Brakes - BMW S 1000 RR Rider's Manual

The gears are shifted into as
usual with foot force on the
shift lever.
The sensor 1 on the gear-shift
rod 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
shifting assistant should not
be used in the area 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 upshifting with the throt-
tle closed (overrun mode) or
when decelerating
To be able to make another
gear shift using gear-shift as-
sistance, the gear 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.
Locking up of the front wheel
is prevented by BMW Motorrad
Race ABS.
With the frequently instructed
"forced braking," in which the
brake pressure is generated as
quickly as possible and with great
force, dynamic load distribu-
tion lags behind the progres-
sive increases in deceleration
rate and the braking force cannot
be completely transferred to the
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