BMW R Ninet Racer 2017 Owner's Manual
Rider's Manual (US Model)
R nineT Racer
BMW Motorrad
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Welcome to BMW
Congratulations on choosing a
motorcycle from BMW Motorrad
and welcome to the community
of BMW motorcycle owners and
riders. Familiarize yourself with
your new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confidently
in all highway 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
get the most benefit from your
BMW's advanced 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.
Documentation confirming performance of scheduled maintenance is a precondition for generous handling of out-of-warranty
claims and goodwill warranty
treatment.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also remember to turn over the Ride's
Manual to the new owner. it is
an important part of your motorcycle.
Suggestions and complaints
If you have any questions concerning your motorcycle, your authorized BMW Motorrad retailer
is always happy to provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe
and enjoyable riding on your
BMW
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
Notice concerning current sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . .. .. .. .. . ... .. . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 15
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3 Displays . . ... .. .. .. . ... .. 19
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction displays . . . . . . . 21
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4 Operation ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 33
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Anti-theft alarm (DWA) . . . . . . 44
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . 47
Antilock Brake System
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 50
Rider's seat and tail-hump
cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5 Setting .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. . 53
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6 Riding .. .. .. .. .. . ... .. .. .. 59
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 67
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
7 Technology in
detail .. . ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. . 73
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 74
Antilock Brake System
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
8 Maintenance . ... .. .. .. .. 79
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 80
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rims and tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Diagnostic connector. . . . . . 107
9 Accessories . .. .. .. . ... 109
General instructions . . . . . . . 110
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Optional accessory . . . . . . . . 111
10 Care . . ... .. .. .. .. . ... . 113
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Protective wax coating . . . . 116
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 116
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
11 Technical data . .. .. . 117
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 118
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 119
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 124
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 127
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 128
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 131
12 Service . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 133
Reporting safety
defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
BMW Motorrad Service .. . 135
BMW Motorrad Mobility
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Maintenance proce-
dures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Maintenance schedule . . . . 139
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Confirmation of service. . . . 154
13 Appendix .... .. .. .. . .. 157
Certificate for Electronic
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
14 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160
General instructions
Quick & easy reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
1
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General instructions
Quick & easy reference
1
This Rider's Manual has been
designed to provide quick and
6
efficient orientation. Go straight
to the "Overviews" chapter if you
would like an initial overview of
your motorcycle.
Abbreviations and symbols
CAUTION Hazard with
low risk. Failure to avoid
this hazard can result in minor or
moderate injury.
WARNING Hazard with
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General instructions
moderate risk. Failure to
avoid this hazard can result in
death or serious injury.
DANGER Hazard with high
risk. Failure to avoid this
hazard results in death or serious
injury.
ATTENTION Special in-
structions and precautionary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehicle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.
NOTICE Special informa-
tion on operating and inspecting your motorcycle as well
as maintenance and adjustment
procedures.
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 accessory or equipmentdependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OE Optional extra.
BMW Motorrad optional
extras are already completely installed during
motorcycle production.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad optional accessories can
be purchased and installed at your authorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
DWA
Anti-theft alarm.
Electronic immobilizer.
EWS
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 motorcycle comes with
equipment not described here,
you can find the descriptions in a
separate manual.
Technical Data
All dimensions, weights and information on the power output
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.
Notice concerning current status
The high safety and quality standards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by constant development work on design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason, aspects of your motorcycle
may vary from the descriptions in
this Rider's Manual. In addition,
BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee
the total absence of errors. We
hope you will appreciate that no
claims can be recognized based
on 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Overviews
2
10
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Overviews
General view, left side
1 Check clutch function
( 89).
2 Fuel filler opening
Refueling ( 68).
3 Correct loading ( 60).
Secure luggage on motorcycle ( 111).
4 Adjusting damping on rear
wheel ( 57).
5 Power socket ( 110)
6 Check engine oil level
( 83).
7 Connector for optional ac-
cessories (under the tank)
8 Type plate (left on the
steering-head bearing)
Tire pressure table (left on
the steering-head bearing)
2
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Overviews
2
12
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Overviews
General view, right side
1 Topping up engine oil
( 84).
2 Checking front brake fluid
level ( 87).
3 Vehicle identification num-
ber
4 Checking rear brake fluid
level ( 88).
5 Adjusting spring preload at
rear wheel ( 56).
6 Remove rider's seat
( 51).
Removing tail-hump cover
( 51).
2
13
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Overviews
Underneath seat
2
1 Rider's Manual (US Model)
2 Positive battery connection
14
z
Overviews
point ( 103)
3 Fuse box
Replace fuses ( 106).
4 Load capacity table
5 Tool kit ( 80)
6 Diagnostic connector
Removing the diagnostic
connector ( 107).
Multifunction switch, left
1 High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 37)
2 Hazard warning lights sys-
tem ( 38)
3 with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
Deactivate ABS ( 48).
with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
Deactivating ASC ( 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 the SETUP menu.
( 45)
OE
OE
2
15
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Overviews
Multifunction switch,
2
right
16
1 with heated grips
Operating heated grips
( 50).
2 Emergency on/off switch
(kill switch) ( 36)
3 Starter button
Starting engine ( 62).
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Overviews
OE
Instrument panel
1 Speedometer
2 Indicator and warning lights
( 20)
3 Photosensor for brightness
control in multifunction displays
with anti-theft alarm system (DWA)
DWA LED ( 44)
4 Multifunction displays
( 21)
5 Tachometer
OE
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Overviews
2
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Overviews
Displays
Indicator and warning lights . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3
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Displays
Indicator and warning
3
lights
20
1 Headlight high beam indi-
cator light
Operating the high beams
and headlight flasher
( 37).
2 General warning light
Shown in conjunction with
warning symbols in multi-
z
Displays
function display ( 22)
3 Neutral indicator light
4 - with Automatic Stability
Control (ASC)
ASC indicator and warning
light ( 29)
5 Turn signal indicator light
Operating turn indicators
( 38).
6 ABS indicator and warning
light
OE
Multifunction displays
1 Onboard computer
Select display. ( 39).
2 Unit
3 Value
4 Warning symbol
Shown in conjunction
with general warning light
( 22)
5 Gear indicator
3
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Displays
Warning lights
3
Displays
22
Warnings are displayed with appropriate warning lights.
If several warnings are active, all
of the corresponding warning
lamps and warning symbols will
appear in the display.
You will find an overview of the
potential warnings on the following pages.
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Displays
Warnings for which there are
no separate warning lamps are
represented by a warning symbol 1 in the multifunction display
in connection with the general
warning lamp 2. The universal
warning light lights up or flashes
depending on the urgency of the
warning.
Overview of warning indicators
Indicator and warning
lights
Universal warning
light lights up.
Universal warning
light flashes.
Universal warning
light lights up.
Universal warning
light flashes.
Universal warning
light lights up.
Universal warning
light lights up.
ABS indicator light
flashes.
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Key symbol is displayed.
Temperature symbol is displayed.
Engine symbol
appears on the
display.
Engine symbol
appears on the
display.
Battery symbol appears in the display.
Light symbol is displayed.
Meaning
Electronic immobilizer is active ( 26)
Coolant temperature too high ( 26)
Engine in emergency-operation mode
( 26)
Engine warning ( 27)
Vehicle voltage is too low ( 27)
Light source defective ( 27)
ABS self-diagnosis not completed
( 28)
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23
z
Displays
Indicator and warning
3
lights
24
z
Displays
ABS indicator light
lights up.
ABS indicator light
lights up.
ASC indicator
and warning light
flashes rapidly.
ASC indicator
and warning light
flashes slowly.
ASC indicator and
warning light lights
up.
ASC indicator and
warning light lights
up.
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Symbol for DWA
battery is displayed.
Meaning
ABS switched off ( 28)
ABS error ( 28)
ASC intervention ( 29)
ASC self-diagnosis not completed
( 29)
ASC switched off ( 29)
ASC error ( 29)
Anti-theft alarm system battery
discharged ( 30)
Indicator and warning
lights
Universal warning
light lights up.
Universal warning
light lights up.
Warning symbols in the
display panel
Symbols for fuel reserve and odometer TRIP R are
displayed.
Symbol for service
is displayed.
Meaning
Fuel down to reserve ( 30)
Service appointment has passed ( 31)
3
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Displays
Electronic immobilizer is
3
active
26
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Displays
Universal warning light
lights up.
Key symbol is displayed.
Possible cause:
The key being used is not autho-
rized for starting, or communication between the key and engine
electronics is disrupted.
Remove other motorcycle keys
from the ignition key ring.
Have the defective key replaced, preferably by an authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
Coolant temperature too
high
Universal warning light
flashes.
Temperature symbol is displayed.
ATTENTION
Riding with overheated engine
Engine damage
Be sure to observe the measures listed below.
Possible cause:
The engine oil temperature is too
high.
If possible, continue driving
in the part-load range to cool
down the engine.
Should the engine oil temperature frequently be too
high, have the fault rectified as
quickly as possible by a specialist workshop, preferably an
authorized BMW Motorrad retailer.
Engine in emergencyoperation mode
Universal warning light
lights up.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
WARNING
Unusual handling when engine is in emergency operating mode
Accident hazard
Adapt riding style: Avoid rapid
acceleration and passing
maneuvers.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has di-
agnosed 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 en-
gine performance may not be
available.
Have the malfunction corrected
as soon as possible at an
authorized service facility,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad Retailer.
Engine warning
Universal warning light
flashes.
Engine symbol appears on
the display.
WARNING
Damage to the engine when
it is in the emergency operating mode
Accident hazard
Adapt riding style: Ride slowly,
avoid rapid acceleration and
passing maneuvers.
If possible, have the motorcycle
picked up and the malfunction
source eliminated by a special-
ized service facility, preferably
an authorized BMW Motorrad
Retailer.
Possible cause:
The engine control unit has di-
agnosed a fault, which can lead
to a severe secondary fault. The
engine is in the emergency-operation mode.
Avoid high load and engine
speed ranges if possible.
Have the malfunction corrected
as soon as possible at an
authorized service facility,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad Retailer.
Continued driving is possible, however it is not recommended.
Vehicle voltage is too low
Universal warning light
lights up.
Battery symbol appears in
the display.
WARNING
Discharged battery causes
various motorcycle systems
to fail, such as the lighting,
engine or ABS
Accident hazard
Do not continue riding.
Possible cause:
The battery is faulty.
Have the malfunction corrected
as soon as possible at an
authorized service facility,
preferably an authorized
BMW Motorrad Retailer.
Light source defective
Universal warning light
lights up.
Light symbol is displayed.
3
27
z
Displays
3
28
z
Displays
WARNING
Overlooking the vehicle in
traffic due to a defective light
source on the vehicle
Safety risk
Replace defective bulbs as
soon as possible; it is best
always to carry a complete
set of spare bulbs on the
motorcycle.
Possible cause:
One or more bulbs are defective.
Locate defective bulb with visual check.
Replacing low and high-beam
light sources in headlight
( 99).
Replacing parking light light
source ( 100).
Replacing front and rear turn
indicator light sources ( 101).
Replacing LED tail light
( 102).
ABS self-diagnosis not
completed
ABS indicator light flashes.
Possible cause:
ABS self-diagnosis routine not completed
ABS is not available, as the
self-diagnosis routine was not
completed. (The motorcycle
must reach a specified minimum speed before the system
can check operation of the
wheel speed sensors: 3 mph
(5 km/h))
Ride off slowly. It must be
noted that the ABS function
is not available until the selfdiagnosis has been completed.
ABS switched off
with Automatic Stability Control
OE
(ASC)
ABS indicator light lights
up.
Possible cause:
The ABS system has been deac-
tivated by the rider.
with Automatic Stability Control
OE
(ASC)
Activating ABS ( 48).
ABS error
ABS indicator light lights
up.
Possible cause:
The ABS control unit has de-
tected an error. The ABS function is not available.
Continued driving is possible
while taking the failed ABS
function into account. You
should also take account of
the additional information on
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