BMW Motorrad R 850 RT Technical specifications

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BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
BMW Motorrad
On-board
documentation
consisting of
Rider's Manual
and Maintenance
Instructions
Maintenance Instructions
R 850 RT
R 1150 RT
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Please note
dWarning:
This symbol indicates pre-
cautions and measures which
are essential in protecting the
rider or other persons from
severe or fatal injury.
eAttention:
Specific instructions and safety
precautions intended to pre-
vent damage to the motorcy-
cle.Disregarding them may
render the warranty invalid.
LNote:
Specific instructions on how to
operate, control, adjust or look
after items of equipment on the
motorcycle.
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BMW Service
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For safety reasons and to main-
tain the value of your motorcy-
cle, regular maintenance
intervals have been laid down.
Always keep to the specified
maintenance intervals. This is
the only way to ensure that war-
ranty claims are not invalidated.
The contents of the mainte-
nance schedules are subject to
change, for reasons of safety,
due to modifications in, among
other things, materials.
Your authorised BMW motorcy-
cle dealer is best placed to pro-
vide information on the
currently specified Service, In-
spection and Annual Service
work needed.
Important:
BMW refuses to accept liability
for damage or consequential
damage due to repairs or
service work carried out by
other than BMW-authorised
workshops.
Consequently, we advise you to
have service and inspection
work carried out by your author-
ised BMW motorcycle dealer’s
specially trained, expert per-
sonnel, and confirmed by an
entry in the Maintenance
Instructions.
Authorised BMW motorcycle
dealers are supplied with the
latest technical information and
have the necessary technical
know-how and specially trained
staff.
Please do not hesitate to
contact your authorised BMW
motorcycle dealer on all
matters concerning your
motorcycle.
Authorised BMW motorcycle
dealers are fully informed about
all aspects of your motorcycle
and will gladly advise and assist
you.
Best wishes,
BMW Motorrad
Dear motorcycle enthusiast,
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BMW Service
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For your own safety, use only
genuine BMW spare parts and
accessories approved by
BMW.
If you choose genuine accesso-
ries and spare parts that have
been tested and approved by
the manufacturer, you can be
sure that BMW has carried out
the appropriate tests to confirm
their suitability for use on your
motorcycle. BMW accepts full
liability for these products.
Note, however, that BMW is
unable to accept liability for
spare parts and accessories
which it has not approved.
BMW cannot assess every sin-
gle product of outside origin in
order to decide whether it can
be used on or with a BMW vehi-
cle without constituting a safety
hazard.
Nor is approval by an official
technical inspection authority,
or even the granting of a gen-
eral operating permit necessar-
ily a sufficient guarantee, since
these test procedures are not
always adequate.
Genuine BMW spare parts,
accessories and other products
which BMW has approved can
be obtained from all authorised
BMW motorcycle dealers,
together with expert advice on
their installation and use.
Important safety information
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BMW Service
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Maintenance work is divided up
into Service, Inspection and
Annual Inspection.
BMW Inspection, 1,000 km
BMW Running-in Check after the
first 1,000 km.
BMW Service
After the first 10,000 km and
every further 20,000 km
(30,000 km…, 50,000 km …,
70,000 km…)
BMW Inspection
After the first 20,000 km and
every further 20,000 km
(40,000 km…, 60,000 km …,
80,000 km …)
BMW Annual Inspection
Certain items of maintenance
work depend on elapsed time as
well as the distance the motorcy-
cle has covered. These tasks
must therefore be performed at
least one a year (e.g. changing
the brake fluid).
If these items cannot be carried
out during a Service or an Inspec-
tion, an Annual Inspection must
be performed.
LNote:
Every authorised BMW motor-
cycle dealer has a fixed scale of
charges based on work times
and carefully calculated hourly
rates. Fuel, lubricants and simi-
lar substances, filters, gaskets
etc. are charged separately.
Maintenance schedule
If you like, you can view the cur-
rent maintenance schedule for
your motorcycle on the Internet
and download the file from
www.bmw-motorrad.com/
maintenance.
Maintenance work
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
1,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
20,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW
Pre-delivery Check
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
10,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
40,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
60,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
30,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
50,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
1
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
80,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
100,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
70,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
90,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
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Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
120,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
140,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
110,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
130,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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BMW Service
1
Confirmation of maintenance work
BMW Inspection
160,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Inspection
180,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
150,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
BMW Service
170,000 km
Carried out in accordance with
manufacturer’s instructions
Odometer reading
Date, stamp, signature
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