BMW R 1200 ST 1st Edition 2005 Owner's manual
Rider's Manual
R 1200 ST
BMW Motorrad
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 any 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
ABS warning
indicators
OE
............. 29
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hazard warning
flashers . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tripmaster . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 41
On-board computer
OE
... 43
Clock . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 47
Grip heating
OE
........... 48
Clutch . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Handlebars . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 50
Lights . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 50
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . 52
Front and rear seats . . .. . 54
Helmet holder . . . . .. . . .. . 56
Mirrors . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . 57
Windscreen . .. . . . . . . . . . . 58
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . 58
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 59
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESA
OE
....... 60
Tyres . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 64
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Starting . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pulling away with BMW
Integral ABS
OE
.......... 69
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Parking your
motorcycle . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 73
Refuelling . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 80
Brake system, general . . . 81
Brake system with BMW
Integral ABS
OE
.......... 82
6 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 85
General instructions . . . . . 86
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 89
OA
Case
Topcase
................. 90
OA
.............. 92
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 95
General instructions . . . . . 96
Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Overview, toolkit . . . . . . . . . 96
Supplementary kit
OA
..... 96
Overview, supplementary
kit ...................... 97
Engine oil . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . 97
Brake system, general . . . 98
Brake pads . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 99
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Clutch . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 104
Tyres . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rims . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . 113
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 119
Battery . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
8 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Care products . . . . .. . . . . 126
Washing the
motorcycle . . .. . . . . . . . . . 126
Cleaning easily damaged
components. . . .. . . . . . . . 127
Paint care . . .. . . .. . . . . . . 128
Protective wax
coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Laying up the
motorcycle . . .. . . . . . . . . . 128
Restoring motorcycle to
use .................... 129
9 Technical data . . . . . . . 131
Troubleshooting
chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 132
Threaded fasteners . .. . . 132
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Riding specifications . . . . 136
Clutch . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 137
Transmission . . . .. . . .. . . 137
Final drive . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 138
Running gear . . . . . .. . . .. 138
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . 139
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
10 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
BMW Motorrad
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 146
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: On-the-spot
breakdown
assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Maintenance work . . . . . . 147
Maintenance
schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . . . 149
Confirmation of
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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
claims submitted after the
warranty period has expired.
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 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.
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.
EWS Electronic immobiliser
(Elektronische Wegfahrsicherung).
ABS Anti-lock brake system
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 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 en-
tertained 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 Adjuster, beam throw
( 52)
2 Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 104)
3 Adjuster, handlebar
height ( 50)
4 Adjustable windscreen
( 58)
5 Power socket ( 86)
6 Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 58)
7 Adjuster, damping, rear
( 59)
8 Filler neck, engine oil
( 98)
9 Oil sight glass ( 97)
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General views
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General views
General view, right side
1 Seat lock ( 54)
2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 103)
3 Vehicle identification
number
4 Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 102)
5 Case holders ( 91)
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General views
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General views
Underneath the seat
1 Height adjuster, front
seat ( 54)
2 Battery ( 121)
3 Helmet holder ( 56)
4 Type plate
5 Table of tyre pressures
6 Label, payload
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General views
Handlebar fitting, left
2
1 Pushbutton, Tripmaster /
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on-board computer (OE)
( 41) ( 43)
2 Pushbutton, horn
3 Pushbutton, left flash-
ing turn indicators and
hazard warning flashers
( 52) ( 40)
4 Switch, high-beam head-
light and headlight flasher ( 51)
General views
Handlebar fitting, right
1 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 47)
2 Pushbutton, starter
( 66)
3 with OE Heated handle-
bar grips:
Grip heating ( 48)
4 Pushbutton, right flash-
ing turn indicators and
hazard warning flashers
( 53) ( 40)
5 Cancel button, flashing
turn indicators ( 53)
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General views
Instrument cluster
2
1 Speedometer
2 Rev. counter
18
3 Warning and telltale
lights ( 23)
4 Multifunction display
( 23)
5 Telltale light for anti-theft
alarm and sensor for instrument cluster lighting
6 Button for setting clock
and operating Tripmaster
( 46) ( 41)
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General views
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
Headlight
1 Low-beam and high-
beam headlights ( 51)
2 Side lights ( 50)
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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
ABS warning indicators
OE
........... 22
OE
...... 29
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Status indicators
Multifunction display
3
22
1 Clock
2 Panel for warnings
( 23)
3 Panel for the on-board
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computer's status indic-
Status indicators
ators
4 Gear indicator ( 22)
5 Engine temperature
readout ( 23)
6 Panel for ESA status in-
dicators ( 60)
7 Tripmaster display ( 41)
8 Fuel gauge ( 22)
Warning and telltale lights
1 Telltale light, left turn in-
dicator
2 Telltale light, high-beam
headlight
3 Warning light, general
4 Telltale light, neutral
5 ABS warning light
6 Telltale light, right turn
indicator
ABS warning light
The way in which the ABS
warning light indicates status
can differ in some countries.
Alternative for the ABS
warning light.
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 displays 0;
the 'neutral' telltale light also
lights up.
Engine temperature
The horizontal bars
below the temperature
symbol indicate the engine
temperature.
Warnings, general
Mode of presentation
General warnings are displayed by means of plain-text
messages and symbols in the
multifunction display. In some
cases, they are accompanied by the 'General' warning
light showing red or yellow.
Two or more warnings can be
issued at the same time.
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Status indicators
Warnings, overview
3
Mode of presentation Meaning
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Status indicators
Lights up yellow EWS! warning
Lights up yellow
Lights up yellow Appears on the
Lights up red Appears on the
Lights up red Appears on the
Lights up yellow
appears on the
display
FUEL! warning
appears on the
display
display
display
display
LAMPR! warning
appears on the
display
LAMPF! warning
appears on the
display
Electronic immobiliser active ( 26)
Fuel down to reserve ( 26)
Engine electronics ( 26)
Insufficient engine oil pressure
( 27)
Insufficient battery charge current
( 27)
Rear light bulb defective ( 28)
Front light bulb defective ( 28)
Mode of presentation Meaning
Lights up yellow LAMPS! warning
Appears on the
display
Appears on the
display, accompanied by the letters
DWA.
Lights up yellow
appears on the
display
DWA! warning
appears on the
display
Bulbs defective ( 28)
Ice warning ( 29)
Anti-theft alarm battery weak ( 29)
Anti-theft alarm battery flat ( 29)
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Status indicators
Electronic immobiliser active
3
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General warning light
lights up yellow.
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 located near the ignition key .
Use the reserve key.
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Status indicators
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Fuel down to reserve
General warning light
lights up yellow.
FUEL! warning 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.
The Tripmaster indicates
the estimated residual
operating range.
The fuel tank contains no
more than the reserve quantity of fuel.
Reserve fuel
4l
Refuelling ( 80)
Engine electronics
General warning light
lights up yellow.
Engine electronics sym-
bol 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.
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
soon as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Insufficient engine oil pressure
General warning light
lights up red.
Engine oil pressure symbol appears on the dis-
play.
The oil pressure in the lubeoil system is too low.
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
sight glass.
A low oil level is one reason
why a warning indicating insufficient oil pressure is issued.
Checking the engine oil
level ( 97)
Topping up the engine oil
( 98)
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
correct: do not continue to
ride.
Do not continue your journey.
Have the fault rectified as
soon as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Insufficient battery charge
current
General warning light
lights up red.
Battery charge current
symbol appears on the
display.
A discharged battery can
result in the engine cutting out unexpectedly, causing a hazardous situation.
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,
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however, that the engine
could cut out suddenly
3
and that the battery could
28
discharge until completely
flat, in which case it might
have suffered irreparable
damage.
Have the fault rectified as
soon as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Rear light bulb defective
General warning light
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Status indicators
lights up yellow.
LAMPR! warning appears on
the display.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because it is easier for other
users to oversee you and
your motorcycle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always
carry a complete set of spare
bulbs if possible.
Rear light or brake light bulb
defective.
Replacing the brake light
and rear light bulbs ( 117)
Front light bulb defective
LAMPF! warning appears on
the display.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because it is easier for other
users to oversee you and
your motorcycle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always
carry a complete set of spare
bulbs if possible.
Low-beam headlight, highbeam headlight, side-light or
turn-indicator bulb defective.
Replacing low-beam and
high-beam headlight bulbs
( 115)
Replacing parking-light bulb
( 116)
Replacing front turn indicator bulb ( 118)
Replacing rear turn indicator
bulb ( 119)
Bulbs defective
General warning light
lights up yellow.
LAMPS! warning appears on
the display.
A defective bulb places
your safety at risk because it is easier for other
users to oversee you and
your motorcycle.
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always
carry a complete set of spare
bulbs if possible.
A combination of the bulb defects described above has
occurred.
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