BMW R nineT Rider's Manual

Rider's Manual

R nineT

BMW Motorrad

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 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 8 550 811

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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

Warning and telltale

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

Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21

Meaning of symbols . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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

4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 29

Ignition switch/steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Electronic immobiliser

EWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 34

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 36

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Front and rear seats. . . . . . . . . 40

5 Anti-theft alarm

DWA . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 43

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Registration of the remote

control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

6 Riding .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 54

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 59

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

7 Engineering details. . . . . 63

Brake system with

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 64

8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 68

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Rims and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

9 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . .. 95

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 96

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Rear-seat frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Installing rear-seat

frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

10 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 105

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Washing the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Laying up the motor-

cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Protective wax coating . . . . 108

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

11 Technical data . . . . . . 109

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 110

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 111

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 116

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 119

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Riding specifications . . . . . . 123

Anti-theft alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . 124

12 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 125

BMW Motorrad Service . . . 126

BMW Motorrad Mobility

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 126

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Confirmation of service . . . . 133

13 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 135

General instructions

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

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

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

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

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

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General instructions

Overview

An important aspect of this

Rider's Manual is that it can

be used for quick and easy

reference. Consulting the

extensive index at the end of this

Rider's Manual is the fastest way

to find information on a particular

topic or item. To first read an

overview of your motorcycle,

please go to chapter 2. All

maintenance and servicing 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

treatment 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 extra

The motorcycles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW Motorrad

optional extras originally

ordered.

OA Optional accessory

You can obtain optional

accessories through

your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer;

optional accessories have

to be retrofitted to the

motorcycle.

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General instructions

EWS

Electronic immobiliser.

DWA

Anti-theft alarm (Dieb-

stahlwarnanlage).

ABS

Anti-lock brake system.

Equipment

When you purchased your BMW

motorcycle, you chose a model

with individual equipment. This

Rider's Manual describes the

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 motorcycle contains

equipment that has not been

described, its description can be

found in a separate manual.

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 level

of BMW motorcycles is ensured

by continuous development

work on design, 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

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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

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General views

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General views

General view, left side

1 Checking clutch function

( 77)

2 Refuelling ( 60)

3 Removing rear-seat frame

( 97)

4 Adjusting the damping

characteristic for rear

wheel ( 38)

5 Power sockets ( 96)

6 Checking engine oil level

( 71)

7 Type plate (left side, on

steering-head bearing)

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General views

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General views

General view, right side

1 Checking brake-fluid level,

front brakes ( 75)

2 Topping up the engine oil

( 72)

3 VIN (front right, low on rear

frame)

4 Checking the brake-fluid

level, rear brakes ( 76)

5 Adjust spring preload

( 38)

6 Removing rear seat

( 41)

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General views

Multifunction switch,

left

1 Multifunction display

( 21)

2 High-beam headlight and

headlight flasher ( 33)

3 Hazard warning flashers

( 34)

4 Turn indicators ( 34)

5 Horn

2

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General views

Multifunction switch,

right

1 with heated handlebar

grips

OA

Operating the heated

handlebar grips ( 36)

2 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 35)

3 Starter button ( 56)

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General views

Underneath the seat

1 Rider's Manual

2 Payload table

3 Toolkit ( 68)

4 Table of tyre pressures

5 Battery-positive connection

point ( 91)

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General views

Instrument panel

1 Speedometer

2 Warning and telltale lights

( 20)

3 Rev. counter

4 Ambient-light brightness

sensor (for adapting the

brightness of the instru-

ment lighting)

5 Clock ( 31)

6 Multifunction display

( 21)

7 Reading ( 32)

8 Telltale light

with anti-theft alarm

OE

Anti-theft alarm (DWA)

2

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General views

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General views

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