
Headlight
1 Low-beam headlight
2 High-beam headlight
3 Parking lights
2
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
Status indicators
Multifunction display. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator lights . . . 23
ABS warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Function indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
General warning indicators. . . . . 24
TPC warning indicators
ABS warning indicators
ASC warning indicators
OE
...... 30
OE
...... 34
OE
..... 36
3
21
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
1 Area for warning symbols
22
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( 24)
2 Clock ( 47)
3 Odometer display
( 43), Warnings ( 24)
4 Area for onboard com-
puter displays
5 Engine temperature dis-
play (OE) ( 24)
6 Gear indicator ( 24)
7 Fuel level display (OE)
( 24)
8 Control, odometer
( 43), Warning display
Status indicators
( 24)
9 Clock operation ( 47)
OE
( 45)
Warning and indicator lights
1 Indicator light, left turn
indicator
2 ASC warning light (OE)
3 Indicator light, neutral
4 Battery charge-current
warning light
5 Indicator light, right turn
indicator
6 Indicator light, high-beam
headlight
7 Warning light, general
8 Fuel-reserve warning
light
9 Engine oil-pressure
warning light
10 ABS warning light (OE)
3
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Status indicators
ABS warning light
3
In some countries differing illustrations of the ABS warning
24
lamp are possible.
Possible country-dependent versions.
Possible country-dependent versions.
Function indicators
Fuel capacity (OE)
The horizontal bars over
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Status indicators
the gas pump symbol
indicate the remaining fuel
quantity.
The top cross bar is shown
enlarged and is equal to a
correspondingly higher fuel level than the other cross
bars.
Gear
Engaged gear is indicat-
ed.
If no gear is engaged, the
gear indicator displays N and
the 'neutral' indicator light
lights up.
Engine oil temperature
(OE)
The lateral bars over
the temperature symbol
show the engine temperature
level.
ASC intervention (OE)
ASC warning light flash-
es rapidly.
The ASC has detected instability at the rear wheel and
has reduced the torque. The
warning light flashes one second longer than the ASC intervention lasts. As a result,
the driver is provided with optical feedback on the regula-
tion carried out even after the
critical driving situation.
General warning indicators
Display
General warnings are displayed by means of warning
lights or texts and symbols
in the multifunction display.
In some cases, an additional
general warning light lights up
red or yellow.
Warnings are shown in the
display of the odometer with a
preceding warning triangle 1.
If several warnings are active, all corresponding warning lights and symbols are
displayed. Warnings can be
displayed with the odometer
button 2 alternately with the
odometers.
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Status indicators
Overview of warning indicators
3
Display Meaning
26
Lights up yellow Is displayed with
Lights up
note
EWS
Electronic immobilizer is active
( 27)
Fuel down to reserve ( 27)
Lights up yellow Appears
Flashes Engine oil pressure insufficient
Lights up Battery charge current insufficient
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Status indicators
Lights up yellow Is displayed with
Lights up yellow Is displayed with
note
LAMP
note
DWA
Temperature display flashes
Engine electronics ( 27)
( 28)
( 28)
Bulbs defective ( 29)
Anti-theft alarm battery (OE) dead
( 29)
Ice warning (OE) ( 30)
Electronic immobilizer is
active
General warning light
lights up in yellow.
Is displayed with note
EWS.
The key being used is not authorized for starting, or communication between the key
and engine electronics is disrupted.
Remove other motorcycle
keys from the ignition key
ring.
Use the reserve key.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an
authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
Fuel down to reserve
Fuel-reserve warning
light lights up.
A fuel shortage can lead
to misfiring and to the
engine dying unexpectedly.
Misfiring can damage the catalytic converter, and the engine dying unexpected can
lead to accidents.
Do not drive until the fuel tank
is completely empty.
The probable operating
range is indicated.
At the most, the fuel tank
still contains the reserve fuel
quantity.
Reserve fuel quantity
3.2 quarts ( 3 l)
Refueling ( 70)
Engine electronics
General warning light
lights up in yellow.
Engine electronics symbol is displayed.
The engine is in the
emergency operating
mode. Only reduced
engine performance may be
available, which can lead to
danger driving situations,
especially during passing
maneuvers.
Adapt your driving style to
the possibly reduced engine
performance.
The engine-electronics control unit has diagnosed a fault.
In exceptional cases, the engine stops and can no longer
be started. Otherwise, the engine runs in the emergency
operating mode.
Continued driving is possible, however the accustomed engine performance
may not be available.
3
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Status indicators
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possible
3
by a specialized workshop,
28
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Engine oil pressure
insufficient
Engine oil-pressure
warning light flashes.
The oil pressure in the lubricating oil circuit is too low.
If the warning light lights up,
stop immediately and switch
off the engine.
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Status indicators
The warning on insuf-
ficient engine oil pressure is no substitute for the
function of an oil-level indicator.The correct engine oil level
can only be checked on the
oil level indicator.
The cause of the warning on
insufficient engine oil pressure
can be an insufficient engine
oil level.
Checking engine oil level
( 90)
When oil level is too low:
Topping up engine oil
( 91)
If the warning on insufficient
engine oil pressure appears
despite a correct engine oil
level:
In addition to an insuf-
ficient engine oil level,
other problems in the engine
can lead to the warning on insufficient engine oil pressure.
Continuing to ride in these
cases can cause engine damage.
If this warning appears, do
not continue to ride even
though the engine oil level
might be correct.
Do not continue driving.
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possible
by a specialized workshop,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad retailer.
Battery charge current
insufficient
Battery charge-current
warning light lights up.
A discharged battery can
result in the engine cutting out unexpectedly, causing a hazardous situation.
Have faults eliminated as
soon as possible.
If the battery is no longer
charged, continued
driving can lead to deep
discharging, and therefore to
the destruction of the battery.
If possible, do not continue
driving.
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