BMW MOTORRAD F 650 CS 2003 Rider's Manual (in English)

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Safety check
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Wheels
Checking tyre pressures
d Warning:
Incorrect tyre pressures have
a considerable influence on
handling and on tyre life.
Adjust tyre pressures to suit
total weight. Never exceed
either the motorcycle’s gross
weight or the individual wheel
load limits (
b41).
At high road speeds, tyre
valves have a tendency to
open as a result of centrifugal
force.
Use only metal valve caps
with rubber seals.
Valve caps that are screwed
on well prevent air from es-
caping suddenly. –Tyres cold:
 Unscrew and remove valve
cap
 Check/correct tyre pressure
Tyre pressures: front rear
One-up 2.2 bar 2.5 bar (32 psi) (36.3 psi)
Two-up
and luggage 2.2 bar 2.5 bar (32 psi) (36.3 psi)
 Screw the valve caps back on tightly
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L Note:
BMW accessories and other
products approved by BMW
can be obtained from your
BMW motorcycle dealer.
d Warning:
BMW cannot examine or test
each product of outside origin
on the accessories and tyres
market to ensure that it can be
used on or in connection with
BMW motorcycles without con-
stituting a safety hazard. Even
approval by an official inspec-
tion authority or an official per-
mit (General Operating Permit)
cannot always provide this
guarantee. Tests conducted by
these instances cannot make
provision for all operating con-
ditions experienced by BMW
motorcycles and consequently,
they are not sufficient in some
circumstances.
Accessories and tyres
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Safety check
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Correct loading
d Warning:
Overloading can impair the
handling of your motorcycle.
 Make sure that the weight is uniformly distributed
 Pack heavy items at the bot- tom and toward the inboard
side
 Max. load for luggage carrier
and softbag for stowage com-
partment is 5kg (11 lb) each
 Check that fastenings are
correctly positioned and tight
d Warning:
Case systems can impair the
handling of your motorcycle.
Use only genuine BMW ac-
cessories.
e Attention:
Do not exceed the gross weight
limit of 370 kg (815 lb) .
Do not exceed the wheel load
limits of 200 kg (441 lb) at the
front and 270 kg (595 lb) at the
rear.
The total weight is the sum of:
– motorcycle with full tank
–rider
–passenger
– luggage
Accessories and loads
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Safety check
2
Checking coolant level
e Attention:
Always keep the coolant level
above the minimum mark.
Check coolant level only when
the engine is cold.
 Hold the motorcycle upright
 Check the coolant level through slot 1 in cover insert 2
of the expansion tank:
MIN Minimum level
 Add coolant if necessaryL Note:
If the expansion tank is full and
the coolant temperature is high
(as indicated by red warning
light
j b 58) or coolant con-
sumption is excessive, consult
a specialist workshop, prefera-
bly an authorised BMW motor-
cycle dealer.
Coolant
1
2
MIN
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Safety check
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Topping up the coolant
level
e Attention:
The coolant level must be be-
tween the MIN and MAX marks.
Never overfill the expansion
tank.
Take care not to damage cover
insert 2 when removing.
 Prop the motorcycle on its side stand
 As illustrated, take a full- handed grip of cover insert 2
 Without tilting the cover insert, pull it straight toward your
body as indicated by the arrow Open cap
3 of the expansion
tank
 Top up with coolant of the
correct specification
(
b Maintenance Instructions,
Chapter 3)
L Note:
Engine cold: do not top up past
the MIN mark
 Hold the motorcycle upright and recheck the coolant level;
correct if necessary
 Reinstall the cap on the expansion tank
 Reinstall cover insert 2
Coolant
MAX
2
3
MIN
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Safety check
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Checking lights
e Attention:
Always check that all lights are
in full working order before rid-
ing off.
L Note:
If turn indicator repeater flashes
at twice the usual speed:
Defective flasher bulb.
For instructions on changing
bulbs in parking light, headlight
(low beam and high beam), rear
light, brake light, turn indicators
and the number-plate light:
(
b Maintenance Instructions,
Chapter 2)
Headlight setting RHD/
LHD traffic
If the motorcycle is ridden in a
country where the opposite rule
of the road applies, its asym-
metric low-beam headlight will
tend to dazzle oncoming traffic.
Consult a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer, to
have the headlight adjusted to
suit whichever rule of the road
applies.
e Attention:
Adhesive films with unsuitable
adhesives can damage the
headlight lens.
Lights
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Safety check
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Adjusting headlight beam
throw
Have the headlight basic set-
ting adjusted by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer.
e Attention:
Use adjusting screw 1 only for
lateral adjustment of the head-
light’s beam throw.
L Note:
Adjust beam height so that
oncoming traffic is not dazzled.
Make sure that the throw of the
light cone adequately illumi-
nates the road ahead of you.
Only if the load carried on the
motorcycle is very high, the
headlight beam can be lowered
by turning adjusting screw 2.
This shortens the beam throw.
Lights
1
2
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Headlight adjustment,
up/down
L Note:
Do not prop the motorcycle on
the side stand.
 Check tyre pressures and
correct if necessary.
 Position the motorcycle on a
level surface 10 metres
(33 feet) (headlight) from a
light-coloured wall, and with
the rider's weight (approx.
85 kg/187 lbs) on the seat
 Measure the distance H from
the ground to the centre of
the headlight
 Transfer this height H to the
wall and draw a cross on the
wall at this point
 Draw a second cross
(x = 10 cm/3.98 in) lower  Switch on the low-beam
headlight
 Turn adjusting screw 2 to
align the headlight in such a
way that the light-dark cutoff
starts in the middle of the bot-
tom cross and rises to the
right to the height of the upper
cross, before dropping again
e Attention:
Use adjusting screw 1 only for
adjusting the basic setting of
the headlight.
L Note:
Have the headlight basic set-
ting checked by a specialist
workshop, preferably an
authorised BMW motorcycle
dealer.
Lights
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Starting – Riding – Parking
Handling your motorcycle
safely
Each motorcycle has a charac-
ter all its own. It is time now for
you to familiarise yourself with
the way your own motorcycle
behaves:
– acceleration
– roadholding
–cornering
–braking …
These are all things you need to
become familiar with.
Please remember too that if the
motorcycle has not yet covered
1,000 kilometres (approx.
600 miles), the engine is not yet
fully run in.
d Warning:
The tyres need to cover a cer-
tain distance before they ac-
quire their full road grip
(b55).
Your first journey
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Starting – Riding – Parking
First time out
If you ride at high speed, always
bear in mind that various
boundary conditions such as
the spring preload setting and
the shock absorber setting, an
unbalanced luggage load,
loose clothing, low tyre pres-
sure, poor tyre tread, and so on,
can affect the handling of your
motorcycle.
Safe motorcycling doesn’t
depend on the motorcycle
alone.
Your own skill and common-
sense are needed too.The key to genuine safety on
the road is a sensible balance
between the motorcycle’s tech-
nical features and the rider’s
skill, so that together they form
a single efficient unit.
Riding safely in traffic and off-
road calls for a sense of
responsibility to your passenger
and to other road users.
d Warning:
Do not ride the motorcycle af-
ter drinking alcoholic bever-
ages. Even small amounts of
alcohol or drugs, particularly
if taken in conjunction with
medicines, will adversely af-
fect your perception and your
ability to assess situations
and make decisions, and also
slow down your reflexes.
Take to the road now by all
means, but think carefully about
everything you do.
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