BMW R 1200 R User Manual

Remove screw 1 at bottom.
Remove cover 2.
Remove screw 3.
Carefully remove headlight 4
from the housing.
Replacing low-beam or
high-beam headlight bulb
If it is not standing firmly,
the motorcycle could topple
in the course of the operations
described below.
Always make sure that the
motorcycle is stable and firmly
supported.
Remove the headlight from
housing ( 113)
Turn bulb socket of low-beam
headlight 1 counter-clockwise
to remove.
Turn bulb socket of high-beam
headlight 2 counter-clockwise
to remove. If necessary, re-
move the bulb socket of the
parking-light bulb to facilit-
ate removal of the high-beam
headlight bulb socket.
Squeeze clips of bulb socket 4
together on left and right and
remove bulb 3 from the bulb
socket.
Replace the defective bulb.
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BMW R 1200 R Specifications

General

Compression Ratio	12.0 : 1
Final Drive	Shaft drive
Rear Brake	Single disc brake, diameter 276 mm, double-piston floating caliper
Displacement	1, 170 cc
Max Power	92 kW (125 hp) at 7750 rpm
Max Torque	125 Nm at 6500 rpm
Fuel System	Electronic fuel injection
Transmission	6-speed, constant mesh
Clutch	Wet, multi-plate, anti-hopping
Rear Suspension	Cast aluminum single-sided swing arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever; central spring strut, spring preload continuously adjustable by means of handwheel, rebound-stage damping adjustable
Front Brake	Dual disc brake, floating brake discs, diameter 320 mm, 4-piston fixed calipers
ABS	BMW Motorrad ABS
Fuel Capacity	18 l
Height (excl. mirrors)	1225 mm
Seat Height	800 mm (standard seat)