Safety Instructions - BMW S 1000 XR 2023 Rider's Manual

120 RIDING

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Rider's equipment
Do not ride without the correct
clothing! Always wear
Helmet
Rider's suit
Gloves
Boots
This applies even to short
journeys, and to every season
of the year. Your authorized
BMW Motorrad dealer will be
happy to advise you and has
the correct clothing for every
purpose.
WARNING
Seizure of loose textile fab-
rics, luggage items or straps
in open running rotating
vehicle parts (wheels, prop
shaft)
Risk of accident
Make sure that no loosely
worn textile fabrics can get
caught in open, running and
rotating vehicle parts.
Keep luggage items as well
as tension belts and lash-
ing straps away from open,
running and rotating vehicle
parts.
Vehicle load
WARNING
Reduced riding stability
caused by overloading and
uneven loading
Accident hazard
Do not exceed the gross
weight limit and observe the
loading information.
Adjust the setting of the
spring preload and damping
for the current gross vehicle
weight.
with touring case
Make sure that weight is uni-
formly distributed between
right and left.
Pack heavy pieces of luggage
and cargo as low and as close
to the center of the motorcy-
cle as possible.
Observe the maximum
payload and maximum speed;
also see the Accessories
chapter (
with topcase
Observe the maximum
payload and maximum speed;
also see the Accessories
chapter (
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199).
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202).