BMW HP4 Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual

HP4

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Vehicle data/dealership details

Vehicle 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)

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on

your choice of a vehicle from

BMW Motorrad and welcome

you to the community of BMW

riders. Familiarise yourself with

your new vehicle so that you can

ride it safely and confidently in all

traffic situations.

About this Rider's Manual

Please read this Rider's Manual

carefully before starting to use

your new BMW. It contains im-

portant 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 informa-

tion on maintenance and care to

help you maintain your vehicle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

Suggestions and criticism

If you have questions concerning

your motorcycle, your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly

provide advice and assistance.

We hope you will enjoy riding

your BMW and that all your jour-

neys will be pleasant and safe

BMW Motorrad.

01 41 8 560 001

*01418560001*

Table of Contents

1 General instructions . ... 5

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

Abbreviations and

symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

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

Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 General views ........ . . . . 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . 14

Multifunction switch,

right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 16

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 20

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ABS Pro indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Service-due indicator . . . . . . . . 22

Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 33

Ignition switch/steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Electronic immobiliser

EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 41

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 42

BMW Motorrad

Race ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Dynamic Traction Control

DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Shift mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Front and rear seats. . . . . . . . . 55

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5 Riding .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 62

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Shifting gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 71

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

6 On the race track . . . . . . . 75

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 76

LAPTIMER mode . . . . . . . . . . . 78

INFO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

SETUP mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

DDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Racing start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Removing and installing

mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Removing and installing

number-plate carrier . . . . . . . 107

Removing and installing

front turn indicators . . . . . . . 110

7 Engineering

details . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

General instructions . . . . . . . 114

Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad Race

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Electronic engine manage-

ment with BMW Motorrad

DTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

BMW Motorrad Dynamic

Damping Control . . . . . . . . . . 122

8 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 123

General instructions . . . . . . . 124

Rear footrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

9 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 129

General instructions . . . . . . . 130

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 150

Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 152

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

10 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 163

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . 164

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Protective wax coating . . . . 166

Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

11 Technical data . . . . . . 167

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 168

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 169

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 174

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 175

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Riding specifications . . . . . . 179

12 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 181

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 182

BMW Motorrad Mobility

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 182

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Confirmation of service . . . . 189

13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 191

General instructions

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

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

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

Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1

5

z

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manual

will provide you with an initial

overview of your motorcycle. All

maintenance and repair work on

the motorcycle is documented in

Chapter 12. This record of the

maintenance work you have had

performed on your vehicle 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 Manual;

it is an important part of the mo-

torcycle.

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

product 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.

Technical data.

OE Optional extras.

The vehicles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW Motorrad

optional extras originally

ordered.

OA Optional accessories.

You can obtain

BMW Motorrad

optional accessories

through your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer;

optional accessories have

to be retrofitted to the

vehicle.

EWS

Electronic immobiliser.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-

stahlwarnanlage).

ABS

Anti-lock brake system.

DTC Dynamic Traction Con-

trol.

1

6

z

General instructions

DDC Dynamic Damping Con-

trol.

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose various

items of custom equipment.

This Rider's Manual describes

optional extras (OE) offered by

BMW and selected optional ac-

cessories (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

Deutsches Institut für Normung

e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual

countries may differ.

Actuality

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 view, left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Multifunction switch, left . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multifunction switch, right . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2

9

z

General views

2

10

z

General views

General view, left side

1 Rear seat cover lock

( 55)

with Passenger

Bundle

OE

Seat lock ( 56)

2 Table of tyre pressures

Payload table

Chain settings

3 Engine oil level indicator

( 131)

2

11

z

General views

2

12

z

General views

General view, right side

1 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 53)

2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 135)

3 VIN and type plate (on

steering-head, right)

4 Adjuster, spring preload,

front ( 52)

5 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 134)

6 Steering damper (behind

side panel) ( 68)

7 Coolant level indicator (be-

hind side panel) ( 136)

8 Oil filler neck ( 132)

2

13

z

General views

Multifunction switch,

left

1 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 40)

Control for the laptimer

( 80)

2 Control for BMW Motorrad

Race ABS ( 43)

Control of DTC ( 44)

with ABS Pro

OA

Control of ABS Pro

( 43)

3 Control for hazard warning

flashers ( 41)

4 Settings for DTC ( 98)

5 Operation of the turn indic-

ators ( 41)

6 Horn

7 Setting the clock ( 37)

Control of the odometer

( 38)

Control for race functions

( 76)

Adjustment of damping

characteristic ( 99)

2

14

z

General views

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Operating the heated

handlebar grips ( 42)

2 Control for selecting the

ride mode ( 45)

3 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 42)

4 Start engine ( 64)

Launch Control ( 104)

2

15

z

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Rear seat cover ( 55)

with Passenger

Bundle

OE

Rear seat ( 56)

2 Helmet holder ( 57)

3 with Passenger

Bundle

OE

Luggage loops ( 58)

4 Toolkit (behind side panel)

( 130)

with Passenger

Bundle

OE

Parts of the toolkit are loc-

ated under the rear seat

5 Fuse box ( 158)

6 Rider's Manual

7 Battery ( 160)

with anti-theft alarm

(DWA)

OE

different battery position:

turned 180°.

2

16

z

General views

Instrument panel

1 Panels for warning and tell-

tale lights ( 21)

2 Rev. counter

3 Gearshift light ( 67)

4 Photosensor (for adapting

the brightness of the in-

strument lighting)

with anti-theft alarm

(DWA)

OE

Anti-theft alarm telltale light

Anti-theft alarm ( 35)

5 Multifunction display

( 20)

2

17

z

General views

2

18

z

General views

Page is loading ...

BMW HP4 Rider's Manual

Related papers

Other documents