Table of Contents
You can also use the index at the
end of this Rider's Manual to find
a specific topic.
1 General instructions . . . . 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Currentness of this manu-
al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Left handlebar fitting . . . . . . . . 16
Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . 17
Center handlebar fitting . . . . . 18
3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Standard warning indica-
tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ABS warning indicators . . . . . 23
4 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ignition switch and steering
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Odometer and
tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 31
Emergency ON/OFF
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 33
BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 33
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
5 Riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Offroad riding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Parking your motorcycle . . . . 48
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Securing motorcycle for
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Brake system with BMW
Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
7 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
General instructions . . . . . . . . . 56
Onboard sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Topcase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Summary of Contents for G 650 GS - BROCHURE 2010
Page 1: ...BMW Motorrad Rider s Manual US Model G 650 GS The Ultimate Riding Machine...
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Page 10: ...1 8 z General instructions...
Page 12: ...2 10 z Overviews...
Page 14: ...2 12 z Overviews...
Page 20: ...Center handlebar fitting 1 ABS operation 33 2 Hazard warning flashers 31 2 18 z Overviews...
Page 28: ...3 26 z Status indicators...
Page 42: ...4 40 z Operation...
Page 56: ...BMW Motorrad ABS is unable to counteract their effects 6 54 z Technology in detail...
Page 64: ...7 62 z Accessories...
Page 129: ...Work carried out Odometer reading Date 11 127 z Service...