height BMW MOTORRAD R 1150 GS 2002 Rider's Manual (in English)

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General information and controls
Dualseat
R 1150 GS
Helmet holder
 Turn key in helmet/seat lock to position A
 Helmet holder 1 is open
 Close the helmet holder by pressing it lightly into the hel-
met/seat lock until it engages.
Removing dualseat Turn the key in the dualseat lock to position A and hold it
in this position
 Pull rear seat to the rear and up to remove
– This gives access to the tool box
 Turn the key in the dualseat lock to position A and hold it
in this position
 Pull front seat to the rear and remove
– This gives access to the fuses and the height of the front
seat can be adjusted
AA1
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General information and controls
Adjusting seat height
e Attention:
When installing the dualseat,
make sure it is firmly located.
 Remove the front seat
There are two front seat
heights: 1 = high 2 = low
Locking the dualseat
e Attention:
When installing the dualseat,
make sure it is firmly located.
 Push the front seat into the
desired position and press
gently into the holder to
secure
 Slide the rear seat into the
guide and press gently into
the holder to secure
Dualseat
A
1
2
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General information and controls
Seat
Locking seat
e Attention:
When installing the seat, make
sure that it is firmly located.
 Slide the seat into catches 1
on left and right and apply
light pressure until it engages
in the seat holder (arrow)Adjusting the seatThe height of the seat cannot
be adjusted.
However, a low seat
OE is availa-
ble as an optional extra.
OEOptional extra
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Safety check
Adjusting beam throw
L Note:
When the basic setting is correct,
headlight beam throw is regulated
when spring preload is adjusted
to suit load.
Have the headlight basic setting
adjusted by a specialist work-
shop, preferably an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer.
L Note:
Adjust beam height so that onco-
ming traffic is not dazzled. Make
sure that the throw of the light
cone adequately illuminates the
road ahead of you. Adjust beam throw to suit
load by adjusting the spring
strut:
Change the spring strut setting
to suit the load (
b 50, 51)
– Spring preload has an effect on headlight throw
Only if the load carried on the
motorcycle is very high, the
headlight beam can also be
lowered by moving pivot
lever 2. This shortens the beam
throw.
Pivot lever 2 :
A = neutral position
B = high load
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2 Lights
A
B
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Safety check
Lights
 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 = 15 cm/5.9 in) lower
 Switch on the low-beam
headlight
 Turn adjusting screw 1 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. Adjusting screw 1:
– Turn screw counter-clock-
wise: higher
– Turn screw clockwise:
lower
L Note:
Have the headlight basic setting
checked by a specialist work-
shop, preferably an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer.
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