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Rider's Manual
R 1200 RT
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 Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . 14 Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . 16 Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 19 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 23
Standard status indicat-
ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Status indicators with on-
board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Status indicators with
tyre pressure monitoring
(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Status indicators with grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Status indicators with seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Telltale light of cruise con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . 27 Warnings issued by the onboard computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ASC warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 RDC warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Anti-theft alarm warnings . . . . 43
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Electronic immobiliser
EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 53 On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 54 Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 59 Emergency off switch (kill switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Automatic Stability Control
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Seat height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cruise-control system . . . . . . . 64
Stowage compartment . . . . . . 67 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Electronic Suspension Adjustment ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Front and rear seats . . . . . . . . . 74 Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 80 Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Parking your motorcycle . . . . 86 Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Secure the motorcycle for transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
6 Engineering details . . . . . 91
Brake system with BMW Motorrad Integral ABS . . . . . . 92 Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Electronic Suspension Adjustment ESA II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
General instructions . . . . . . . 100 Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 topcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 107
General instructions . . . . . . . 108 Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 124 Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 140 Cleaning easily damaged components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Protective wax coating . . . . 142 Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 142 Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
10 Technical data . . . . . . 143
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 144 Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 145 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 151
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 153 Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Riding specifications . . . . . . 157
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
BMW Motorrad service . . . . 160 BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 BMW Motorrad mobility
services - roadside assist-
ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 BMW Motorrad service
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 161 Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Confirmation of service . . . . 167
General instructions
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6 Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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5 instructionsGeneral
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General instructions
Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual will provide you with an initial 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.
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, ad-
just 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.
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EWS Electronic immobiliser.
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage)
ABS Anti-lock brake system
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC Tyre pressure control (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 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 views
General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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General view, left side
1Headlight beam-throw adjustment (
74)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, front (
113)
3On-board socket (OE/OA) (
100)
4Adjuster for damping characteristic, rear suspension (
69)
5adjustable shift lever (
68)
6Engine oil level indicator (
109)
7Power socket (
100)
8Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) (on steering-head bearing)
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General view, right side
1Seat lock (
74)
2with seat heating OE Control for rear-seat heating (underneath rear seat) (
62)
3Tank rucksack adapter
4Fuel filler neck (
87)
5Clutch-fluid reservoir
6electrically adjustable windscreen (
64)
7Storage compartment (
67)
8Engine-oil filler neck (
110)
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Handlebar fitting, left
1Operation of the audio system (optional extra, see separate instructions for use)
2High-beam headlight and headlight flasher (
58)
3with cruise-control system OE
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9with Automatic Stability Control (ASC) OE
Operating ASC (
63)
10Control for the odometer (
51)
with on-board computer OE
Operating the on-board computer (
54)
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Handlebar fitting, right
1with heated handlebar grips OE
Grip heating control (
60)
2with seat heating OE Front seat heating control (
61)
3Emergency off switch (kill switch) (
60)
4 Starter button (
82)
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Underneath the seat
1Front-seat height adjustment (
64)
2Battery (
134)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, rear (
114)
4Rider's Manual
5Toolkit
6Helmet holder (
76)
7Payload table
8Table of tyre pressures
9Adjuster for spring preload, rear (
68)
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General views
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General views
Instrument panel
1Speedometer
2Telltale lights (
24)
3Multifunction display (
24)
4Rev. counter
5Anti-theft alarm telltale light (OE, see separate instructions for use)
6Operation of the clock (
51)
Adjust the dimmer (
53).
7Control for the odometer
(
51)
8Ambient-light brightness sensor (for adapting the brightness of the instrument lighting)
Headlight
1High-beam headlight
2Side light
3Low-beam headlight
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Standard status indicators
Multifunction display
1Fuel capacity (
24)
2Gear indicator (
24)
3Engine temperature (
24)
4Clock (
51)
5Odometer
6Trip meter (
51)
Telltale lights
1Flashing turn indicators, left
2High-beam headlight
3Idle
4Flashing turn indicators, right
Fuel capacity
The column below the fuelpump symbol indicates the
remaining quantity of fuel. When the fuel in the tank is topped up the gauge briefly shows the original level, before the reading is updated.
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 column below the temperature symbol indicates
the engine temperature.
Service-due indicator
If the next service is due in less than one month, the date for the next service 1 is shown briefly after the Pre-Ride Check com-
pletes. In this example the reading means "March 2010".
If the motorcycle covers long distances in the course of the year, under certain circumstances it might be necessary to have it serviced at a date in advance
of the forecast due date. If the countdown distance to the odometer reading at which a service will be due is less than 1000 km, the distance is counted down in steps of 100 km 2 and is shown briefly after the Pre-Ride Check completes.
If service is overdue, the due date or the odometer reading at which service was due is accompanied by the 'General' warning light showing yellow. The word "Service" remains permanently visible.
If the sevice-due indicator appears more than a month
before the service date, the date saved in the instrument cluster must be adjusted. This situation can occur if the battery was disconnected for a prolonged period of time.
If you want to have the date set consult a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Status indicators with on-board computer
with on-board computer OE
1Status-indicator panel of the on-board computer (
54)
2The tripmeter readings alternate with the odometer reading.
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3 Status indicators with tyre pressure
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with tyre pressure monitoring (RDC) OE
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The figures shown in the tyre-pressure readings are
temperature-compensated (see the section entitled "Engineering details").
Status indicators with grip heating
with heated handlebar grips OE
1Status indicator for heating stage (
60)
Status indicators with seat heating
with seat heating OE
1Status indicator for heating stages (
61)
Telltale light of cruise control
with cruise-control system OE
1Telltale light of cruise control (
65)
Standard warnings
Mode of presentation
Warnings are indicated by 'General' warning light 1 showing
in combination with one of the warning symbols 2. 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 lights and warning symbols appear. The status of the 'General' warning light matches the most urgent warning.
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EWS ! appears on |
Electronic immobiliser active ( 29) |
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Lights up yellow |
Flashes |
Fuel down to reserve ( 29) |
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Rear light bulb defective |
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Front light bulb defective |
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