Brakes - BMW R 1200RS 2016 Rider's Manual

The gears are shifted into as
usual with foot force on the
shift lever.
The sensor 1 on the gear-lever
shaft detects the intention to
change gear and initiates gear-
shift assistance.
When driving at constant
speed in low gears at high
revs, changing gear without
using the clutch can result in
major load change reactions.
BMW Motorrad recommends
only changing gear using the
clutch in such situations. The
gearshift assistant Pro should
not be used in the range of the
rev-limiter.
No shifting support is provided
in the following situations:
With the clutch operated.
If the gear lever is not in the
zero position
When shifting up with the
throttle valve closed (coasting
overrun mode) or when
decelerating.
To be able to make another
gear change using the gearshift
assistant Pro, the gearshift
lever must be fully released
after the first gear change.

Brakes

How do you achieve
the shortest stopping
distances?
The dynamic load distribution be-
tween the front and rear wheel
changes during braking. The
heavier you brake, the greater
the weight transfer to the front
wheel. Increases in the load on
an individual wheel are accom-
panied by a rise in the effective
braking force that the wheel can
provide.
To achieve the shortest possi-
ble braking distance, the front
brake must be applied quickly
and with progressively greater
levels of force. This procedure
provides ideal exploitation of the
extra weight transfer to the front
wheel. The clutch should also
be disengaged at the same time.
The frequently-practiced proce-
dure for "panic braking", in which
maximum braking force is ap-
plied as rapidly as possible, pro-
duces deceleration rates that rise
more quickly than the dynamic
weight transfer occurs. As a re-
sult, a complete transfer of brak-
ing force to road surface is not
possible.
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