Brakes - BMW F800R Rider's Manual

Activate redline warning
Press button 1 and button 2
at the same time and hold
them down until the reading
changes.
FLASH
(redline warning) ap-
ON
pears, along with
Repeatedly press button 1 until
the reading shows the mode
you want.
ON
: Redline warning activated.
OFF
: Redline warning deactiv-
ated.
The new setting is saved after
a brief delay.

Brakes

How can stopping
distance be minimised?
Each time the brakes are applied,
a load distribution shift takes
place with the load shifting for-
ward from the rear to the front
wheel. The sharper the motor-
cycle decelerates, the more load
is shifted to the front wheel. The
higher the wheel load, the more
braking force can be transmitted
without the wheel locking.
To optimise stopping distance,
apply the front brakes rapidly and
OFF
or .
keep on increasing the force you
apply to the brake lever. This
makes the best possible use of
the dynamic increase in load at
the front wheel. Remember to
pull the clutch at the same time.
In the "panic braking situations"
that are trained so frequently
braking force is applied as rap-
idly as possible and with the
rider's full force applied to the
brake levers; under these circum-
stances the dynamic shift in load
distribution cannot keep pace
with the increase in deceleration
and the tyres cannot transmit the
full braking force to the surface
of the road.
Under these circumstances the
front wheel can lock up.
BMW Motorrad ABS prevents
the front wheel from locking up.
Descending mountain
passes
WARNING
Braking only with the rear
brake on mountain descents.
Brake fade. Destruction of the
brakes due to overheating.
Use both front and rear brakes,
and make use of the engine's
braking effect as well.
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