BMW R 1200RS 2016 User Manual

6 Riding .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 83
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 93
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
7 Technology in
detail .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 99
General instructions . . . . . . . 100
Antilock Brake System
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Dynamic Traction Control
(DTC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Electronic suspension ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tire pressure control
(RDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Pro shift assistant . . . . . . . . . 110
8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . 113
General instructions . . . . . . . 114
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 116
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Wheel rims and tyres. . . . . . 123
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Light sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Diagnostic connector . . . . . . 146
9 Accessories . . . . . . . . .. . 149
General instructions . . . . . . . 150
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 156
10 Care .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 163
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Washing your motorcy-
cle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Cleaning sensitive motorcy-
cle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Protective wax coating . . . . 166
Store motorcycle . . . . . . . . . . 166
Return motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
11 Technical data . . . . . . 167
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 168
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 169
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 175
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 177
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BMW R 1200RS 2016 Specifications

General

Displacement	1170 cc
Bore x Stroke	101 mm x 73 mm
Max Torque	125 Nm at 6, 500 rpm
Compression Ratio	12.5:1
Fuel System	Electronic intake pipe injection
Final Drive	Shaft drive
ABS	BMW Motorrad ABS
Top Speed	Over 200 km/h
Traction Control	Standard
Tires Front	120/70 ZR17
Tires Rear	180/55 ZR17
Max Power	125 hp (92 kW) @ 7750 rpm
Transmission	6-speed
Frame	Two-section frame, front- and bolted-on rear frame
Rear Suspension	Cast aluminium single-sided swing arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever
Front Brakes	Dual disc brake, diameter 320 mm, 4-piston calipers
Rear Brakes	Single disc brake, diameter 276 mm, 2-piston caliper
Seat Height	820 mm
Fuel Capacity	18 liters
Dry Weight	231 kg
Wheelbase	1530 mm
Engine Type	Air/liquid-cooled four-stroke flat twin engine, double overhead camshaft, one balance shaft