BMW R 1200 R User Manual

Lowered suspension
OE
...... 69
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 72
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing motorcycle for
transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
6 Engineering details . .. . . 77
Brake system with BMW Mo-
torrad Integral ABS
OE
........ 78
Electronic engine manage-
ment with BMW Motorrad
ASC
OE
....................... 80
Tyre pressure monitoring
RDC
OE
....................... 82
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . .. . . 85
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 86
Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Case
OA
...................... 88
Topcase
OA
................... 90
8 Maintenance .. . . . . . . . . . . 93
General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 94
Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 112
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
9 Care . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . 127
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 128
Cleaning easily damaged
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Protective wax coating . . . . . 130
Laying up motorcycle . . . . . . 130
Restoring motorcycle to
use......................... 130
10 Technical data . . . . . . . 131
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 132
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 133
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Riding specifications . . . . . . . 145
11 Service . . .. . . . . . . ... . . . 147
BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 148
BMW Motorrad service
quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
BMW Motorrad Service
Card: on-the-spot break-
down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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)