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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.
Summary of Contents for F 750 GS
Page 1: ...RIDER S MANUAL F 750 GS BMW MOTORRAD MAKE LIFE A RIDE ...
Page 8: ...GENERAL IN STRUCTIONS 01 ...
Page 21: ...15 ...
Page 22: ...GENERAL VIEWS 02 ...
Page 32: ...STATUS INDICAT ORS 03 ...
Page 81: ...75 ...
Page 82: ...OPERATION 04 ...
Page 122: ...TFT DISPLAY 05 ...
Page 139: ...133 within 1000 km a white Check Control message is displayed ...
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Page 146: ...ADJUSTMENT 06 ...
Page 147: ...MIRRORS 142 HEADLIGHT 142 WINDSCREEN 143 CLUTCH 143 BRAKES 144 SPRING PRELOAD 145 DAMPING 145 ...
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Page 154: ...RIDING 07 ...
Page 177: ...171 compressed as tightly as possible front and rear ...
Page 178: ...ENGINEERING DETAILS 08 ...
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Page 194: ...MAINTENANCE 09 ...
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Page 232: ...ACCESSORIES 10 ...
Page 248: ...CARE 11 ...
Page 254: ...TECHNICAL DATA 12 ...
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Page 270: ...SERVICE 13 ...
Page 292: ...286 SERVICE Work performed Odometer reading Date ...
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