BMW F 800 ST Rider's Manual

BMW Motorrad

Rider's Manual

F 800 ST

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

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 department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (com-

pany 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 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 questions concerning

your motorcycle, your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly

provide advice and assistance.

We hope that you will enjoy rid-

ing your BMW and that all your

journeys will be pleasant and

safe.

BMW Motorrad.

Table of Contents

You can also consult the index at

the end of this Rider's Manual if

you want to find a particular topic

or item of information.

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

Underneath the battery-

compartment cover . . . . . . . . . 15

Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3 Status indicators . .. . . .. 21

Standard status indicat-

ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Status indicators with on-

board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Status indicators with

tyre pressure monitoring

(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . 24

Warnings issued by the on-

board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

ABS status indicators . . . . . . . 29

RDC status indicators . . . . . . . 32

Anti-theft alarm warnings . . . . 37

4 Operation... . . ... . . .. . . .. 39

Ignition switch and steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Electronic immobiliser

EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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

Odometer and

tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

On-board computer . . . . . . . . . 43

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 51

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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

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

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 69

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

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

6 Engineering details.. . . . 75

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Tyre pressure monitoring

RDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

7 Accessories .. .. . . .. . . .. . 81

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 82

Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

8 Maintenance . ... . . .. . . .. 91

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 92

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Brake system, general . . . . . . . 94

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 109

Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 110

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

9 Care . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . 123

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 124

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Protective wax coating . . . . 126

Laying up the

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

10 Technical data . . .. . . 127

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 128

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 129

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 133

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . 134

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Riding specifications . . . . . . 138

11 Service . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . 139

BMW Motorrad service. . . . 140

BMW Motorrad service

quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

BMW Motorrad mobility

services - roadside assist-

ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

BMW Motorrad service

network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 141

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Confirmation of service . . . . 147

General instructions

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

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

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

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

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

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General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-

al will provide you with an initial

overview of your motorcycle. All

maintenance and repair work on

the motorcycle is documented in

Chapter 11. This record of the

maintenance work you have had

performed on your motorcycle 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 Manu-

al; it is an important part of the

motorcycle.

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

motorcycle 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.

Item of technical data.

OE Optional extra

The motorcycles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW optional ex-

tras originally ordered.

OA Optional accessory

You can obtain option-

al accessories through

your authorised BMW

Motorrad dealer; optional

accessories have to be

retrofitted to the motor-

cycle.

EWS

Electronic immobiliser.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-

stahlwarnanlage)

ABS

Anti-lock brake system

RDC

Tyre pressure control

(ReifenDruck-Control)

1

6

z

General instructions

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose various

items of custom equipment. This

Rider's Manual describes option-

al extras (OE) offered by BMW

and selected optional accessor-

ies (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 this

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.

Currency

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.

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Underneath the battery-compart-

ment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2

9

z

General views

2

10

z

General views

General view, left side

1 Adjuster for headlight

beam throw (underneath

the instrument cluster)

( 57)

2 Seat lock ( 58)

3 Engine-oil filler neck and

oil dipstick ( 92)

2

11

z

General views

2

12

z

General views

General view, right side

1 Fuel filler neck ( 71)

2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 96)

3 Coolant-level indicator

( 98)

4 Power socket ( 82)

5 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 54)

6 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 97)

7 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic, rear suspension

( 55)

2

13

z

General views

Underneath the seat

1 Table of tyre pressures

2 Screwdriver blade, cross-

head/Torx 25

3 Screwdriver handle

4 Rider's Manual

5 Helmet holder ( 58)

6 Location of first-aid kit

(OA)

7 with service toolkit

OA

Service toolkit ( 92)

8 Tool for adjusting spring

preload ( 54)

2

14

z

General views

Underneath the

battery-compartment

cover

1 Battery ( 118)

2 Location of puncture-repair

kit (OA)

2

15

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, left

1 with on-board com-

puter

OE

Operating the on-board

computer ( 43)

2 Horn

3 Flashing turn indicators,

left ( 50)

Hazard warning flashers

( 51)

4 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 50)

2

16

z

General views

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 52)

2 Starter button ( 65)

3 with heated handlebar

grips

OE

Grip heating ( 52)

4 Flashing turn indicators,

right ( 50)

Hazard warning flashers

( 51)

5 Cancel button, flashing

turn indicators ( 50)

Pushbutton, cancel hazard

warning flashers ( 51)

2

17

z

General views

Instrument panel

1 Telltale lights ( 22)

2 Speedometer

3 with on-board com-

puter

OE

Operation of the stopwatch

( 47)

Set the clock ( 42).

4 Multifunction display

( 22)

5 Select the readings

( 42).

Reset the tripmeter

( 43).

6 Telltale light, anti-theft

alarm (OE)

Sensor for instrument light-

ing

RPM redline warning

7 Rev. counter

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic day

and night switchover.

2

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General views

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