BMW R 1150 GS User Manual

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Starting – Riding – Parking
Handling your motorcycle
safely
Each motorcycle has a charac-
ter all its own. It is time now for
you to familiarise yourself with
the way your own motorcycle
behaves:
– Acceleration
– Roadholding
–Cornering
–Braking …
These are all things you need to
become familiar with.
Please remember too that if the
motorcycle has not yet covered
1,000 kilometres (600 miles),
the engine is not yet fully run in.
e Attention:
BMW Integral ABS
OE
incorpo-
rates a brake booster, so brak-
ing efficiency is significantly
higher than with conventional
brake systems.
d Warning:
The tyres need to cover a cer-
tain distance
before they acquire their full
road grip (b 67).
When riding at high speed,
al w ays b ea r i n mind that vari o us
boundary conditions such as:
settings of the spring and
shock-absorber system, unbal-
anced loading, loose clothing,
low tyre pressures, worn tyres,
etc.,
can affect the handling of your
motorcycle.
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Optional extra
Your first journey
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BMW R 1150 GS Specifications

General

Displacement	1130 cc
Bore x Stroke	101 mm x 70.5 mm
Torque	98 Nm at 5, 250 rpm
Transmission	5-speed
Final Drive	Shaft drive
Compression Ratio	10.3:1
Wheelbase	1, 507 mm
Engine Type	2-cylinder 4-stroke Boxer
Power	85 hp (62.5 kW) at 6, 750 rpm
Frame	Steel tubular space frame
Front Suspension	Telelever with central spring strut
Rear Suspension	Paralever
Front Brakes	Twin-disc, 305 mm diameter
Rear Brakes	Single 276 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
Seat Height	840 mm (adjustable to 860 mm)
Fuel Capacity	22 liters