Safety Instructions - BMW F 800 GS 2011 Rider's Manual

Safety instructions

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Rider's equipment
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Do not ride without the correct
clothing. Always wear:
Helmet
Rider's suit
Gloves
Boots
This applies even to short jour-
z
neys, and to every season of
the year. Your authorized BMW
Motorrad retailer will be happy to
advise you and has the correct
clothing for every purpose.
Correct loading
Overloading and imbal-
anced loads can adversely
affect the motorcycle's handling.
Do not exceed the gross weight
limit and observe the loading
information.
Adjust spring preload, suspen-
sion damping rate settings and
tire inflation pressures for the
current gross vehicle weight.
OE
with case
Ensure that case volumes on
left and right are equal.
OE
with case
or
with aluminum case OA
Make sure that weight is uni-
formly distributed between
right and left.
Pack heavy pieces of luggage
to bottom and inside of cases.
Observe maximum payload and
top speed as indicated on label
in case.
OA
with Topcase
or
with aluminum Topcase
Observe maximum payload and
top speed as indicated on label
in Topcase.
with tank rucksack
Observe maximum payload of
tank rucksack and correspond-
ing top speed.
Payload of tank rucksack
max 11 lbs (max 5 kg)
Speed limit for driving
with tank rucksack
max 81 mph (max 130 km/
h)
with rear softbag
Observe maximum payload of
rear bag and corresponding top
speed.
Payload of rear bag
OA
max 3 lbs (max 1.5 kg)
OA
OA