BMW R 1200RT User Manual

5 Riding . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 83
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 84
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Shifting gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 91
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Fastening motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
6 Technology in
detail .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 95
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Gearshift assistant Pro . . . . . . 97
Hill Start Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
BMW Motorrad Integral
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
BMW Motorrad ASC . . . . . . 101
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . 102
ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
7 Maintenance .. .. .. .. .. 105
General instructions . . . . . . . 106
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Wheel rims and tires . . . . . . 114
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front wheel stand . . . . . . . . . 120
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Jump-start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
8 Accessories . .. .. .. .. .. 135
General instructions . . . . . . . 136
Onboard power
sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Navigation system . . . . . . . . . 137
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
9 Care . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 145
Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Washing your vehicle. . . . . . 146
Cleaning sensitive vehicle
parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Storing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 148
Protective wax coating . . . . 148
Returning motorcycle to
use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
10 Technical data .. .. .. 149
Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 150
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 151
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 155
Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Wheels and tires . . . . . . . . . . 157
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Anti-theft alarm system . . . 160
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Performance data . . . . . . . . . 162

BMW R 1200RT Specifications

General

Displacement	1170 cc
ABS	Standard
Engine Type	Air/liquid-cooled, four-stroke, flat-twin
Power	125 hp (92 kW) at 7, 750 rpm
Torque	125 Nm at 6, 500 rpm
Transmission	6-speed
Fuel Capacity	25 liters
Seat Height	805 mm (adjustable to 825 mm)
Weight	274 kg (with full fuel tank)
Front Suspension	Telelever
Rear Suspension	BMW Paralever
Front Brake	Dual disc, 320 mm
Rear Brake	Single disc, 276 mm
Wheelbase	1, 485 mm