BMW R 1200 R CLASSIC Rider's Manual

BMW Motorrad

The Ultimate Riding

Machine

Rider's Manual

R 1200 R

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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)

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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.

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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 . . . . . .............. 23

ABS warning light . . . . . . . 24

Function indicators . . . . . . 24

Warnings, general . . . . . . . 24

RDC warnings

OE

......... 31

ABS warnings

OE

......... 35

ASC warnings

OE

......... 37

4 Operation . . . .......... 41

Ignition switch and

steering lock . . .......... 42

Electronic immobiliser

(EWS) . . . . . .............. 43

Hazard warning

flashers . . . .............. 44

Odometer and

tripmeters . .............. 45

Residual range .......... 46

Tyre pressure control

RDC

OE

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

On-board computer

OE

... 47

Clock . . . . . .............. 50

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . .............. 50

Grip heating

OE

........... 51

Clutch . . . . .............. 52

Brakes . . . . .............. 52

Lights . . . . . .............. 53

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

Turn indicators .......... 55

Automatic Stability Control

ASC

OE

.................. 56

Seat . . . . . . .............. 57

Mirrors . . . . .............. 58

Spring preload .......... 58

Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 59

Electronic Suspension

Adjustment ESA

OE

....... 60

Tyres . . . . . .............. 62

5 Riding . . .............. 65

Safety instructions . . . . . . . 66

Checklist . . .............. 68

Starting . . . .............. 68

Running in .............. 72

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Park your motorcycle . . . . 72

Refuelling . . . . . .......... 74

Tyre pressure control

RDC

OE

.................. 75

Brake system, general . . . 76

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad Integral

ABS

OE

.................. 77

Electronic engine

management with BMW

Motorrad ASC

OE

......... 81

6 Accessories .......... 83

General instructions . . . . . 84

Power socket . .......... 84

Luggage . . . . . . .......... 85

Case

OA

................. 85

Topcase

OA

.............. 88

7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 91

General instructions . . . . . 92

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

Engine oil . . . . . .......... 93

Brake system, general . . . 95

Brake pads. . . . .......... 96

Brake fluid . . . . .......... 98

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

Tyres . . ................ 100

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

Wheels. ................ 101

Front-wheel stand . ..... 108

Rear-wheel stand . . ..... 109

Bulbs . . ................ 110

Jump start . . . . ......... 119

Battery . ................ 120

8 Care . ................ 125

Care products . ......... 126

Washing motorcycle . . . . 126

Cleaning easily damaged

components. . . ......... 127

Paint care . . . . . ......... 128

Protective wax

coating ................ 128

Lay up the

motorcycle . . . . ......... 128

Restoring motorcycle to

use .................... 129

9 Technical data . . ..... 131

Troubleshooting

chart . . . ................ 132

Threaded fasteners ..... 133

Engine . ................ 135

Riding specifications . . . . 137

Clutch . ................ 137

Transmission . . ......... 137

Final drive . . . . . ......... 138

Running gear . . ......... 138

Brakes . ................ 139

Wheels and tyres . . ..... 139

Electrics . . . . . . ......... 140

Frame. . ................ 142

Dimensions . . . ......... 142

Weights ................ 143

10 Service . . . . ......... 145

BMW Motorrad

service . ................ 146

BMW Motorrad service

quality . ................ 146

BMW Motorrad Service

Card: on-the-spot

breakdown

assistance . . . . ......... 147

BMW Motorrad service

network ................ 147

Maintenance work . ..... 147

Maintenance

schedules . . . . . ......... 148

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Confirmation of

maintenance work . . . . . . 149

Confirmation of

service . . . . ............. 154

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General instructions

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

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . 6

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

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

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

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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

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RDC

Tyre pressure control

(ReifenDruck-Control)

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment

Electronic Suspension

Adjustment.

ASC Automatic Stability

Control.

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.

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General instructions

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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

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General view, left side

1 Clutch-fluid reservoir

( 100)

2 Filler neck, fuel tank

( 74)

3 Power socket ( 84)

4 Adjuster, damping, rear

( 59)

5 Filler neck, engine oil

( 95)

6 Oil sight glass ( 93)

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General view, right

side

1 Seat lock ( 57)

2 Vehicle identification

number

3 Brake-fluid reservoir,

front ( 98)

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Underneath the seat

1 Battery ( 120)

2 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 99)

3 Rider's Manual and

toolkit ( 92)

4 Type plate

5 Air-pressures table

6 Adjuster, spring preload,

rear ( 58)

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Handlebar fitting, left

1 INFO button for on-board

computer

OE

( 47)

2 Pushbutton, ASC

OE

( 56)

3 Pushbutton, ESA

OE

( 60)

4 Pushbutton, horn

5 Pushbutton, left flashing

turn indicators ( 55),

Pushbutton, hazard

warning flashers ( 44)

6 Switch, high-beam head-

light and headlight flash-

er ( 53)

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Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 50)

2 Pushbutton, starter

( 69)

3 Grip heating switch

OE

( 51)

4 Pushbutton, right flashing

turn indicators ( 55),

Pushbutton, hazard

warning flashers ( 44)

5 Cancel button, flashing

turn indicators ( 55)

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Instrument cluster

1 Warning and telltale

lights ( 24)

2 Speedometer

3 Control, clock ( 50)

4 Multifunction display

( 22)

5 Control, odometer

( 45), Field for warnings

( 24)

6 Telltale light, anti-theft

alarm (OE), Sensor for in-

strument cluster lighting

7 Rev. counter

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic

day and night switchover.

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