BMW K 1200 R SPORT Rider's Manual

BMW Motorrad

Rider’s Manual (US Model)

K 1200 R

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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.

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-

cycle retailer will gladly pro-

vide advice 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ABS warning light

OE

..... 22

Function indicators . . . . . . 22

General warning

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

ABS warning

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

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

Ignition switch and

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

Electronic immobilizer . . . . 39

Hazard warning

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

Tripmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Onboard computer

OE

.... 43

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Emergency ON/OFF

switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Heated hand grips

OE

..... 47

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Luggage loops . . . . . . . . . . 54

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

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . 55

Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . 55

Electronic suspension

adjustment ESA

OE

....... 57

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Safety instructions . . . . . . . 60

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Starting off with BMW

Integral ABS

OE

.......... 65

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Parking your

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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

General brake system . . . . 77

Brake system with BMW

Integral ABS

OE

.......... 77

6 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 81

General instructions . . . . . 82

Onboard socket . . . . . . . . . 82

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

Case

OA

................. 86

7 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 89

Maintenance - General

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Overview of toolkit . . . . . . . 90

Contents of supplemental

set

OA

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

Overview of supplemental

set...................... 90

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

General brake system . . . . 92

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Wheels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Front wheel stand . . . . . . 107

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

Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . 115

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

8 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Care products . . . . . . . . . . 122

Washing your

motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Cleaning sensitive

motorcycle parts . . . . . . . 123

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Protective wax

coating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Storing motorcycle . . . . . 124

Returning motorcycle to

use .................... 124

9 Technical data . . . . . . . 127

Troubleshooting

chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Threaded fasteners . . . . . 129

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

Riding specifications . . . . 132

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

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

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

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

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

Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . 134

Electrical system . . . . . . . 135

Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

10 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

BMW Motorrad

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

BMW Motorrad service

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

BMW Motorcycle Service

Card - breakdown

service on the road . . . . . 141

BMW Motorrad service

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

Maintenance work . . . . . . 141

Maintenance

schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Confirmation of

maintenance work . . . . . . 143

Confirmation of

service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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 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 retrofitted

at your authorized

BMW motorcycle re-

tailer.

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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Overviews

2

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Overviews

General view, left side

1 Clutch fluid reservoir

( 98)

2 Adjuster, spring preload,

rear ( 55)

3 Seat lock, beneath rear

light ( 51)

4 Rear shock absorber

damping adjustment

( 56)

5 Onboard socket ( 82)

2

11

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

General view, right

side

1 Display for engine oil lev-

el ( 91)

2 Fill location for fuel

( 76)

3 Battery compartment

( 118)

4 Brake-fluid reservoir,

front ( 95)

5 Type plate

6 Vehicle Identification

Number

7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 96)

2

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Overviews

2

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Overviews

Underneath seat

1 Filler neck, engine oil

( 92)

2 Overview of toolkit ( 90)

3 Anti-theft alarm (OE)

4 Helmet holder under seat

( 53)

2

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Overviews

Left handlebar fitting

1 Tripmaster/Onboard

computer button (OE)

( 41) ( 43)

2 ESA button ( 57)

3 Pushbutton, horn

4 Button for left turn indi-

cator and hazard warning

flashers ( 50) ( 40)

5 Switch, high-beam head-

light and headlight flash-

er ( 49)

2

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Overviews

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency ON/OFF

switch ( 47)

2 Pushbutton, starter

( 62)

3 Heated hand grips switch

( 47)

4 Button for right turn indi-

cator and hazard warning

flashers ( 51) ( 40)

5 Off button for turn indica-

tor and hazard warning

flashers ( 51) ( 41)

2

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Overviews

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer

2 Tachometer

3 Warning and indicator

lights ( 22)

4 Multifunction display

( 22)

5 Anti-theft alarm indicator

light (OE) and sensor for

instrument lighting

6 Adjustment of clock

( 46)

The instrument-cluster

lighting has automatic

day and night switchover.

2

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Overviews

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