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ATTENTION
Dirty air filter element
Engine damage
If you ride in dusty terrain
check the air filter element
for clogging at shorter in-
tervals; clean or replace as
necessary.
Operation in very dusty condi-
tions (desert, steppes, or the
like) necessitates the use of
air filter elements specially de-
signed for conditions of this
nature.
BRAKES
How can stopping distance be
minimised?
Each time the brakes are ap-
plied, a load distribution shift
takes place with the load shift-
ing forward from the rear to
the front wheel. The sharper
the motorcycle decelerates,
the more load is shifted to the
front wheel. The higher the
wheel load, the more brak-
ing force can be transmitted
without the wheel locking.
To optimise stopping distance,
apply the front brakes rapidly
and 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
"emergency 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 cir-
cumstances the dynamic shift
in load distribution cannot keep
pace with the increase in de-
celeration and the tyres cannot
transmit the full braking force
to the surface of the road. Un-
der these circumstances the
front wheel can lock up.
BMW Motorrad ABS prevents
the front wheel from locking
up.
Emergency braking
If you brake sharply from a
speed in excess of 50 km/h,
the brake light flashes rapidly
as a warning for road users be-
hind you.
If you brake until your speed
is less than 15 km/h, the haz-
ard warning lights start to flash
as well. The hazard warning
lights switch off automatically
as soon as you start to acceler-
ate and vehicle speed reaches
20 km/h.
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