BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008 Rider's Manual (in English)

BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008 Rider's Manual (in English) K 1200 R 2008 BMW MOTORRAD BMW MOTORRAD https://www.carmanualsonline.info/img/47/37038/w960_37038-0.png BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008 Rider's Manual (in English)
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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) Brake system, generalDescending mountain
passes
There is a danger of the
brakes fading if you use
only the rear brakes when
descending mountain passes.
Under extreme conditions,
the brakes could overh

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) use of available braking per-
formance in an emergency.
BMW Integral ABS provides
improved braking deceler-
ation by means of anti-lock
braking for both wheels and
braking force distribution by
means

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) Rear wheel liftEven under severe braking,
a high level of tyre grip can
mean that the front wheel
does not lock up until very
late, if at all. Consequently,
ABS does not intervene until
very late, if

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) commends setting the brake
lever to a wider span.When the residual brak-
ing function is active for
both brake circuits, the noise
of the pump is no longer aud-
ible when you operate the
brake levers.

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) Accessories
General instructions . .......... 84
Power socket . . ............... 84
Luggage . . .................... 87
Case
OA
....................... 88
683zAccessories

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) General instructionsBMW Motorrad recommends
the use of parts and ac-
cessories for your motorcycle
that are approved by BMW for
this purpose.
Genuine BMW parts and ac-
cessories and other products
whi

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) ing off the ignition and/or dur-
ing the restart operation, the
on-board socket is switched
off to take the load off the
vehicle electrical system.Cable routingThe cables from the power
socket to the

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) 686zAccessories

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) Luggage
Correct loading
Overloading and
imbalanced loads
can adversely affect the
motorcycle's handling.
Do not exceed the permiss-
ible gross weight and be sure
to comply with the instruc-
tions

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BMW MOTORRAD K 1200 R 2008  Riders Manual (in English) Case
OA
Opening casesTurn the lock barrel in the
OPENdirection.
Pull the grey release lever
up. Lock straps
1open.
Pull the grey release lever
up again.
Pull case lid 2out of the re-
tainer.
Case full
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