BMW 2013 F800GT User Manual

Table of Contents
You can also consult the index at
the end of this Rider's Manual if
you want to find a particular topic
or item of information.
1 General instructions .... 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Under center fairing
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays ................. 19
Warning and indicator
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 21
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Onboard computer indica-
tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . 33
Tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . 34
4 Operation................ 35
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Electronic immobilizer
(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 43
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . . . 44
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Electronic suspension ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
5 Riding .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 54
Checklists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Engine speed warning . . . . . . 59
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 61
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

BMW 2013 F800GT Specifications

General

Bore x Stroke	82 mm x 75.6 mm
Compression Ratio	12.0:1
Transmission	6-speed
Front Suspension	Telescopic fork, 43 mm
Rear Brakes	Single disc brake, diameter 265 mm, single-piston floating caliper
Power	90 hp (66 kW) @ 8, 000 rpm
Torque	86 Nm at 5, 800 rpm
Rear Suspension	Cast aluminum dual swing arm, central spring strut
Front Brakes	Double disc brake, diameter 320 mm, 4-piston calipers
ABS	BMW Motorrad ABS
Seat Height	800 mm
Curb Weight	213 kg
Fuel Capacity	15 L (4.0 US gal)
Final Drive	Chain