transmission oil BMW MOTORRAD G 650 GS 2010 Rider's Manual (in English)

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76BMW Motorrad front-wheelstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Washing motorcycle . . . . . . . 102Cleaning easily damagedcomponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Protective wax coating . . . . 104Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 104Restoring motorcycle touse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
10 Technical data . . . . . . 105Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 106Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 107Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 112Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 113Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Riding specifications . . . . . . 118
11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119BMW Motorrad service . . . . 120BMW Motorrad servicequality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120BMW Motorrad mobilityservices - roadside assist-ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
BMW Motorrad servicenetwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 121Confirmation of mainten-ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Confirmation of service . . . . 127

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Troubleshooting chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Riding specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11810
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Oil gradesBMW Motorrad recommends not using oil addit-ives, because they can have a detrimental effecton clutch operation. Please do not hesitate tocontact your authorised BMW Motorrad dealerif you have any questions relating the choice of asuitable engine oil for your motorcycle.
BMW recommends
Clutch
Clutch typeMultiplate clutch running in oil bath
Transmission
Gearbox typeclaw-shift 5-speed gearbox
Gearbox transmission ratios1.946 (37:72 teeth), Primary transmission ratio
2.750 (12:33 teeth), 1st gear
1.750 (16:28 teeth), 2nd gear
1.313 (16:21 teeth), 3rd gear
1.045 (22:23 teeth), 4th gear
0.875 (24:21 teeth), 5th gear
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Rear-wheel drive
Type of final driveChain drive
Type of rear suspensionBox-section two-arm fork
Secondary transmission ratio2,938
Running gear
Type of front suspensionTelescopic forks
Spring travel, front170 mm, At wheel
Type of rear suspensionCentral spring strut pivoted to lever system withcoil spring and single-tube gas-filled shock ab-sorber; spring preload steplessly hydraulically ad-justable, rebound stage damping steplessly ad-justable.
Spring travel, rear165 mm, At wheel
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Spring preloadAdjuster, rear, 13
Adjusting, 35
Standards, 7
Starter, 17
Starting, 44
Status indicatorsSee also warnings, 20
Standard status indicators, 20
Warnings, 20
Steering lock, 28
TTechnical dataBrakes, 113
Bulbs, 115
Clutch, 111
Dimensions, 117
Electrics, 114
Engine, 109
Engine oil, 110
Frame, 116
Fuel, 110
Rear-wheel drive, 112
Running gear, 112
Spark plugs, 114
Standards, 7
Transmission, 111
Tyres, 113
Weights, 117
Wheels, 113
Telltale lights, 15Overview, 20
ToolkitContents, 66
Stowage, 14
TopcaseOperation, 61
Torques, 107
TransmissionTechnical data, 111
TransportationLashing, 50
Troubleshooting chart, 106
Turn indicatorsOperate, 16
Telltale light, 20
Type platePosition on the motorcycle, 13
TyresBMW recommendations, 113
Inflation pressure, 37
Pressures, 114
Recommendations, 76
Running in, 46
Table of tyre pressures, 13, 14
Technical data, 113
VVehicle identification numberPosition on the motorcycle, 13
WWarnings, 20With ABS, 23
Warnings, overview, 21, 24
Weights, 117Payload table, 14
WheelsChange of size, 77
Checking rims, 74
Install the rear wheel, 81
Removing rear wheel, 79
Technical data, 113
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