BMW K 1200 GT - Installation and maintenance manual

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BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Rider's Manual
K 1200 GT

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 department
Ms/Mr
Phone number
Dealership address/phone number (com-
pany stamp)

Details described or illustrated
in this booklet may differ from
the motorcycle's actual specifica-
tion as purchased, the accessor-
ies fitted or the national-market
specification. No claims will be
entertained as a result of such
discrepancies.
Dimensions, weights, fuel con-
sumption and performance data
are quoted to the customary tol-
erances.
The right to modify designs,
equipment and accessories is
reserved.
Errors and omissions excepted.
© 2007 BMW Motorrad
Not to be reproduced either
wholly or in part without written
permission from BMW Motorrad,
After Sales.
Printed in Germany.

The most important data for a filling-station stop can be found in the following chart:
Fuel
Recommended fuel grade 98 ROZ/RON, Premium plus un-
leaded
95 ROZ/RON, Premium unleaded
(fuel grade, usable with power-
and consumption-related restric-
tions)
Usable fuel capacity 24 l
Reserve fuel 4l
Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure, front 2.5 bar, one-up, tyre cold
2.5 bar, two-up and/or with lug-
gage, tyre cold
Tyre pressure, rear 2.9 bar, one-up, tyre cold
2.9 bar, two-up and/or with lug-
gage, tyre cold
BMW recommends
Order No. 01 41 7 712 141
07.2007, 3rd edition
*01417712141*
*01417712141*
*01417712141*

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 confidently 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 information
on maintenance and care to help
you maintain your motorcycle's
reliability and safety, as well as its
value.
If you have questions concerning
your motorcycle, your authorised
BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly
provide advice and assistance.
We hope that you will enjoy rid-
ing your BMW and that all your
journeys will be pleasant and
safe.
BMW Motorrad.

Table of Contents
You can also consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.
1 General instructions . . . . . 5
Overview . ..................... 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . .............. 7
Technical data . . .............. 7
Currency . ..................... 7
2 General views . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . . 13
Underneath the seat ......... 15
Handlebar fitting, left ......... 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . ......... 18
Headlight . .................... 19
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 21
Standard status
indicators . .................... 22
Status indicators with on-
board computerOE ........... 23
Status indicators with
tyre-pressure monitoring
(RDC)OE ...................... 24
Status indicators with seat
heatingOE .................... 24
Telltale light with cruise con-
trolOE ........................ 25
Standard warnings . . ......... 25
Warnings issued by the on-
board computerOE ........... 30
ABS warnings . . . ............. 32
ASC warningsOE ............. 34
RDC warningsOE ............. 36
Anti-theft alarm
warningsOE ................... 41
4 Operation . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. 45
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . ........................ 47
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . 48
Clock . . . . . .................... 49
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 49
Multifunction display ......... 51
On-board computerOE ....... 51
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDCOE ....................... 54
Lights . . . . .................... 55
Turn indicators . . ............. 56
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 57
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . .................... 58
Grip heatingOE ............... 59
Seat heatingOE ............... 60
Automatic Stability Control
ASCOE ....................... 61
Seat height . . . . . . ............. 62
Windscreen . . . . . ............. 63
Cruise-control systemOE ..... 63
Stowage compartment . . . . . . . 66
Clutch . . . . .................... 66

Brakes . . . . . . ................. 67
Handlebars . . ................. 67
Mirrors . . . . . . ................. 68
Spring preload . . ............. 68
Damping . . . . ................. 69
Electronic Suspension Ad-
justment ESAOE ............. 69
Tyres . ........................ 72
Headlight . . . . ................. 72
Front and rear seats . . . . ...... 73
Helmet holder . . . ............. 76
5 Riding . . . . ................ 77
Safety instructions . . . . . ...... 78
Checklist . . . . ................. 80
Starting. . . . . . ................. 80
Running in . . ................. 83
Brakes . . . . . . ................. 84
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 85
Refuelling . . . ................. 87
6 Engineering details. . . . . 89
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABS . . . . . ...... 90
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASCOE ....................... 92
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDCOE ....................... 94
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General instructions . . . . ...... 98
Power socket . . . ............. 98
Luggage . . . . ................. 99
Case . ...................... 100
TopcaseOA ................. 102
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 105
General instructions . . . . .... 106
Toolkit...................... 106
Engine oil . . . ............... 107
Brake system, general . . .... 109
Brake pads . . ............... 109
Brake fluid. . . ............... 111
Clutch ...................... 113
Tyres . ...................... 113
Rims . ...................... 114
Wheels . . . . . . ............... 114
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . .... 121
Bulbs . ...................... 123
Jump starting . . . ........... 131
Battery . . . . . . ............... 132
9 Care..................... 137
Care products . . . ........... 138
Washing motorcycle. . . . .... 138
Cleaning easily damaged
components . ............... 138
Paint care . . . ............... 139
Protective wax coating . .... 140
Laying up the motor-
cycle . ...................... 140
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 140
10 Technical data . . . . . . . 141
Troubleshooting chart . . .... 142
Threaded fasteners . . . . .... 143
Engine . . . . . . ............... 145
Fuel . . ...................... 146
Engine oil . . . ............... 146
Clutch ...................... 147
Transmission ............... 147
Rear-wheel drive ........... 148
Running gear ............... 148

Brakes . . . .................. 149
Wheels and tyres........... 149
Electrics . . .................. 150
Frame . . . . .................. 152
Dimensions . . . . . ........... 152
Weights . . .................. 153
Riding specifications ....... 153
11 Service . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 155
BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 156
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . .................. 156
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot break-
down assistance ........... 156
BMW Motorrad service net-
work . . . . . . .................. 157
Maintenance work. . . ....... 157
Confirmation of mainten-
ance work .................. 158
Confirmation of service . . . . . 163

General instructions
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . ........ 6
Equipment ............................ 7
Technical data ........................ 7
Currency . ............................. 7
1
5
z General instructions

Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-
al will provide you with an initial
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work on
the motorcycle is documented in
Chapter 11. This record of the
maintenance work you have had
performed on your motorcycle is
a precondition for generous treat-
ment of goodwill claims.
When the time comes to sell
your BMW, please remember
to hand over this Rider's Manu-
al; it is an important part of the
motorcycle.
Abbreviations and
symbols
Indicates warnings that you
must comply with for reas-
ons of your safety and the safety
of others, and to protect your
motorcycle against damage.
Specific instructions on
how to operate, control, ad-
just or look after items of equip-
ment on the motorcycle.
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 a
passage relating to spe-
cific accessories or items
of equipment.
Tightening torque.
Item of technical data.
OE Optional extra
The motorcycles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW optional ex-
tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessory
You can obtain option-
al accessories through
your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer; optional
accessories have to be
retrofitted to the motor-
cycle.
EWS Electronic immobiliser
(Elektronische Wegfahr-
sicherung).
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-
tahlwarnanlage)
ABS Anti-lock brake system
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
1
6
z General instructions

ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
RDC Tyre pressure control
(ReifenDruck-Control)
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes option-
al extras (OE) offered by BMW
and selected optional accessor-
ies (OA). This explains why the
manual may also contain de-
scriptions of equipment which
you have not ordered. Please
note, too, that your motorcycle
might not be exactly as illus-
trated 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 requirements of the
Deutsche Institut für Normung
e.V. Versions for individual
countries may differ.
Currency
The high safety and quality
standards of BMW motorcycles
are maintained by constant
development work on designs,
equipment and accessories.
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 entertained on
the basis of the data, illustrations
or descriptions in this manual. 1
7
z General instructions

1
8
z General instructions

General views
General views
General view, left side................ 11
General view, right side . . ............ 13
Underneath the seat ................. 15
Handlebar fitting, left ................. 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . ............ 17
Instrument cluster . . ................. 18
Headlight ............................ 19
2
9
z General views

2
10
z General views

General view, left side
1Windscreen ( 63)
2Battery compartment
( 134)
3Seat lock (underneath the
rear light) ( 74)
4Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 68)
5Adjuster for damping char-
acteristic, rear suspension
( 69)
6Power socket ( 98)
2
11
z General views

2
12
z General views

General view, right side
1Fuel filler neck ( 87)
2Adjustable handlebars
( 67)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 111)
4Adjuster for headlight beam
throw (underneath the in-
strument cluster) ( 73)
5Stowage compartment
( 66)
6Vehicle identification num-
ber
2
13
z General views

2
14
z General views

Underneath the seat
1Front-seat height adjust-
ment ( 62)
2Oil dipstick ( 107),
Engine-oil filler neck
( 109)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 112)
4Helmet holder ( 76)
5Rider's Manual
6Toolkit ( 106)
2
15
z General views

Handlebar fitting, left
1Cruise-control systemOE
( 63)
2Operating ESAOE ( 69)
3Operating ASCOE ( 61)
4Windscreen adjustment
( 63)
5Horn
6Flashing turn indicators,
left ( 56), Hazard warn-
ing flashers ( 57)
7High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 56)
2
16
z General views