BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R Sport Installation and maintenance manual

BMW Motorrad
Rider’s Manual (US Model)
K 1200 R

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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.
Familiarize yourself with your
new motorcycle so that you
can ride it safely and confi-
dently in all traffic situations.
Please read this Rider's Man-
ual carefully before starting
to use your new BMW motor-
cycle. It contains important
information on how to oper-
ate the controls and how to
make the best possible use
of all your BMW's technical
features.
In addition, it contains infor-
mation 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 authorized BMW motor-
cycle retailer will gladly pro-
vide advice and assistance.
We wish you many miles of
safe and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.

Table of Contents
You can also use the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual
to find a specific topic.
1 General instructions . . . 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . 11
General view, right
side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 18
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . 21
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and indicator
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ABS warning lightOE ..... 22
Function indicators . . . . . . 22
General warning
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ABS warning
indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer. . . . 39
Hazard warning
flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tripmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Onboard computerOE .... 43
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated hand gripsOE ..... 47
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . 50
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . 55
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 55
Electronic suspension
adjustment ESAOE ....... 57
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 60
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Starting off with BMW
Integral ABSOE .......... 65
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
General brake system . . . . 77
Brake system with BMW
Integral ABSOE .......... 77

6 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 81
General instructions . . . . . 82
Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . 82
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
CaseOA ................. 86
7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 89
Maintenance - General
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Overview of toolkit . . . . . . . 90
Contents of supplemental
setOA ................... 90
Overview of supplemental
set...................... 90
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
General brake system . . . . 92
Brake pads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Front wheel stand . . . . . . 107
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . 109
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 115
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
8 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Care products . . . . . . . . . . 122
Washing your
motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cleaning sensitive
motorcycle parts . . . . . . . 123
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Protective wax
coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Storing motorcycle . . . . . 124
Returning motorcycle to
use .................... 124
9 Technical data . . . . . . . 127
Troubleshooting
chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Threaded fasteners . . . . . 129
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Riding specifications . . . . 132
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . 133
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . 134
Electrical system . . . . . . . 135
Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
10 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
BMW Motorrad
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
BMW Motorcycle Service
Card - breakdown
service on the road . . . . . 141
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Maintenance work . . . . . . 141
Maintenance
schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . . . 143
Confirmation of
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

General instructions
Overview. . ...................... 6
Abbreviations and symbols ...... 6
Equipment ...................... 7
Technical data . ................. 7
Currency . . ...................... 7
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z General instructions

Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-
ual will provide you with an
initial overview of your motor-
cycle. All maintenance and
repair work carried out on
your motorcycle will be doc-
umented in Chapter 10. For
generous treatment of claims
submitted after the warranty
period has expired, proof of
the maintenance performed is
essential.
Should you want to sell your
BMW one day, please also re-
member to turn over the Rid-
er's Manual to the new owner;
it is an important part of your
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.
Special information 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 in-
formation.
OE Optional equipment
BMW equipment avail-
able only as a factory
installed option.
OA Optional accessories
BMW optional acces-
sories can be pur-
chased and retrofitted
at your authorized
BMW motorcycle re-
tailer.
EWS Electronic immobilizer.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-
tem.
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z General instructions

Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose vari-
ous items of custom equip-
ment. This Rider's Manual
describes optional equipment
(OE) offered by BMW and se-
lected optional accessories
(OA). This explains why the
manual may also contain de-
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcy-
cle might not be exactly as
illustrated in this manual on
account of country-specific
differences.
If your BMW is equipped with
options or accessories not
described in this Rider's Man-
ual, then this equipment is
described in a separate oper-
ating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and
performance specifications
in the Rider's Manual refer
to the standards of the
Deutsche Institut für Normung
e.V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance specifications.
Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Currency
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcy-
cles 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 errors and omissions be
entirely ruled out. We hope
you will appreciate that no
claims can be entertained on
the basis of the data, illustra-
tions or descriptions in this
manual. 1
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Overviews
General view, left side ......... 11
General view, right side ........ 13
Underneath seat .............. 15
Left handlebar fitting . . ......... 16
Handlebar fitting, right ......... 17
Instrument cluster ............. 18
Headlight . .................... 19
2
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z Overviews

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z Overviews

General view, left side
1Clutch fluid reservoir
( 98)
2Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 55)
3Seat lock, beneath rear
light ( 51)
4Rear shock absorber
damping adjustment
( 56)
5Onboard socket ( 82)
2
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z Overviews

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z Overviews

General view, right
side
1Display for engine oil lev-
el ( 91)
2Fill location for fuel
( 76)
3Battery compartment
( 118)
4Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 95)
5Type plate
6Vehicle Identification
Number
7Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 96)
2
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Underneath seat
1Filler neck, engine oil
( 92)
2Overview of toolkit ( 90)
3Anti-theft alarm (OE)
4Helmet holder under seat
( 53)
2
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z Overviews

Left handlebar fitting
1Tripmaster/Onboard
computer button (OE)
( 41) ( 43)
2ESA button ( 57)
3Pushbutton, horn
4Button for left turn indi-
cator and hazard warning
flashers ( 50) ( 40)
5Switch, high-beam head-
light and headlight flash-
er ( 49)
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z Overviews

Handlebar fitting, right
1Emergency ON/OFF
switch ( 47)
2Pushbutton, starter
( 62)
3Heated hand grips switch
( 47)
4Button for right turn indi-
cator and hazard warning
flashers ( 51) ( 40)
5Off button for turn indica-
tor and hazard warning
flashers ( 51) ( 41)
2
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z Overviews

Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Tachometer
3Warning and indicator
lights ( 22)
4Multifunction display
( 22)
5Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (OE) and sensor for
instrument lighting
6Adjustment of clock
( 46)
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
2
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z Overviews