BMW R 1200 R 2008 Installation and maintenance manual

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BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Rider's Manual (US Model)
R 1200 R
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Motorcycle/Retailer Data
Motorcycle data
Model
Vehicle Identification Number
Color number
First registration
Registration number
Retailer Data
Contact in Service
Ms./Mr.
Phone number
Retailer's address/phone number (compa-
ny stamp)
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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 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 any questions con-
cerning your motorcycle, your au-
thorized BMW Motorrad retailer
is always happy to provide advice
and assistance.
We wish you many miles of safe
and enjoyable riding
BMW Motorrad.
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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
Currentness of this manual . . . . 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
Standard displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Displays with onboard com-
puter OE ...................... 23
Displays with Tire Pressure
Control TPC/RDC OE ......... 24
Standard warning indica-
tors........................... 24
Warning indicators of on-
board computer OE ........... 29
ABS warning indica-
tors OE ........................ 29
ASC warning indica-
tors OE ........................ 32
TPC/RDC warning indica-
tors OE ........................ 34
Anti-theft alarm warning indi-
cators OE ..................... 39
4 Operation . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . 41
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic immobilizer
EWS ......................... 43
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 44
Onboard computer OE ........ 46
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC OE ....................... 48
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 51
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic Stability Control
ASC OE ....................... 52
Heated hand grips OE ......... 53
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Electronic suspension adjust-
ment ESA OE ................. 57
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5 Riding . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . 63
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lowered suspension OE ...... 69
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 72
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Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6 Technology in detail . . . 77
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABS OE ........ 78
Engine management with
BMW Motorrad ASC OE ...... 80
Tire Pressure Control TPC/
RDC OE ....................... 81
7 Accessories . . . . .. . . . .. . . 83
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 84
Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
CaseOA ...................... 86
Topcase OA ................... 88
8 Maintenance . . . . . .. . . . .. 91
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 92
Onboard toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
9 Care . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . 123
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Washing your motorcy-
cle.......................... 124
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Protective wax coating . . . . . 126
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . . 126
Returning motorcycle to
use......................... 126
10 Technical data . .. . . . . 127
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 128
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 129
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Riding specifications . . . . . . . 142
11 Service . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . 143
Reporting safety defects . . . 144
BMW Motorrad Service . . . . 145
BMW Motorrad Service
Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
BMW Motorrad Service
Card - On-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 145
BMW Motorrad Service
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . 146
Confirmation of mainte-
nance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Confirmation of service . . . . . 152
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General instructions
General instructions
Overview ............................. 6
Abbreviations and symbols ........... 6
Equipment ............................ 7
Technical data ........................ 7
Currentness of this manual ........... 7
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Overview
Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-
al will provide you with an initial
overview of your motorcycle. All
maintenance and repair work car-
ried out on your motorcycle will
be documented in Chapter 11.
Proof of the maintenance work
performed is a prerequisite for
generous treatment of 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 rea-
sons of your safety and the safe-
ty of others, and to protect your
motorcycle against damage.
Special information on op-
erating and inspecting your
motorcycle as well as mainte-
nance and adjustment proce-
dures.
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.
OE Optional equipment
The motorcycles are as-
sembled complete with
all the BMW optional ex-
tras originally ordered.
OA Optional accessories
BMW optional acces-
sories can be purchased
and installed at your au-
thorized BMW Motorrad
retailer.
EWS Electronic immobilizer.
DWA Anti-theft alarm.
ABS Anti-Lock Brake System.
ASC Automatic Stability Con-
trol.
ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic suspension
adjustment.
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RDC Tire Pressure Control
(TPC).
Equipment
When you ordered your BMW
motorcycle, you chose various
items of custom equipment. This
Rider's Manual describes optional
equipment (OE) offered by BMW
and selected optional accessories
(OA). This explains why the man-
ual may also contain descriptions
of equipment which you have not
ordered. Please note, too, that
your motorcycle might not be ex-
actly as illustrated in this manual
on account of country-specific
differences.
If your BMW is equipped with
options or accessories not de-
scribed in this Rider's Manual,
then this equipment is described
in a separate operating manual.
Technical data
All dimensions, weights and out-
puts in the Rider's Manual refer
to the Deutsche Institut für Nor-
mung e. V. (DIN) and comply with
its tolerance regulations. Ver-
sions for individual countries may
differ.
Currentness of this
manual
The high safety and quality stan-
dards of BMW motorcycles are
maintained by constant devel-
opment work on designs, equip-
ment and accessories. Because
of this, your motorcycle may dif-
fer from the information supplied
in the Rider's Manual. In addition,
BMW Motorrad cannot guarantee
the total absence of errors. We
hope you will appreciate that no
claims can be entertained on the
basis of the data, illustrations or
descriptions in this manual.
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Overviews
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
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General view, left side
1Clutch fluid reservoir
( 99)
2Fuel filler opening ( 73)
3Onboard socket ( 84)
4Adjustment of rear damping
( 56)
5Engine oil fill location
( 94)
6Engine oil level indicator
( 93)
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General view, right side
1Seat lock ( 60)
2Vehicle Identification Num-
ber (on steering-head bear-
ing)
3Brake-fluid reservoir, front
( 97)
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Underneath seat
1Battery ( 119)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 98)
3Rider's Manual (US Model),
Onboard toolkit
4Type plate
5Tire inflation pressure table
6Adjuster for spring preload,
rear ( 56)
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Left handlebar fitting
1Operating onboard comput-
erOE ( 46)
2Operating ASC OE ( 52)
3Operating ESA OE ( 57)
4Horn
5Flashing turn indicators,
left ( 50), Hazard warn-
ing flashers ( 51)
6High-beam headlight and
headlight flasher ( 49)
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Handlebar fitting, right
1Emergency ON/OFF switch
( 52)
2Starter button ( 66)
3Heated hand grips OE
( 53)
4Flashing turn indicators,
right ( 50), Hazard warn-
ing flashers ( 51)
5Turn indicators off ( 51),
Hazard warning flashers off
( 52)
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Instrument cluster
1Indicator lights ( 22)
2Speedometer
3Operating clock ( 44)
4Multifunction display
( 22)
5Operating odometer
( 44)
6Ambient brightness sensor
(for brightness adjustment
of instrument lighting)
with anti-theft alarm OE
Anti-theft alarm indicator
light (see anti-theft alarm
operating instructions)
7Tachometer
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