BMW F 800 GS - Installations- und Wartungshandbuch

BMW Motorrad

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The Ultimate Riding

Machine

Rider's Manual

F 800 GS

Motorcycle data/dealership details

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Colour code

Date of first registration

Registration number

Dealership details

Person to contact in Service department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (com-

pany stamp)

Details described or illustrated

in this booklet may differ from

the motorcycle's actual specifica-

tion as purchased, the accessor-

ies fitted or the national-market

specification. No claims will be

entertained as a result of such

discrepancies.

Dimensions, weights, fuel con-

sumption and performance data

are quoted to the customary tol-

erances.

The right to modify designs,

equipment and accessories is

reserved.

Errors and omissions excepted.

Not to be reproduced either

wholly or in part without written

permission from BMW Motorrad,

After Sales.

Printed in Germany.

Important data for refuelling

Fuel

Recommended fuel grade 95 ROZ/RON, Super unleaded

with regular unleaded (RON 91) OE 91 ROZ/RON, Regular unleaded

(fuel grade, usable with power-

and consumption-related restric-

tions)

Usable fuel capacity approx. 16 l

Reserve fuel ≥4l

Tyre pressure

Tyre pressure, front 2.2 bar, one-up, at tyre temperat-

ure: 20 °C

2.5 bar, two-up and/or with lug-

gage, at tyre temperature: 20 °C

Tyre pressure, rear 2.5 bar, one-up, at tyre temperat-

ure: 20 °C

2.9 bar, two-up and/or with lug-

gage, at tyre temperature: 20 °C

BMW recommends

Order No. 01 41 7 714 401

02.2008, 2nd edition

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Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on your

choice of a motorcycle from

BMW and welcome you to the

community of BMW riders.

Familiarise yourself with your new

motorcycle so that you can ride it

safely and confidently in all traffic

situations.

Please read this Rider's Manual

carefully before starting to use

your new BMW motorcycle. It

contains important information on

how to operate the controls and

how to make the best possible

use of all your BMW's technical

features.

In addition, it contains information

on maintenance and care to help

you maintain your motorcycle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

If you have questions concerning

your motorcycle, your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly

provide advice and assistance.

We hope that you will enjoy rid-

ing your BMW and that all your

journeys will be pleasant and

safe.

BMW Motorrad.

Table of Contents

You can also consult the index at

the end of this Rider's Manual if

you want to find a particular topic

or item of information.

1 General instructions . . .. . 5

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 General views . .. . .. . .. . .. . 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . . 13

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . 14

Underneath the trim pan-

el............................. 15

Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . 17

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3 Status indicators .. . .. . . 21

Standard status

indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Status indicators with on-

board computer OE ........... 23

Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Warnings issued by the on-

board computer OE ........... 29

ABS warnings OE ............. 30

Anti-theft alarm

warnings OE ................... 32

4 Operation . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. 35

Ignition switch and steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Electronic immobiliser

(EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Odometer and tripmeters . . . . 38

On-board computer OE ....... 39

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . . 47

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Grip heating OE ............... 48

BMW Motorrad ABS OE ...... 49

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

5 Riding . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . 57

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Parking your motorcycle . . . . . 65

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

6 Engineering details . . . .. 69

Brake system with BMW Mo-

torrad ABS OE ................ 70

7 Accessories . . . .. . .. . .. . . 73

General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 74

Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

CaseOA ...................... 77

Topcase OA ................... 80

8 Maintenance . . . .. . .. . . .. 85

General instructions . . . . . . . . . . 86

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Rims ......................... 93

Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Front-wheel stand . . . . . . . . . . 102

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

9 Care . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . 117

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . . 118

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Protective wax coating . . . . . 120

Laying up motorcycle . . . . . . 120

Restoring motorcycle to

use......................... 120

10 Technical data . . .. . . . 121

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . 122

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . 123

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Wheels and tyres. . . . . . . . . . . 129

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Riding specifications . . . . . . . 134

11 Service .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 135

BMW Motorrad service . . . . . 136

BMW Motorrad service

quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

BMW Motorrad Service

Card: on-the-spot break-

down assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 136

BMW Motorrad service net-

work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . 137

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Confirmation of service . . . . . 143

General instructions

Overview ............................. 6

Abbreviations and symbols ........... 6

Equipment ............................ 7

Technical data ........................ 7

Currency .............................. 7

General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-

al will provide you with an initial

overview of your motorcycle. All

maintenance and repair work on

the motorcycle is documented in

Chapter 11. This record of the

maintenance work you have had

performed on your motorcycle is

a precondition for generous treat-

ment of goodwill claims.

When the time comes to sell

your BMW, please remember

to hand over this Rider's Manu-

al; it is an important part of the

motorcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

Indicates warnings that you

must comply with for reas-

ons of your safety and the safety

of others, and to protect your

motorcycle against damage.

Specific instructions on

how to operate, control, ad-

just or look after items of equip-

ment on the motorcycle.

Indicates the end of an

item of information.

Instruction.

Result of an activity.

Reference to a page with

more detailed informa-

tion.

Indicates the end of a

passage relating to spe-

cific accessories or items

of equipment.

Tightening torque.

Item of technical data.

OE Optional extra

The motorcycles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW optional ex-

tras originally ordered.

OA Optional accessory

You can obtain option-

al accessories through

your authorised BMW

Motorrad dealer; optional

accessories have to be

retrofitted to the motor-

cycle.

EWS Electronic immobiliser

(Elektronische Wegfahr-

sicherung).

DWA Anti-theft alarm (Diebs-

tahlwarnanlage)

ABS Anti-lock brake system

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