Your First Journey - BMW R 1100 S Rider's Manual

Handling your motorcycle
safely
Every motorcycle has a "char-
acter all its own". It's time now
for you to familiarise yourself
with the way your own motor-
cycle behaves:
– Acceleration
– Roadholding
– Cornering
– Braking ...
These are all things you need to
become familiar with.

Your first journey

Please remember too that if the
motorcycle has not yet covered
1,000 km (approx. 600 miles),
the engine is not yet fully run in.
e
Caution:
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
certain distance before they
acquire their full road grip
( 57).
b
* Optional extra
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