BMW R 1200 ST - Installation and maintenance manual

BMW Motorrad
The Ultimate Riding
Machine
Rider's Manual
R 1200 ST
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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)
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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.
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.
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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 . . . . . .............. 22
ABS warning lightOE ..... 22
Function indicators . . . . . . 22
Warnings, general . . . . . . . 23
Warnings issued by the
tyre pressure monitoring
system (RDC)OE ......... 30
ABS warningsOE ......... 35
ASC warningsOE ......... 37
4 Operation. . . .......... 41
Ignition switch and
steering lock . . .......... 42
Electronic immobiliser
(EWS) . . . . . .............. 43
Hazard warning
flashers . . . .............. 44
Odometer and
tripmeters . .............. 45
Clock . . . . . .............. 47
Tyre pressure control
RDCOE .................. 48
On-board computerOE ... 49
Emergency off switch (kill
switch) . . . . .............. 52
Grip heatingOE ........... 53
Automatic Stability Control
ASCOE .................. 53
Clutch . . . . .............. 54
Brakes . . . . .............. 55
Handlebars.............. 55
Lights . . . . . .............. 55
Headlight . .............. 57
Turn indicators .......... 58
Front and rear seats . . . . . 59
Helmet holder . .......... 62
Mirrors . . . . .............. 63
Windscreen . . . .......... 63
Spring preload .......... 64
Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 65
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment ESAOE ....... 66
Tyres . . . . . .............. 68
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5 Riding . . . . . . .......... 69
Safety instructions . . . . . . . 70
Checklist . . . . . . .......... 72
Starting ................. 72
Running in . . . . .......... 75
Parking your
motorcycle . . . . .......... 76
Refuelling . . . . . .......... 78
Tyre pressure control
RDCOE .................. 79
Brake system, general . . . 80
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad Integral
ABSOE .................. 81
Electronic engine
management with BMW
Motorrad ASCOE ......... 84
6 Accessories .......... 87
General instructions . . . . . 88
Power socket . .......... 88
Luggage . . . . . . .......... 89
CaseOA ................. 89
TopcaseOA .............. 92
7 Maintenance . . . ...... 95
Feneral instructions ...... 96
Toolkit . ................. 96
Engine oil . . . . . .......... 97
Brake system, general . . . 98
Brake pads. . . . .......... 99
Brake fluid . . . . ......... 101
Clutch . ................ 103
Tyres . . ................ 103
Rims . . . ................ 104
Wheels. ................ 104
Front-wheel stand . ..... 112
Rear wheel stand . . ..... 113
Bulbs . . ................ 114
Jump starting . ......... 122
Battery . ................ 123
8 Care . ................ 127
Care products . ......... 128
Washing the
motorcycle . . . . ......... 128
Cleaning easily damaged
components. . . ......... 129
Paint care . . . . . ......... 130
Protective wax
coating ................ 130
Lay up the
motorcycle . . . . ......... 130
Restoring motorcycle to
use .................... 131
9 Technical data . . ..... 133
Troubleshooting
chart . . . ................ 134
Threaded fasteners ..... 135
Engine . ................ 137
Riding specifications . . . . 139
Clutch . ................ 140
Transmission . . ......... 140
Final drive . . . . . ......... 141
Running gear . . ......... 141
Brakes . ................ 142
Wheels and tyres . . ..... 142
Electrics . . . . . . ......... 143
Frame. . ................ 145
Dimensions . . . ......... 145
Weights ................ 146
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10 Service ............. 147
BMW Motorrad
service . . . . ............. 148
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . ............. 148
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot
breakdown
assistance ............. 149
BMW Motorrad service
network . . . ............. 149
Maintenance work . . . . . . 149
Maintenance
schedules . ............. 150
Confirmation of
maintenance work . . . . . . 151
Confirmation of
service . . . . ............. 156
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General instructions
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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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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ESA Electronic Suspension
Adjustment
Electronic Suspension
Adjustment.
DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-
tahlwarnanlage)
ABS Anti-lock brake system
ASC Automatic Stability
Control.
RDC Tyre pressure control
(ReifenDruck-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. Versions 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 BMW Motorrad entirely
rule out errors and omissions.
We hope you will appreciate
that no claims can be en-
tertained on the basis of the
data, illustrations or descrip-
tions in this manual.
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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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General view, left side
1Adjuster, beam throw
( 57)
2Clutch-fluid reservoir
( 103)
3Adjuster, handlebar
height ( 55)
4Adjustable windscreen
( 63)
5Power socket ( 88)
6Adjuster, spring preload,
rear ( 64)
7Adjuster, damping, rear
( 65)
8Filler neck, engine oil
( 98)
9Oil sight glass ( 97)
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General view, right
side
1Seat lock ( 59)
2Brake-fluid reservoir, rear
( 102)
3Vehicle identification
number
4Brake-fluid reservoir,
front ( 101)
5Case holdersOA ( 91)
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Underneath the seat
1Height adjuster, front
seat ( 60)
2Battery ( 123)
3Helmet holder ( 62)
4Type plate
5Table of tyre pressures
6Label, payload
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Handlebar fitting, left
1Control, odometer
( 45), Control,
on-board computerOE
( 49)
2Pushbutton, ASCOE
( 53)
3Pushbutton, ESAOE
( 66)
4Pushbutton, horn
5Pushbutton, left flashing
turn indicators ( 58),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 44)
6Switch, high-beam head-
light ( 56), Switch for
headlight flasher
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Handlebar fitting, right
1Emergency off switch (kill
switch) ( 52)
2Pushbutton, starter
( 72)
3Grip heating switchOE
( 53)
4Pushbutton, right flashing
turn indicators ( 58),
Pushbutton, hazard
warning flashers ( 44)
5Cancel button, flashing
turn indicators ( 59),
Pushbutton, cancel
hazard warning flashers
( 45)
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Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Rev. counter
3Warning and telltale
lights ( 23)
4Multifunction display
( 23)
5Telltale light for anti-theft
alarm (OE) and sensor for
instrument cluster light-
ing
6Adjuster, clock ( 47),
Control, odometer
( 45)
The instrument-cluster
lighting has automatic
day and night switchover.
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