BMW R 1200 GS - User manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate Riding

Machine

Rider's Manual (US Model)

R 1200 GS

Motorcycle/Retailer Data

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Color number

First registration

Registration number

Retailer Data

Contact in Service

Ms./Mr.

Phone number

Retailer's 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.

Familiarize yourself with your

new motorcycle so that you

can ride it safely and confi-

dently in all traffic situations.

Please read this Rider's Man-

ual carefully before starting

to use your new BMW motor-

cycle. It contains important

information on how to oper-

ate the controls and how to

make the best possible use

of all your BMW's technical

features.

In addition, it contains infor-

mation on maintenance and

care to help you maintain your

motorcycle's reliability and

safety, as well as its value.

If you have any questions

concerning your motorcycle,

your authorized BMW Motor-

rad retailer is always happy

to provide advice and assis-

tance.

We wish you many miles of

safe and enjoyable riding

BMW Motorrad.

Table of Contents

You can also use the index at

the end of this Rider's Manual

to find a specific topic.

1 General instructions . . . 5

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

Abbreviations and

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

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

Currentness of this

manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

General view, left side . . . 11

General view, right

side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . 15

Left handlebar fitting . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . 17

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . 18

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

3 Status indicators . . . . . 21

Multifunction display . . . . . 22

Warning and indicator

lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ABS warning lamp

OE

..... 22

Function indicators . . . . . . 22

General warning

indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ABS warning

indicators

OE

............. 28

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

Ignition switch and

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

Electronic immobilizer

EWS.................... 37

Hazard warning

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

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

Emergency ON/OFF

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Heated hand grips

OE

..... 41

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

Adjusting windshield . . . . . 42

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

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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

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

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

Front and rear seats . . . . . 47

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . 50

Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 52

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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

Safety instructions . . . . . . . 56

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

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

Starting off with BMW

Integral ABS

OE

.......... 61

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

Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Parking your

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

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

General brake system . . . . 73

Brake system with BMW

Integral ABS

OE

.......... 74

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

General instructions . . . . . 78

Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . 78

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

Case

OA

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

Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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

General instructions . . . . . 86

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

General brake system . . . . 87

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

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

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 109

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

8 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Care products . . . . . . . . . . 114

Washing your

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Cleaning sensitive

motorcycle parts . . . . . . . 115

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Protective wax

coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Storing motorcycle . . . . . 116

Returning motorcycle to

use .................... 117

9 Technical data . . . . . . . 119

Troubleshooting

chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Threaded fasteners . . . . . 121

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Riding specifications . . . . 124

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . 126

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . 127

Electrical system . . . . . . . 129

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

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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 ...................... 6

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

Currentness of this manual . ...... 7

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General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Man-

ual will provide you with an

initial overview of your motor-

cycle. All maintenance and

repair work carried out on

your motorcycle will be doc-

umented in Chapter 10. For

generous treatment of claims

submitted after the warranty

period has expired, proof of

the maintenance performed is

essential.

Should you want to sell your

BMW one day, please also re-

member to turn over the Rid-

er's Manual to the new owner;

it is an important part of your

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.

Special information on

operating and inspecting

your motorcycle as well as

maintenance and adjustment

procedures.

Indicates the end of an

item of information.

Instruction.

Result of an activity.

Reference to a page

with more detailed in-

formation.

OE Optional equipment

BMW equipment avail-

able only as a factory

installed option.

OA Optional accessories

BMW optional acces-

sories can be pur-

chased and installed

at your authorized

BMW Motorrad retail-

er.

EWS Electronic immobilizer.

DWA Anti-theft alarm.

ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-

tem.

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose vari-

ous items of custom equip-

ment. This Rider's Manual

describes optional equipment

1

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z

General instructions

(OE) offered by BMW and se-

lected optional accessories

(OA). This explains why the

manual may also contain de-

scriptions of equipment which

you have not ordered. Please

note, too, that your motorcy-

cle might not be exactly as

illustrated in this manual on

account of country-specific

differences.

If your BMW is equipped with

options or accessories not

described in this Rider's Man-

ual, then this equipment is

described in a separate oper-

ating manual.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and

performance specifications

in the Rider's Manual refer

to the standards of the

Deutsche Institut für Normung

e.V. (DIN) and comply with

its tolerance specifications.

Versions for individual

countries may differ.

Currentness of this

manual

The high safety and quality

standards of BMW motorcy-

cles 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. In ad-

dition, BMW Motorrad cannot

guarantee the total absence

of errors. We hope you will

appreciate that no claims can

be entertained on the basis of

the data, illustrations or de-

scriptions in this manual.

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General instructions

1

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General instructions

Overviews

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

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

Underneath seat .............. 15

Left handlebar fitting . . ......... 16

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

Instrument cluster ............. 18

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

2

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Adjusting front spring

preload ( 50)

2 Onboard socket (SZ)

( 78)

3 Adjustable windshield

( 42)

4 Headlight range adjust-

ment ( 46)

5 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 92)

8 Luggage rack ( 82)

9 Seat lock ( 48)

10 Onboard socket ( 78)

11 Adjusting rear damping

( 52)

12 Display for engine oil lev-

el ( 86)

2

11

z

Overviews

6 Type plate

7 Filler neck, engine oil

( 87)

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right

side

1 Fill location for fuel

( 72)

2 Brake-fluid reservoir,

front ( 90)

3 Vehicle Identification

Number

4 Air filter (under tank cov-

er) ( 106)

5 Adjuster, spring preload,

rear ( 51)

6 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 91)

2

13

z

Overviews

2

14

z

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Left and right helmet

holder ( 49)

2 Battery ( 111)

3 Toolkit

4 Seat mount ( 48)

2

15

z

Overviews

Left handlebar fitting

1 Tripmaster button ( 39)

2 Pushbutton, horn

3 Button for left turn indi-

cator and hazard warning

flashers ( 46) ( 38)

4 Switch, high-beam head-

light and headlight flash-

er ( 44)

2

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Overviews

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 41)

2 Pushbutton, starter

( 58)

3 Button for right turn indi-

cator and hazard warning

flashers ( 46) ( 38)

4 Off button for turn indica-

tor and hazard warning

flashers ( 47) ( 39)

5 Heated hand grips switch

( 41)

2

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Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Tachometer

3 Warning and indicator

lights ( 23)

4 Multifunction display

( 23)

5 Indicator light for anti-

theft alarm and sensor

for instrument cluster

lighting

6 Clock setting and Trip-

master operation ( 42)

( 39)

2

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Overviews

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