BMW R 1200GS Rallye 2017 User Manual

Table of Contents
1 General instructions .... 3
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Actuality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 General views ............ 7
Overall view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Introduction . . . . ......... 11
Rallye style variant . . . . . . . . . . 12
4 Operation . . . . . ........... 13
Rallye motorcycle seat . . . . . . 14
Windscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sport suspension . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5 Off-road use ......... . . . 17
Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 30
Service toolkit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintenance work after off-
road riding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7 Accessories . . . ... . . . . . . . 37
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 38
Accessories for Rallye style
variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rallye style variant accessor-
ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
LED flashing turn indicat-
ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Headlight guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Handlebar levers, milled . . . . . 42
Hand protectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Crash bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Enduro engine guard . . . . . . . . 43
Cylinder-head cover
guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front footrests, ad-
justable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Footbrake lever,
adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sports silencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Off-road tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Preparation for navigation
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Case system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8 Technical data . ... . . . . . . 47
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chassis and suspension. . . . . 48
Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
9 Index .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

BMW R 1200GS Rallye 2017 Specifications

General

Displacement	1170 cc
Bore x Stroke	101 mm x 73 mm
Max Torque	125 Nm at 6, 500 rpm
Transmission	6-speed
Curb Weight	244 kg
Final Drive	Shaft drive
Front Tire	120/70 R19
Rear Tire	170/60 R17
Wheelbase	1, 507 mm
Compression Ratio	12.5:1
Fuel System	Electronic fuel injection
Max Power	125 hp at 7, 750 rpm
Fuel Capacity	20 liters
Front Suspension	Telelever, central spring strut
Rear Suspension	BMW Motorrad Paralever
Front Brakes	Dual disc, floating brake discs, diameter 305 mm, 4-piston radial calipers
Rear Brakes	Single 276 mm disc, 2-piston caliper
ABS	BMW Motorrad ABS
Frame	Two-section frame, front- and bolted on rear frame
Length	2, 210 mm
Height	1, 450 mm
Clutch	Wet clutch, hydraulically operated
Engine Type	Air/liquid-cooled four stroke flat twin engine, double overhead camshaft, one balance shaft