BMW R 1200 S Rider's Manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate Riding

Machine

Rider's Manual

R 1200 S

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 . . . . . 14

Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . 15

Handlebar fitting, right . . . 16

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 17

Headlight . .............. 18

3 Status indicators . . . . . 19

Multifunction display . . . . . 20

Warning and telltale

lights . . . . . .............. 20

ABS warning light

OE

..... 20

Function indicators . . . . . . 20

Warnings, general . . . . . . . 21

ABS warning

indicators

OE

............. 27

4 Operation . . . .......... 31

Ignition switch and

steering lock . . .......... 32

Electronic immobiliser

(EWS) . . . . . .............. 33

Hazard warning

flashers . . . .............. 34

Tripmaster .............. 35

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

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . .............. 38

Grip heating

OE

........... 39

Clutch . . . . .............. 39

Brakes . . . . .............. 40

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

Headlight . .............. 41

Turn indicators .......... 42

Front and rear seats . . . . . 44

Helmet holder . .......... 45

Mirrors . . . . .............. 46

ABS

OE

.................. 46

Suspension settings . . . . . 47

Settings, standard

suspension.............. 47

Settings, sport

suspension

OE

........... 49

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

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

Safety instructions . . . . . . . 56

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

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

Running in .............. 60

Parking your

motorcycle .............. 61

Refuelling . .............. 62

Brake system, general . . . 63

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad ABS

OE

......... 64

6 Accessories .......... 69

General instructions . . . . . 70

Power socket . .......... 70

7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 73

General instructions . . . . . 74

Toolkit . ................. 74

Additional toolkit for sport

suspension (OE) . . . . . . . . . 74

Engine oil . . . . . .......... 74

Brake system, general . . . 76

Brake pads. . . . .......... 77

Brake fluid . . . . .......... 78

Clutch . ................. 80

Tyres . . ................. 81

Rims . . . ................. 81

Wheels. ................. 81

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . 87

Rear wheel stand . . . . . . . . 88

Bulbs . . ................. 89

Jump start . . . . .......... 96

Battery . ................. 97

8 Care . ................ 101

Care products . ......... 102

Washing motorcycle . . . . 102

Cleaning easily damaged

components. . . ......... 103

Paint care . . . . . ......... 104

Protective wax

coating ................ 104

Laying up motorcycle . . . 104

Restoring motorcycle to

use .................... 105

9 Technical data . . ..... 107

Troubleshooting

chart . . . ................ 108

Threaded fasteners ..... 109

Engine . ................ 110

Riding specifications . . . . 112

Clutch . ................ 112

Transmission . . ......... 112

Final drive . . . . . ......... 113

Running gear . . ......... 113

Brakes . ................ 115

Wheels and tyres . . ..... 115

Electrics . . . . . . ......... 116

Frame. . ................ 118

Dimensions . . . ......... 118

Weights ................ 119

10 Service . . . . ......... 121

BMW Motorrad

service . ................ 122

BMW Motorrad service

quality . ................ 122

BMW Motorrad Service

Card: on-the-spot

breakdown

assistance . . . . ......... 123

BMW Motorrad service

network ................ 123

Maintenance work . ..... 123

Maintenance

schedules . . . . . ......... 124

Confirmation of

maintenance work . ..... 125

Confirmation of

service . ................ 130

General instructions

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

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6

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

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

Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 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).

ABS

Anti-lock brake system

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-

tahlwarnanlage)

1

6

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. 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.

1

7

z

General instructions

1

8

z

General instructions

General views

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

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

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . 16

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2

9

z

General views

2

10

z

General views

General view, left side

1 Adjuster for headlight

beam throw underneath

the instrument cluster

( 42)

2 Seat lock ( 44)

3 Adjuster, spring preload,

rear ( 47)

4 Adjuster, damping, rear,

standard suspension

( 47)

5 Oil sight glass ( 74)

6 Filler neck, engine oil

( 76)

7 Adjuster, damping, front,

sport suspension (OE)

( 47)

8 Adjuster, spring preload,

front, sport suspension

(OE) ( 47)

9 Clutch-fluid reservoir

( 80)

2

11

z

General views

2

12

z

General views

General view, right

side

1 Power socket ( 70)

2 Filler neck, fuel ( 62)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir,

front ( 78)

4 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 79)

5 Adjuster, rebound-stage

damping, rear, sport sus-

pension (OE) ( 47)

6 Adjuster, compression-

stage damping, rear,

sport suspension (OE)

( 47)

2

13

z

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Hook wrench

2 Release, rear seat

( 44)

3 Table of tyre pressures

4 Toolkit ( 99)

5 Battery ( 99)

2

14

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, left

1 Button for Tripmaster

( 35)

2 Pushbutton, ABS (OE)

( 46)

3 Pushbutton, horn

4 Pushbutton, left flash-

ing turn indicators and

hazard warning flashers

( 42) ( 34)

5 Switch, high-beam head-

light and headlight flash-

er ( 41)

2

15

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 38)

2 Pushbutton, starter

( 58)

3 With OE Heated handle-

bar grips:

Grip heating ( 39)

4 Pushbutton, right flash-

ing turn indicators and

hazard warning flashers

( 43) ( 34)

5 Pushbutton, cancel flash-

ing turn indicators and

hazard warning flashers

( 43) ( 35)

2

16

z

General views

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Rev. counter

3 Warning and telltale

lights ( 21)

4 Multifunction display

( 21)

5 Telltale light for anti-theft

alarm (OE) and sensor for

instrument cluster light-

ing

6 Button for setting clock

and operating Tripmaster

( 37) ( 35)

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic

day and night switchover.

2

17

z

General views

Headlight

1 Low-beam headlight

2 High-beam headlight

3 Parking light

2

18

z

General views

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