BMW R 1200 GS 2005 Rider's Manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate Riding

Machine

Rider's Manual

R 1200 GS

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ABS warning light

OE

..... 22

Function indicators . . . . . . 22

Warnings, general . . . . . . . 23

ABS warning

indicators

OE

............. 29

4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Ignition switch and

steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Electronic immobiliser

(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Hazard warning

flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tripmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Grip heating

OE

........... 41

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Adjusting windscreen . . . . 43

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . 46

Front and rear seats . . . . . 47

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . 51

Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 52

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Safety instructions . . . . . . . 56

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Pulling away with BMW

Integral ABS

OE

.......... 61

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Riding off-road . . . . . . . . . . 62

Parking your

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Brake system, general . . . 73

Brake system with BMW

Integral ABS

OE

.......... 74

6 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 77

General instructions . . . . . 78

Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Case

OA

................. 79

Luggage carrier . . . . . . . . . 82

7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 85

General instructions . . . . . 86

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Brake system, general . . . 87

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 110

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

8 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Care products . . . . . . . . . . 116

Washing the

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Cleaning easily damaged

components. . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Protective wax

coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Laying up the

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Restoring motorcycle to

use .................... 119

9 Technical data . . . . . . . 121

Troubleshooting

chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Threaded fasteners . . . . . 122

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Riding specifications . . . . 126

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Final drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . 128

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

10 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

BMW Motorrad

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

BMW Motorrad service

quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

BMW Motorrad Service

Card: on-the-spot

breakdown

assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

BMW Motorrad service

network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Maintenance work . . . . . . 135

Maintenance

schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Confirmation of

maintenance work . . . . . . 137

Confirmation of

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

General instructions

Overview. . ...................... 6

Abbreviations and symbols ...... 6

Equipment ...................... 7

Technical data . ................. 7

Currency . . ...................... 7

1

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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

claims submitted after the

warranty period has expired.

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.

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).

DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-

tahlwarnanlage)

ABS Anti-lock brake system

1

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z

General instructions

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 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.

1

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General instructions

1

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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

2

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z

General views

2

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z

General views

General view, left side

1 Adjuster, spring preload,

front ( 51)

2 Socket (OA) ( 78)

3 Adjustable windscreen

( 43)

4 Adjuster, beam throw

( 46)

5 Clutch-fluid reservoir

( 93)

8 Luggage carrier ( 82)

9 Seat lock ( 48)

10 Power socket ( 78)

11 Adjuster, damping, rear

( 52)

12 Indicator for engine oil

level ( 86)

2

11

z

General views

6 Type plate

7 Filler neck, engine oil

( 87)

2

12

z

General views

General view, right

side

1 Filler neck, fuel ( 72)

2 Brake-fluid reservoir,

front ( 90)

3 Vehicle identification

number

4 Air filter (underneath tank

cover) ( 108)

5 Adjuster, spring preload,

rear ( 51)

6 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 91)

2

13

z

General views

2

14

z

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Helmet holders, left and

right ( 50)

2 Battery ( 112)

3 Toolkit

4 Seat holders ( 49)

2

15

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, left

1 Button for Tripmaster

( 39)

2 Pushbutton, horn

3 Pushbutton, left flash-

ing turn indicators and

hazard warning flashers

( 46) ( 38)

4 Switch, high-beam head-

light and headlight flash-

er ( 45)

2

16

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 41)

2 Pushbutton, starter

( 58)

3 Pushbutton, right flash-

ing turn indicators and

hazard warning flashers

( 47) ( 38)

4 Pushbutton, cancel flash-

ing turn indicators and

hazard warning flashers

( 47) ( 39)

5 Grip heating switch

( 41)

2

17

z

General views

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Rev. counter

3 Warning and telltale

lights ( 23)

4 Multifunction display

( 23)

5 Telltale light for anti-theft

alarm and sensor for in-

strument cluster lighting

6 Setting clock and oper-

ating Tripmaster ( 42)

( 39)

2

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General views

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