Starting - Riding - Parking First Time Out - BMW R 1150 RT 2003 Rider's Manual

Your first journey
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Handling your motorcycle
safely
Each motorcycle has a charac-
ter all its own. It is time now for
you to familiarise yourself with
the way your own motorcycle
behaves:
– Acceleration
– Roadholding
– Cornering
– Braking ...
These are all things you need to
become familiar with.
Please remember too that if the
motorcycle has not yet covered
1,000 kilometres (600 miles),
the engine is not yet fully run in.
e
Attention:
BMW Integral ABS incorpo-
rates a brake booster, so brak-
ing efficiency is significantly
higher than with conventional
brake systems.
d
Warning:
The tyres need to cover a cer-
tain distance
before they acquire their full
road grip ( 51).
b
When riding at high speed,
always bear in mind that various
boundary conditions such as:
settings of the spring and
shock-absorber system, unbal-
anced loading, loose clothing,
low tyre pressures, worn tyres,
etc.,can affect the handling of
your motorcycle.