BMW Motorrad G 650 Xcountry 2006 Installation and maintenance manual

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The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Rider's Manual
G 650 Xcountry
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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 depart-
ment
Ms/Mr
Phone number
Dealership address/phone number
(company stamp)
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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 confid-
ently 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 inform-
ation on maintenance and
care to help you maintain your
motorcycle's reliability and
safety, as well as its value.
If you have questions con-
cerning your motorcycle, your
authorised BMW Motorrad
dealer will gladly provide ad-
vice and assistance.
We hope that 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
You can also consult the in-
dex at the end of this Rider's
Manual if you want to find a
particular topic or item of in-
formation.
1 General instructions . . . 5
Overview . . ............... 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . ............... 6
Equipment ............... 6
Technical data ........... 7
Currency . . ............... 7
2 General views . . . . . .... 9
General view, left side . . . 11
General view, right
side..................... 13
Underneath the seat . . . . . 14
Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . 15
Handlebar fitting, right . . . 16
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 17
3 Status indicators . . . . . 19
Multifunction display . . . . . 20
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . .............. 20
Warnings, general . . . . . . . 20
ABS warningsOE ......... 23
4 Operation. . . .......... 27
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 28
Multifunction display . . . . . 28
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . .............. 31
Lights . . . . . .............. 31
Headlight . .............. 32
Turn indicators .......... 33
Seat . . . . . . .............. 33
Mirrors . . . . .............. 35
BMW Motorrad ABSOE ... 35
Suspension settings . . . . . 36
Spring preload .......... 37
Damping . . .............. 38
Tyres . . . . . .............. 38
5 Riding . . .............. 41
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 42
Checklist . . .............. 44
Starting . . . .............. 44
Running in .............. 46
Park your motorcycle . . . . 47
Refuelling . .............. 48
Brake system, general . . . 49
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABSOE ........ 50
6 Accessories .......... 55
General instructions . . . . . 56
Power socketOE ......... 56
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 59
General instructions . . . . . 60
Toolkit . . . . .............. 60
Engine oil . .............. 61
Brake system, general . . . 63
Brake pads.............. 64
Brake fluid .............. 66
Coolant . . . .............. 67
Clutch . . . . .............. 69
Tyres . . . . . .............. 70
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Rims . . . ................. 70
Chain . . ................. 71
Wheels. ................. 72
Auxiliary stand . .......... 78
Front-
wheel stand . . . .......... 79
Fuses . . ................. 81
Bulbs . . ................. 82
Jump starting . .......... 89
Battery . ................. 90
8 Care . ................. 95
Care products . .......... 96
Washing motorcycle . . . . . 96
Cleaning easily damaged
components. . . .......... 97
Paint care . . . . . .......... 97
Protective wax coating . . . 98
Laying up the
motorcycle . . . . .......... 98
Restoring motorcycle to
use ..................... 98
9 Technical data . . ...... 99
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 100
Threaded fasteners ..... 101
Engine . ................ 103
Riding specifications . . . . 105
Clutch . ................ 105
Transmission . . ......... 105
Rear-
wheel drive . . . . ......... 106
Running gear . . ......... 106
Brakes . ................ 107
Wheels and tyres . . ..... 107
Electrics . . . . . . ......... 109
Frame. . ................ 110
Dimensions . . . ......... 111
Weights ................ 111
10 Service . . . . ......... 113
BMW Motorrad
service . ................ 114
BMW Motorrad service
quality . ................ 114
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-
the-
spot breakdown
assistance . . . . ......... 115
BMW Motorrad service
network ................ 115
Maintenance work . ..... 115
Maintenance
schedules . . . . . ......... 116
Confirmation of
maintenance work . ..... 117
Confirmation of
service . ................ 122
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General instructions
General instructions
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's
Manual will provide you with
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
goodwill claims.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remem-
ber 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 pro-
tect 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 in-
formation.
Indicates the end of
a passage relating to
specific accessories or
items of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
Your motorcycle was
assembled complete
with all the BMW
optional extras you
ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain option-
al accessories through
your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer; op-
tional accessories
have to be retrofitted
to the motorcycle.
ABS Anti-lock brake system
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose vari-
ous items of custom equip-
ment. This Rider's Manual
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describes optional extras (OE)
offered by BMW and selec-
ted 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 require-
ments of the Deutsche Institut
für Normung e.V. Versions for
individual countries may differ.
Currency
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motor-
cycles are maintained by con-
stant development work on
designs, equipment and ac-
cessories. 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 descrip-
tions in this manual.
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