Safety Check; First Time Out - BMW K1200 R Rider's Manual

Safety check

4
Prior to every journey
Use the following checklist to
56
check important functions,
settings and wear limits before
starting to ride.
Checklist
– Brakes ( 93)
b
– Brake fluid level (
– Clutch ( 96)
b
– Clutch fluid level (
– Warning and telltale lights
( 20)
b
– Shock absorber setting
( 48) and spring preload
b
( 47)
b
– Rims ( 98), tread depth
b
( 98) and tyre pressure
b
( 51, 130)
b
– Load, gross weight (
– Luggage system
At regular intervals:
– Engine oil level (every time
you refuel) (
– Brake pads (every second/
third time you refuel) (

First time out

Safe handling of your
motorcycle
95) You have to take the time to
b
familiarise yourself with your
97) motorcycle's unique
b
character:
– Acceleration
– Roadholding
– Cornering
– Braking
Bear in mind, too, that the
engine has to be run in over
140) the first 1,000 km (
b
The description of the BMW
Integral ABS
89) (
b b
93)
b
booster, so braking efficiency
is significantly higher than with
conventional brake systems.
Inadvertently severe braking
can lead to dangerous situa-
tions, particularly when the
motorcycle is cornering.
Practice braking with BMW
Integral ABS
conditions.c
63).
b
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starts on page
75).
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BMW Integral ABS
incorporates a brake
OE
under safe