tyre pressure BMW MOTORRAD R 1100 S 2000 Rider's Manual (in English)

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Safety check
Checklist
For this reason, check the
details in the following Chapters
before you start the journey:
– Engine oil level
– Fuel level
– Positions of the handlebar-lever fittings
– Brake fluid level
– Clutch fluid level
–Brakes
– Warning lights and telltale lights
–Lights
– Front/rear shock absorber setting and spring preload
– Condition of wheels and
tyres, tread depth and tyre
pressures
– Load, gross weight – Check at regular intervals as
described in the following
sections
(each time you stop for refuel-
ling):
– Engine oil level
(every second or third time
you stop for refuelling):
– Brake pads
If you encounter any problems
or difficulties, it is always best to
contact your authorised BMW
Motorrad dealer.
He will provide the necessary
advice and assistance.
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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 (b 46). –Tyres cold:
Remove valve caps
Check/correct tyre pressure
Tyre pressures:
Front Rear
One-up 2.2 bar 2.5 bar
(31.3 psi) (35.5 psi)
Two-up 2.5 bar 2.7 bar (35.5 psi) (38.4 psi)
Two-up with
luggage 2.5 bar 2.9 bar (35.5 psi) (41.2 psi)
Screwing on valve caps
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Safety check
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Correct loading
d Warning:
Overloading can impair
handling.
Make sure that the weight is uniformly distributed between
right and left
Pack heavy items at the bottom
Max. load in each case* (left and right): 10 kg
(approx. 22 lbs)
Max. load in tank-top ruck- sack*: 5 kg (approx. 11 lbs)
Check that fastenings are correctly positioned and tight
d Warning:
When cases are fitted,do not
exceed 130 km/h (80 mph).
e Caution:
Do not exceed the gross weight
limit of 450 kg (992 lbs).
Do not exceed the wheel load
limits of 180 kg (397 lbs) at the
front and 260 kg (573 lbs) at the
rear.
Adjust the front/rear shock
absorbers, the rear suspension
spring and tyre pressures to
suit the gross weight of the
motorcycle (
b 40-43).
The gross weight consists of:
– Motorcycle with full tank
–Rider
–Passenger
– Luggage
* Accessories
Accessories and loads
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Starting – Riding – Parking
Running in
Running in new tyres
d Warning:
New tyres have a smooth
surface. This must be rough-
ened by riding in a restrained
manner at various heel angles
until the tyres are run in.
This running-in procedure is
essential if the tyres are to
achieve maximum grip.
Bedding down new brake
pads
d Warning:
New brake pads must “bed
down” and therefore do not
achieve their optimum friction
levels during the first 500 km
(300 miles).
This slight initial reduction in
braking efficiency can be
compensated for by exerting
greater pressure on the lever.
Try to avoid all unnecessary
hard braking during this initial
period.
e Caution:
Comply with the notes on BMW
Integral ABS (b 68-75).
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Index
i
R - Z
RRear brakebrake fluid reservoir, 5
Rear shock absorber, 41 adjusting, 40
Refuelling, 24
Reliability, 76, 77
Removing System case, 18
Repair kit for tubeless tyres, 5
Residual braking, 34
function, 71
Rev. counter, 6
Rider's equipment, 80
Riding, 64, 65
SSafety check, 20
Safety margin, 69
Seat, 15, 16
Sensitive electronic control, 68
Service worldwide, 78
Shock absorber front, 40
rear, 41
Side stand, 52, 53
Spring preload, 42
Starter button, 11
Starting the engine, 60, 61
System case, 17 removing, 18
TTank capacity, 25
Telltale and warning lights
ABS, 7, 62
battery charge, 7, 62
engine oil pressure, 6, 63
fuel level, 6, 63
general, 62
high (main) headlight beam, 7
neutral indicators, 7
Toolkit, 5
Training means extra safety, 82
Tread depth, tyres, 43
Turn indicator switch left, 10
right, 11
Turn indicators telltale lights, 7
Turn-indicator cancel switch, 11
Type plate, 5
Tyre valve caps, 43
Tyres running-in, 57
VValve caps, 43
WWheels, 43, 44
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