BMW K1200GT Installation and maintenance manual

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 depart-
ment
Ms/Mr
Phone number
Dealership address/phone number
(company stamp)

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.

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 ............... 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
Multifunction display . . . . . 22
Warning and telltale
lights . . . . . .............. 23
ABS warning light . . . . . . . 23
Telltale light, cruise
controlOE ................ 23
Function indicators . . . . . . 23
Warnings, general . . . . . . . 24
Warnings issued by the
tyre pressure monitoring
system (RDC)OE ......... 32
ABS warnings . .......... 36
ASC warningsOE ......... 38
4 Operation. . . .......... 41
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 43
Electronic immobiliser . . . 44
Hazard warning
flashers . . . .............. 45
Odometer and
tripmeters . .............. 46
Multifunction display . . . . . 47
Clock . . . . . .............. 47
Tyre pressure control
RDCOE .................. 48
Residual range .......... 49
On-board computerOE ... 49
Cruise-control
systemOE ............... 53
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . .............. 55
Grip heatingOE ........... 56
Seat heatingOE .......... 57
Clutch . . . . .............. 58
Brakes . . . . .............. 59
Handlebars.............. 59
Lights . . . . . .............. 60
Headlight . .............. 61
Turn indicators .......... 62
Stowage compartment . . . 63
Automatic Stability Control
ASCOE .................. 64
Front and rear seats . . . . . 65
Helmet holder . .......... 68
Mirrors . . . . .............. 68
Windscreen . . . .......... 69

Spring preload .......... 69
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 70
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESAOE ....... 71
Tyres . . ................. 73
5 Riding . . . . . . .......... 75
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 76
Checklist . . . . . . .......... 78
Starting ................. 78
Running in . . . . .......... 81
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . .......... 82
Refuelling . . . . . .......... 83
Tyre pressure control
RDCOE .................. 85
Brake system, general . . . 85
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral ABS . . . 86
Electronic engine
management with BMW
Motorrad ASCOE ......... 90
6 Accessories .......... 93
General instructions . . . . . 94
Power socket . .......... 94
Luggage . . . . . . .......... 95
Case. . . ................. 95
TopcaseOA .............. 98
7 Maintenance . . . ..... 101
General instructions . . . . 102
Toolkit . ................ 102
Engine oil . . . . . ......... 103
Brake system,
general ................ 105
Brake pads. . . . ......... 105
Brake fluid . . . . ......... 107
Clutch . ................ 109
Tyres . . ................ 109
Rims . . . ................ 110
Wheels. ................ 110
Front-wheel stand . ..... 117
Bulbs . . ................ 119
Jump start . . . . ......... 127
Battery . ................ 128
8 Care . ................ 133
Care products . ......... 134
Washing motorcycle . . . . 134
Cleaning easily damaged
components. . . ......... 135
Paint care . . . . . ......... 136
Protective wax
coating ................ 136
Laying up the
motorcycle . . . . ......... 136
Restoring motorcycle to
use .................... 137
9 Technical data . . ..... 139
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 140
Threaded fasteners ..... 141
Engine . ................ 142
Riding specifications . . . . 145
Clutch . ................ 145
Transmission . . ......... 145
Final drive . . . . . ......... 147
Running gear . . ......... 147
Brakes . ................ 148
Wheels and tyres . . ..... 148
Electrics . . . . . . ......... 149
Frame. . ................ 151
Dimensions . . . ......... 151
Weights ................ 152

10 Service ............. 153
BMW Motorrad
service . . . . ............. 154
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . ............. 154
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot
breakdown
assistance ............. 155
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . ............. 155
Maintenance work . . . . . . 155
Maintenance
schedules . ............. 156
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . . . 157
Confirmation of
service . . . . ............. 162

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
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.
EWS Electronic immobiliser
(Elektronische Weg-
fahrsicherung).
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z General instructions

ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-
tahlwarnanlage)
ABS Anti-lock brake system
RDC Tyre pressure control
(ReifenDruck-Control)
ASC Automatic Stability
Control.
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose vari-
ous items of custom equip-
ment. This Rider's Manual
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. (DIN). Ver-
sions 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 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.
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z General instructions

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
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10
z General views

General view, left side
1Electrically adjustable
windscreen ( 69)
2Battery compartment
( 131)
3Seat lock ( 65)
4Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 69)
5Adjuster, damping, rear
( 70)
6Power socket ( 94)
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2
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z General views

General view, right
side
1Filler neck, fuel ( 83)
2Adjustable handlebars
( 59)
3Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 107)
4Adjuster for headlight
beam throw underneath
the instrument cluster
( 61)
5Stowage compartment
( 63)
6Vehicle identification
number
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z General views

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14
z General views

Underneath the seat
1Seat height adjuster
( 66)
2Filler neck for engine oil
and oil dipstick ( 103)
( 105)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 108)
4Helmet holder ( 68)
5Rider's Manual
6Toolkit ( 102)
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z General views

Handlebar fitting, left
1Switch, cruise-control
systemOE ( 53)
2Pushbutton, ESAOE
( 71)
3Pushbutton, ASCOE
( 64)
4Pushbutton, windscreen
( 69)
5Pushbutton, horn
6Pushbutton, left flashing
turn indicators ( 62),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 45)
7Switch, high-beam head-
light and headlight flash-
er ( 60)
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z General views

Handlebar fitting, right
1Pushbutton, on-board
computerOE ( 49)
2Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 55)
3Pushbutton, starter
( 78)
4Grip heating switchOE
( 56)
5Pushbutton, right flashing
turn indicators ( 62),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 45)
6Cancel button, flashing
turn indicators ( 63),
Pushbutton, cancel
hazard warning flashers
( 46)
7Front-seat heating
switchOE ( 57)
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z General views

Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Warning and telltale
lights ( 23)
3Multifunction display
4Rev. counter
5Telltale light, anti-theft
alarm (OE)
6Adjuster, clock ( 47),
Display dimmer ( 47)
7Control, odometer
( 46)
8Sensor for instrument
cluster lighting
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
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z General views