BMW HP4 Installation and maintenance manual

Rider's Manual (US Model)
HP4 RACE
BMW Motorrad

Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle Data
Model
Vehicle identification number
Color number
Initial operation
Number on fork bridge
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number (com-
pany stamp)

Welcome to BMW
We are pleased that you have
chosen a BMW Motorrad vehicle
and welcome you to the family of
BMW riders. Familiarize yourself
with your new vehicle so that you
can ride safely and confidently on
the racing track.
About this Rider's Manual
Read this Rider's Manual before
you start your new BMW. It con-
tains important information about
operating the vehicle that will
enable you to make full use of
the technical advantages of your
BMW.
It also provides information about
vehicle maintenance and care,
operating safety, and tips on
how best to preserve the value
of your vehicle.
Documentation confirming per-
formance of scheduled mainte-
nance is a precondition for gen-
erous handling of out-of-warranty
claims and goodwill warranty
treatment.
If you want to sell your BMW one
day, remember to hand over this
Rider's Manual too. It is an im-
portant element of the motorcy-
cle.
Feedback and comments
Should you have any questions
about your vehicle, your autho-
rized BMW Motorrad retailer is
always happy to provide you with
advice and support.
We wish you many miles of plea-
sure and satisfaction with your
new BMW, along with a safe and
enjoyable ride,
BMW Motorrad.
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Table of Contents
1 General instructions ... . 5
Overview..................... 6
Abbreviations and
symbols...................... 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current sta-
tus ........................... 7
Welcome to BMW Motorrad
MSport...................... 7
2 Overviews ................ 9
Overall view, left side . . . . . . . . 11
Overall view, right side . . . . . . 13
Overall view without trim
panel........................ 15
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Left multifunction switch -
front......................... 17
Left multifunction switch -
rear.......................... 18
Multifunction switch,
right......................... 19
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3 Displays ................. 21
Indicator and warning
lights........................ 22
Multifunction display rider
view......................... 23
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4 Operation................ 31
Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) ...................... 32
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 34
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) ....................... 36
Ridingmode ................ 37
Rider'sseat ................. 38
5 Setting................... 39
Brakes ...................... 40
Steering damper . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Stub handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Observe the adjustment
range on the telescopic
forks......................... 42
Steering head angle . . . . . . . . . 43
Fork bridge offset . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Damping .................... 58
Rideheight.................. 61
Footrests.................... 65
Foot piece for footbrake
lever......................... 66
Footbrake lever height . . . . . . 67
Foot piece for gearshift
lever......................... 68
Gearshift lever height. . . . . . . . 68
Seatheight.................. 69
Swinging arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6 Riding.................... 75
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Checklist .................... 77
Starting...................... 77
Bringing the engine up to
operating temperature. . . . . . . 79
Runningin .................. 79
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Brakes ...................... 81
Startof race................. 82
Speed limiter for pit lane . . . . 84

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 84
7 In the pit................. 87
Refueling.................... 88
Displays for the mechatron-
ics technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Displays for the mechatron-
ics technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
DTC......................... 93
EBR......................... 93
Gearshift-pattern
reverser ..................... 94
Data recording and 2D soft-
ware......................... 95
HP Race
Calibration Kit Pro . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Connector for optional ac-
cessories.................... 96
Securing motorcycle for
transport .................... 96
8 Technology in
detail..................... 99
Lightweight construc-
tion........................ 100
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) ..................... 100
Engine brake (EBR) . . . . . . . 101
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Pro gearshift assistant . . . . . 102
9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 105
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 106
Engineoil ................. 107
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cleaning the brakes . . . . . . . 117
Clutch..................... 121
Coolant.................... 122
Tires ...................... 123
Rims and tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Wheels.................... 123
Fairings and panels . . . . . . . 128
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Battery .................... 134
Fuse ...................... 137
Data link connector . . . . . . . 138
Chain...................... 139
10 Accessories .. . . . . . . . 143
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Connections for additional
sensors.................... 144
Connection for CAN-Bus
signal...................... 145
Connection for infrared re-
ceiver ..................... 145
11 Care .................. 147
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Washing your motorcy-
cle......................... 148
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cleparts................... 148
Paintcare ................. 149
Protective wax coating . . . . 150
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 150
Return motorcycle to
use........................ 150
12 Technical data . . . . . . 151
Screw connections . . . . . . . . 152
Chassis and suspension
configuration data . . . . . . . . . 159
Fuel....................... 163

Engineoil ................. 163
Engine .................... 164
Clutch..................... 165
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 166
Frame..................... 166
Chassis and
suspension................ 167
Brakes .................... 168
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 169
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 170
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Weights................... 171
13 Service ............... 173
Reporting safety
defects.................... 174
BMW Motorrad Service . . . 175
Maintenance proce-
dures...................... 175
Maintenance schedule . . . . 179
Maintenance confirma-
tions....................... 180
Service confirmations . . . . . 194
14 Index ................. 196

General instructions
Overview ............................ 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technicaldata....................... 7
Notice concerning current status . . . . 7
Welcome to BMW Motorrad M
Sport ................................ 7
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Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-
ual will provide you with an ini-
tial overview of your motorcycle.
All maintenance and repair work
carried out on your motorcycle
will be documented in Chapter
13. Documentation confirm-
ing performance of scheduled
maintenance is a precondition
for generous handling of out-of-
warranty claims and goodwill war-
ranty treatment.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manual;
it is an important part of the mo-
torcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
CAUTION Hazard with
low risk. Failure to avoid
this hazard can result in minor or
moderate injury.
WARNING Hazard with
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 precaution-
ary measures. Non-compliance
can cause damage to the vehi-
cle or accessories and warranty
claims may be denied as a result.
NOTICE Special informa-
tion on operating and in-
specting 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 informa-
tion.
Indicates the end of ac-
cessory or equipment-
dependent information.
Tightening torque.
Technical data.
OA Optional accessory.
BMW Motorrad optional
accessories can be pur-
chased and installed at
your authorized BMW
Motorrad retailer.
NV National-market version.
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DTC Dynamic Traction Con-
trol.
EBR Engine Brake
Engine brake
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and per-
formance data contained this
Rider's Manual refer to the Ger-
man DIN standards and comply
with their tolerance specifications.
Versions for individual countries
may differ.
Notice concerning
current status
The high safety and quality stan-
dards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by consistent, on-
going development efforts em-
bracing their design, equipment
and accessories. For this reason,
some 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 de-
scriptions in this manual.
Welcome to BMW
Motorrad M Sport
The world of racing is fascinat-
ing. However, it also entails cer-
tain risks. A number of things
need to be kept in mind so that
you can enjoy racing and en-
sure lasting enjoyment from your
HP4 Race.
The HP4 Race is a pure racing
vehicle. This means that tech-
nical equipment that is fitted in
road-approved motorcycles to
improve comfort and safety is
missing or designed differently.
This includes:
As is common in motorsports,
the motorcycle does not have
ABS.
The cooling system does not
have an electrical fan. If the
coolant temperature becomes
too high, the engine has to be
turned off; it may be necessary
to provide external cooling.
The engine has upper and
lower thermal limits. Warn-
ing lights and displays in the
instrument cluster indicate
whether the current values
have exceeded or dropped
below these limits. Only ride
the motorcycle in the "green"
range of the coolant tempera-
ture.
The motorcycle can only be
operated in a limited tempera-
ture range. Observe the safety
information. ( 77)
The engine does not have
knock control. Always use the
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prescribed fuel grade and oc-
tane number.
The DTC intervenes much
later than the well-known
S 1000 RR. This helps provide
maximum performance with
slick tires. You need to
gradually familiarize yourself
with this feature
The starter does not have en-
gine starting suppression. If a
gear is engaged, the motorcy-
cle can set off when the starter
button is pressed. Further-
more, an installed tire heater
could be damaged. In order to
start the vehicle, pull the clutch
or, better still, shift to neutral.
The shift pattern is inverted as
the factory setting. This means
that 1st gear is shifted upward
and gears 2 to 6 are shifted
downward.
The HP Pro gearshift assis-
tant allows you to shift up and
down between gears without
the clutch.
The brakes need to be cleaned
on a regular basis. Observe the
information in the Maintenance
chapter. ( 117)
The motorcycle does not have
a side stand. The supplied
rear-wheel stand must be used
for parking
The HP4 Race provides a
variety of adjustment options
for geometry, chassis and
suspension and engine control.
Each time the settings are
changed, this can impair the
drivability or even cause a crash.
Only make changes to the
settings in minor steps and only
ever to one component at a time.
Observe the safety information
for this motorcycle.
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