BMW K 1200 GT - Owner's manual

BMW Motorrad

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Rider's Manual (US Model)

K 1200 GT

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 questions con-

cerning your motorcycle, your

authorized BMW Motorrad

dealer will gladly provide ad-

vice and assistance.

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ABS warning light . . . . . . . 23

Function indicators . . . . . . 23

General warning

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

ABS warning

indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Ignition switch and

steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Electronic immobilizer . . . . 39

Hazard warning

flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Odometer and

tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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

Multifunction display . . . . . 42

Onboard computer

OE

.... 43

Cruise control

OE

......... 46

Emergency ON/OFF

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Heated hand grips

OE

..... 49

Seat heating

OE

.......... 50

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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

Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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

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

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

Storage compartment . . . . 56

Front and rear seats . . . . . 57

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . 61

Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 62

Electronic suspension

adjustment ESA

OE

....... 63

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Safety instructions . . . . . . . 68

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Starting off with BMW

Motorrad Integral ABS . . . 73

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Parking your

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

General brake system . . . . 77

Brake system with BMW

Integral ABS. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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

General instructions . . . . . 84

Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . 84

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Topcase

OA

.............. 90

7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 93

General instructions . . . . . 94

Standard toolkit set . . . . . . 94

Supplemental toolkit set

(OA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

General brake system . . . . 96

Brake pads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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

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

Front wheel stand . . . . . . 108

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 116

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

8 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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

Washing your

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Cleaning sensitive

motorcycle parts . . . . . . . 125

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Protective wax

coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Storing motorcycle . . . . . 126

Returning motorcycle to

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

9 Technical data . . . . . . . 129

Troubleshooting

chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Threaded fasteners . . . . . 131

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Riding specifications . . . . 135

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . 137

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . 138

Electrical system . . . . . . . 139

Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

10 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

BMW Motorrad

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

BMW Motorrad service

quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

BMW Motorcycle Service

Card - breakdown

service on the road . . . . . 145

BMW Motorrad service

network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Maintenance work . . . . . . 145

Maintenance

schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Confirmation of

maintenance work . . . . . . 147

Confirmation of

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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 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 docu-

mented in Chapter 10. Proof

of the maintenance work per-

formed is a prerequisite for

generous treatment of claims.

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.

Tightening torque.

Technical data.

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.

ESA Electronic Suspension

Adjustment

Electronic suspension

adjustment.

DWA Anti-theft alarm.

ABS Anti-Lock Brake Sys-

tem.

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General instructions

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose vari-

ous items of custom equip-

ment. This Rider's Manual

describes optional equipment

(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.

Currency

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. Nor

can errors and omissions be

entirely ruled out. We hope

you will appreciate that no

claims can be entertained on

the basis of the data, illustra-

tions or descriptions in this

manual.

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General instructions

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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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z

Overviews

2

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z

Overviews

General view, left side

1 Electrically adjustable

windshield ( 61)

2 Battery compartment

( 119)

3 Seat lock ( 57)

4 Adjuster, spring preload,

rear ( 61)

5 Adjusting rear damping

( 62)

6 Onboard socket ( 84)

2

11

z

Overviews

2

12

z

Overviews

General view, right

side

1 Fill location for fuel

( 76)

2 Adjustable handlebars

( 52)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir,

front ( 99)

4 Headlight adjustment

(vertical), beneath instru-

ment panel ( 54)

5 Storage compartment

( 56)

6 Vehicle Identification

Number

2

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Overviews

2

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z

Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Seat heater adjustment

( 58)

2 Engine-oil fill location

and oil dipstick location

( 95) ( 96)

3 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 99)

4 Helmet holders under

passenger seat ( 60)

5 Rider's Manual (US Mod-

el)

6 Standard toolkit set

( 94)

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z

Overviews

Left handlebar fitting

1 Switch for cruise control

(OE) ( 46)

2 ESA button (OE) ( 63)

3 Windshield button ( 61)

4 Pushbutton, horn

5 Button for left turn indi-

cator and hazard warning

flashers ( 55) ( 40)

6 Switch, high-beam head-

light and headlight flash-

er ( 53)

2

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z

Overviews

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Onboard computer but-

ton (OE) ( 43)

2 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 48)

3 Starter button ( 70)

4 Heated hand-grip switch

(OE) ( 49)

5 Button for right turn indi-

cator and hazard warning

flashers ( 55) ( 40)

6 Off button for turn indica-

tor and hazard warning

flashers ( 56) ( 41)

7 Driver's-seat heater

switch (OE) ( 50)

2

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Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Warning and indicator

lights ( 23)

3 Multifunction display

4 Tachometer

5 Anti-theft alarm indicator

light (OE)

6 Setting for clock and

display dimming ( 42)

( 42)

7 Control, odometer ( 41)

8 Sensor for lighting of in-

strument panel

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic

day and night switchover.

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Overviews

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