weight BMW MOTORRAD C1 2000 Rider's Manual (in English)

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Safety check
Use the safety checklist –
before every journey
Please perform the safety
check accurately. This is to
ensure that your BMW C1 com-
plies with road-vehicle use and
safety laws.
Your vehicle must be in perfect
technical order: this is a basic
prerequisite for your safety and
the safety of other road users.
If you encounter any problems
or difficulties, it is always best to
contact your authorised BMW
dealer. He will provide the nec-
essary advice and assistance. For this reason, check the
details in the following sections
before you start the journey:
–
Coolant level
– Fuel level
– Windscreen wiper
– Handbrake levers
– Brake pressure
– Brake fluid levels
(front and rear)
– Lights
– Condition of wheels and
tyres, tread depth and tyre
pressures
– Load, gross weight
Check at regular intervals
(each 2nd/3rd stop for fuel):
– Engine oil level
– Brake pads
Checklist
 

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Safety check
Wheels
Checking tyre pressures
d Warning:
Incorrect tyre pressures have
a considerable influence on
the handling of your BMW C1
and on tyre life!
Adjust tyre pressures to suit
total weight. Never exceed
either the vehicle's gross
weight or the individual wheel
load limits (b 49).
– Tyres cold:
 Unscrew and remove valve
cap
 Check/correct tyre pressure
 Screw on valve caps
Tyre pressures: front rear
One-up 1.9 bar 2.1 bar
27.6 psi 30.5 psi
Two-up or
luggage 1.9 bar 2.4 bar
27.6 psi 34.8 psi
Tighten valve caps
d Warning:
At high road speeds, tyre
valves have a tendency to
open as a result of centrifugal
force.
Valve caps that are screwed
on well prevent air from
escaping suddenly.
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description
 

2
49
Safety check
Correct loading
d Warning:
Overloading can impair the
stability of your BMW C1.
 Pack heavy items at the
bottom
 Load your BMW C1 with no
more than a total of max.
20 kg (44 lbs)
– in the stowage compart-
ment
– on the lid of the stowage
compartment
– in the luggage system
 Check that fastenings are
correctly positioned and tight
e Important:
Do not exceed the gross weight
limit of 360 kg (793 lbs).
Do not exceed the wheel load
limits of 130 kg (287 lbs) at the
front and 250 kg (551 lbs) at the
rear.
Correct tyre pressures to suit
the gross weight (
b 47)
The gross weight consists of:
– BMW C1 with full tank
– rider
– two-up or
–luggage
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description
Accessories and loads
 

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Starting – Riding – Parking
Lifting the BMW C1 onto
its stand/parking
e Important:
Make sure the surface under
the vehicle is level and firm!
Excessive strain can damage
the easy-lift mechanism.
Do not park your BMW C1 on a
gradient of more than 6 °/12%,
because on steeper gradients
the stand cannot reliably hold
the vehicle.
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description
 Place both your feet firmly on
the ground and take your
weight off the vehicle
 Hold the BMW C1 upright
 Centre the handlebar
 Raise lever A of the easy-lift
mechanism
– The stand extends
– Engine speed is limited to
idle
– You cannot pull away from
rest
\f Note:
The easy-lift mechanism has
overload protection. If neces-
sary, use your foot to extend
the stand (
b60)
Easy-lift mechanism
A
B
 

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Starting – Riding – Parking
B
Lifting the BMW C1 off its
stand
d Warning:
Do not move the lever of the
easy-lift mechanism while the
BMW C1 is moving - the stand
extends - safety risk
e Important:
The stand must be fully
retracted before you pull away
from rest!
Excessive strain can damage
the easy-lift mechanism. 
Buckle on your seat belt
before starting the journey
 Place both your feet firmly on
the ground and take your
weight off the vehicle
 Disengage lever B from the
lock by
 Moving lever B of the easy-
lift mechanism all the way
forward and up and then
pushing it slowly down
– Keep a firm grip on the lever
– The front wheel is lowered
to the ground
Easy-lift mechanism
 

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Starting – Riding – Parking
A
B
Easy-lift mechanism
Emergency operation of
the easy-lift mechanism -
parking
• Place both your feet firmly on
the ground and take your
weight off the vehicle
 Hold the BMW C1 upright
 Centre the handlebar
 Use your foot to extend the stand
– Engine speed is limited to idle
– You cannot pull away from
rest
 Pull lever A of the easy-lift
mechanism up and hold it in
this position Move lever B
of the easy-lift
mechanism as far up as it will
go
– The front wheel lifts clear of the ground
– Keep a firm grip on the lever
 Slowly allow lever B to move
down until the mechanism
locks
 Unbuckle your seat belt
Make sure your BMWC1 is steady
 

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Starting – Riding – Parking
B
Easy-lift mechanism
Emergency operation of
the easy-lift mechanism -
lifting vehicle off the stand

Buckle on your seat belt
before starting the journey
 Place both your feet firmly on
the ground and take your
weight off the vehicle
 Disengage lever B from the
lock by
 Moving lever B of the easy-
lift mechanism all the way
forward and up and then
pushing it slowly down
– Keep a firm grip on the lever
– The front wheel is lowered
to the ground
 Hold the BMW C1 upright 
Press lever A of the easy-lift
mechanism down
 Use your foot to retract the
stand
–Engine speed is no longer
limited to idle
– You can pull away from rest
 Check that lever B is locked
in its bottom position
 Check that the stand is fully
retracted
\f Note:
Have damage to the easy-lift
mechanism rectified immedi-
ately by a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised
BMW dealer.
 

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Starting – Riding – Parking
Familiarising yourself with ABS*
Sensitive electronic
control
It takes skill and sensitive con-
trol of the brakes to pull up
safely on a two-wheeled vehi-
cle. If the front wheel brake
locks and the wheel skids, the
necessary longitudinal and lat-
eral stabilising forces are lost,
and a fall can result.
For this reason, the rider sel-
dom makes full use of available
braking performance in an
emergency.
Anti-lock braking (ABS) at both
wheels greatly reduces the risk
of accidents even when road
conditions are poor, and short-
ens braking distance by making
more efficient use of the vehi-
cle's braking capability.
In particular when riding in a
straight line, ABS takes the risk
out of panic brake applications.
All BMW riders will find them-
selves braking like experts.
Extra safety marginThe shorter braking distances
afforded by ABS should not
encourage a foolhardy riding
style. ABS is primarily a means
of ensuring a safety margin in
genuine emergencies.
–Never ride without due care
and attention, or assume that
good fortune will protect you
from your own foolhardiness
– Keep within the permitted
speed limits
– Take care when cornering.
When you apply the brakes on
a corner, the vehicle's weight
and momentum take over and
even ABS II is unable to coun-
teract their effects
*Optional extra
 

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or the national-market specifica-
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