2
53
Safety check
Wheels
Checking wheel rims
d Warning:
Have damaged wheel rims
checked and, if necessary,
replaced by a specialist work-
shop, preferably an author-
ised BMW motorcycle dealer.
Checking spokes
d Warning:
Before riding off, always
make sure that the spokes
are in perfect condition.
Always have damaged
spokes and irregular spoke
tension rectified immediately
by a specialist workshop,
preferably an authorised
BMW motorcycle dealer. Place the motorcycle on its
centre stand.
– Make sure the ground is level and firm
Tap spokes with a screw-
driver and listen for the cor-
rect ringing sound
L Note:
If the note varies, spoke tension
is uneven (some spokes too
loose or too tight).
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Index
i
Seat, 19, 20
Seat, single, 18
Service worldwide, 92
Shock, 52
Shock-absorber adjustment, 52
Side stand, 62, 63
Speedometer, 8
Spokes, 53
Spring preload, rear, 51
Spring strut, 4
Starter button, 15
Switching on the ignition, 68
TTank capacity, 33
Telltale and warning lightsABS check, 9
battery charge current, 9, 73
engine oil pressure, 9
fuel level, 9
general, 9
high-beam headlight, 9
neutral, 9
turn indicator repeater, left, 9
turn indicator repeater, right, 9
Telltale lights
ABS check, 9
Tool box, 18
Toolkit, 5
Topcase, 26
Trip meter, 8
Turn indicator switch left, 14
right, 15 Turn indicators
repeaters, 9
Turn-indicator cancel switch, 15
Type plate, 5
Tyre pressures, 54
Tyre tread, 55
VValve caps, 54
WWarning lights ABS warning light, 72
Battery charge current, 72
Engine oil pressure, 73
Low fuel level, 72
Warning light, general, 72
Wheel rims, 53
Windscreen, adjusting, 27
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