BMW R Ninet Racer 2017 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual
R nineT Racer
BMW Motorrad
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Welcome to BMW
We congratulate you on
your choice of a vehicle from
BMW Motorrad and welcome
you to the community of BMW
riders. Familiarise yourself with
your new vehicle so that you can
ride it safely and confidently in all
traffic situations.
About this Rider's Manual
Please read this Rider's Manual
carefully before starting to use
your new BMW. 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 vehicle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
This record of the maintenance
work you have had performed on
your vehicle is a precondition for
generous treatment of goodwill
claims.
If the time comes to sell your
BMW, please remember to hand
over this Rider's Manual to the
new owner. It is an important
part of the vehicle.
Suggestions and criticism
If you have questions concerning your vehicle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope you will enjoy riding
your BMW and that all your journeys will be pleasant and safe
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
1 General instructions ... . 5
Quick & easy reference . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 General views . .. .. .. .. .. . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Status indicators ... .. .. 19
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction displays . . . . . . . 21
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 31
4 Operation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
Ignition switch/steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 44
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . 47
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 50
Rider's seat and tail-hump
cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5 Adjustment .. .. .. .. ... ... 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... . 59
Safety instructions .. . . . . . . . . 60
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 67
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7 Engineering details . .. .. 73
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 74
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8 Maintenance . . . .. .. .. .. . 79
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 80
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel rims and tyres . . . . . . . . 90
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Light source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 108
9 Accessories . .. .. .. . .. . 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Luggage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Optional accessory . . . . . . . . 111
10 Care . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 113
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Protective wax coating . . . . 116
Laying up the motor-
cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Restoring motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
11 Technical data . . .. .. 117
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 118
Screw connections . . . . . . . . 119
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 123
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chassis and
suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 127
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 128
Dimensions .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Riding specifications . . . . . . 131
12 Service . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. 133
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 134
BMW Motorrad Mobility
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 134
Maintenance schedule . . . . 137
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Confirmation of service . . . . 152
13 Appendix . .. .. .. .. .. . . 155
Certificate for Electronic
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 158
General instructions
Quick & easy reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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General instructions
Quick & easy reference
1
An important aspect of this
Rider's Manual is that it can
6
be used for quick and easy
reference. Go straight to the
"General views" chapter if you
would like an initial overview of
your motorcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
CAUTION Low-risk hazard.
Non-avoidance can lead to
slight or moderate injury.
WARNING Medium-risk
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hazard. Non-avoidance can
lead to fatal or severe injury.
DANGER High-risk hazard. Non-avoidance leads
to fatal or severe injury.
ATTENTION Special
notes and precautionary
measures. Non-compliance can
lead to damage to the vehicle or
accessory and, consequently, to
voiding of the warranty.
NOTICE Specific instruc-
tions on how to operate,
control, adjust or look after items
of equipment on the vehicle.
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.
Technical data.
OE Optional extras.
The vehicles are assembled complete with
all the BMW Motorrad
optional extras originally
ordered.
OA Optional accessories.
You can obtain
BMW Motorrad
optional accessories
through your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer;
optional accessories
have to be retrofitted to
the vehicle.
Anti-lock brake system.
ABS
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm (Diebstahlwarnanlage).
Electronic immobiliser.
EWS
Equipment
When you purchased your BMW
motorcycle, you chose a model
with individual equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes the
optional extras (OE) offered by
BMW and selected optional accessories (OA). This explains why
the manual may also contain
equipment specifications 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 motorcycle contains
equipment that has not been
described, its description can be
found in a separate manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
power outputs 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.
Actuality
The high safety and quality level
of BMW motorcycles is ensured
by continuous development
work on design, 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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General views
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General views
General view, left side
1 Checking clutch function
( 89).
2 Fuel filler neck
Refuelling ( 68).
3 Load correctly ( 60).
Securing luggage to motorcycle ( 111).
4 Adjusting the damping
characteristic for rear
wheel ( 57).
5 Power socket ( 110)
6 Checking engine oil level
( 83).
7 Connector for optional ac-
cessories (under the tank)
8 Type plate (on the left of
the steering-head bearing)
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General views
2
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General views
General view, right side
1 Topping up the engine oil
( 84).
2 Checking brake-fluid level,
front brakes ( 87).
3 Vehicle Identification Num-
ber
4 Checking the brake-fluid
level, rear brakes ( 88).
5 Adjusting the spring pre-
load for the rear wheel
( 56).
6 Removing front seat
( 51).
Removing the tail-hump
cover ( 51).
2
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General views
Underneath the seat
2
1 Rider's Manual
2 Positive battery connection
14
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General views
point ( 103)
3 Fuse box
Replace fuses ( 106).
4 Tyre pressure table
5 Payload table
6 Toolkit ( 80)
7 Diagnostic connector
Disengaging diagnostic
connector ( 108).
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 37)
2 Hazard warning lights sys-
tem ( 38)
3 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ABS Switching off ( 48).
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC Switching off ( 49).
4 Turn indicators ( 38)
5 Horn
6 TRIP/INFO rocker switch
Multifunction displays
( 21)
Select displays. ( 39)
Reset trip distance recorder. ( 42)
Call up SETUP. ( 45)
OE
OE
2
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General views
Multifunction switch,
2
right
16
1 with heated grips
Operating the heated
handlebar grips ( 50).
2 Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 36)
3 Starter button
Start engine ( 62).
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General views
OE
Instrument panel
1 Speedometer
2 Indicator and warning lights
( 20)
3 Photosensor for brightness
control in the multifunction
displays
with alarm system
OE
(DWA)
DWA light-emitting diode
( 44)
4 Multifunction displays
( 21)
5 Engine speed display
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General views
2
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General views
Status indicators
Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Status indicators
Indicator and warning
3
lights
20
1 Malfunction indicator lamp
( 27)
2 High-beam headlight tell-
tale light
Operation of high beam
and headlight flasher
( 37).
3 General warning light
Illustration in conjunction
with warning symbols in
the multifunction display
( 22)
4 Telltale light for neutral
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5 - with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC telltale and warning
light ( 29)
6 Turn signal indicator light
Operating the turn indicators ( 38).
7 ABS telltale and warning
light
OE
Multifunction displays
1 On-board computer
Select display. ( 39).
2 Unit
3 Value
4 Warning symbol
Illustration in conjunction
with general warning light
( 22)
5 Gear indicator
3
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Status indicators
Warnings
3
Mode of presentation
22
Warnings are indicated by the
corresponding warning lights.
If two or more warnings occur at
the same time, all the appropriate
warning lights and warning symbols appear.
The possible warnings are listed
on the next pages.
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Warnings for which there are no
separate warning lights are represented by a warning symbol 1
in the multifunction display and
the general warning light 2. De-
pending on the urgency of the
warning, the general warning light
lights up or flashes.
Warnings, overview
Telltale and warning
lights
General warning
light lights up.
General warning
light flashes.
General warning
light lights up.
General warning
light flashes.
The malfunction
indicator lamp lights
up.
General warning
light lights up.
Warning symbols in the
display
Key symbol
appears on the
display.
Temperature symbol appears on the
display.
Engine symbol
appears on the
display.
Engine symbol
appears on the
display.
Battery symbol
appears on the
display.
Meaning
Electronic immobiliser active ( 26)
Coolant temperature too high ( 26)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 26)
Engine warning ( 27)
Emissions warning ( 27)
Vehicle voltage is too low ( 27)
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Status indicators
Telltale and warning
3
lights
24
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Status indicators
General warning
light lights up.
ABS telltale and
warning light
flashes.
ABS telltale and
warning light
shows.
ABS telltale and
warning light
shows.
ASC telltale and
warning light quickflashes.
ASC telltale and
warning light slowflashes.
ASC telltale and
warning light
shows.
Warning symbols in the
display
Lamp symbol
appears on the
display.
Meaning
Bulb faulty ( 28)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 28)
ABS switched off ( 29)
ABS fault ( 29)
ASC intervention ( 29)
ASC self-diagnosis not completed
( 29)
ASC switched off ( 30)
Telltale and warning
lights
ASC telltale and
warning light
shows.
General warning
light lights up.
General warning
light lights up.
Warning symbols in the
display
Symbol for the
DWA battery is displayed.
The symbol for the
fuel reserve volume
and the odometer
TRIP R are dis-
played.
Symbol for service
is displayed.
Meaning
ASC fault ( 30)
Anti-theft alarm battery flat ( 30)
Fuel down to reserve ( 31)
Service appointment has passed ( 31)
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Status indicators
Electronic immobiliser
3
active
26
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Status indicators
General warning light lights
up.
Key symbol 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.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer.
Coolant temperature too
high
General warning light
flashes.
Temperature symbol appears on the display.
ATTENTION
Riding with overheated engine
Engine damage
Compliance with the
information set out below is
essential.
Possible cause:
The engine-oil temperature is too
high.
If possible, ride in the part-load
range to cool down the engine.
If the engine-oil temperature
is frequently too high, have
the fault rectified as soon as
possible by a specialist workshop, preferably an authorised
BMW Motorrad Retailer.
Engine in emergencyoperation mode
General warning light lights
up.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
WARNING
Unusual ride characteristics when engine running in
emergency-operation mode
Risk of accident
Adapt your style of riding accordingly: avoid accelerating
sharply and overtaking.
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 en-
gine performance might not be
available.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Engine warning
General warning light
flashes.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
WARNING
Engine damage when running in emergency-operation
mode
Risk of accident
Adapt your style of riding accordingly: ride slowly, avoid
sharp accelerating and overtaking.
If possible, have the vehicle
brought in and the fault
rectified by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has dia-
gnosed a fault which may cause
severe secondary faults. The engine is in emergency-operation
mode.
Avoid high load and rpm
ranges if possible.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
It is possible to continue to ride
but not recommended.
Emissions warning
The malfunction indicator
lamp lights up.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has dia-
gnosed a fault which affects the
pollutant emissions.
Have the fault rectified by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
You can continue riding; pollutant emissions are higher than
the threshold values.
Vehicle voltage is too low
General warning light lights
up.
Battery symbol appears on
the display.
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Status indicators
3
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Status indicators
WARNING
Discharged battery causes
various motorcycle systems
to fail, such as lighting, engine or ABS
Risk of accident
Do not continue your journey.
Possible cause:
The battery is faulty.
Have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a
specialist workshop, preferably
an authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer.
Bulb faulty
General warning light lights
up.
Lamp symbol appears on
the display.
WARNING
Vehicle overlooked in traffic
due to failure of the lights on
the vehicle
Safety risk
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; always carry
a complete set of spare bulbs if
possible.
Possible cause:
One or more bulbs defective.
Visually inspect to ascertain
which bulb is defective.
Replacing bulbs for low-beam
and high-beam headlight
( 99).
Replacing bulb for parking light
( 100).
Replacing bulbs for front and
rear turn indicators ( 101).
Replacing LED rear light
( 103).
ABS self-diagnosis not
completed
ABS telltale and warning
light flashes.
Possible cause:
ABS self-diagnosis not
completed
The ABS function is not available, because self-diagnosis
did not complete. (The motorcycle has to reach a defined
minimum speed for the wheel
speed sensors to be checked:
5 km/h)
Pull away slowly. Bear in mind
that the ABS function is not
available until self-diagnosis has
completed.
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