BMW K 1300 S manual

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 1 BMW Motorrad at the INTERMOT 2008 . Con te nts. 1. Th e new B M W K 1 3 00 S . 1 . 1 Ov era ll C on cept a nd Fe atu res . ............................ .............................................................. 3 1 . 2 Dr ive tra in . .............................................. ......................[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 2 4. 3 Th e Fir st-G en era tio n Fou r -V al ve Mo del s. ....................................................................... 80 K1 K 1 0 0 RS K 1 1 0 0 L T K 1 1 0 0 RS K 1 20 0 RS K 1 20 0 L T K 1 20 0 GT 4.4 Th e Se con d- Ge ne rat ion of F our-C yli nd er s. ................. .......................[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 3 1 . The new BMW K 1 3 00 S. 1 . 1 Overall Concept and Feat ures. Th e sig nifi cant ly u pd ated a nd up gr ad ed su cc es sor to t he B MW K 1 20 0 S i s pro udl y ce le bra tin g its w or ld de but a t the 2 0 08 I NT ERM OT motorc ycl e sho w: the n ew K 1300 S , th e mo st po wer f ul a nd f aste st B [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 4 As i n the p as t, BM W, thr oug h the K 130 0 S, of fe rs t he o nly s po r t s moto rcyc le in th is se gm ent w ith a m ainte na nce -f ree d ri ve sh af t. F eatu ri ng innovative top -e nd te chn ol og y , opti mum r id ing q ual itie s, a n ev en mo re dy na mic l oo k an d pe r for ma nc e enh an ce [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 5 dev elo pe d, l owe r lon gitu din al a rm n ow ma de of a f org ed al umi niu m all oy en sure s an e ven m ore s en siti ve a nd tr an spa rent r es pon se, f ur t he r enh an cin g the l ea der sh ip of B MW M otor ra d in th e are a of sus pe nsi on te chn o logy. Th e spr in g/d amp er s et-u p is fi [...]

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BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 7 Th e sec on d ge ner at ion o f BM W Mo tor ra d’s fo ur- cy li nde r po wer uni ts h as b ee n upg ra de d an d upd ate d in t he in ter es t of eve n mo re pow er a nd pe r fo rm an ce, ex t ra to rq ue, a nd su pr em e rid in g dy nam ic s. Di spl ac eme nt of th e fou r -c yli nde r inl ine p owe r u[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 8 Th e eng ine er s at B MW M otor ra d hav e ski lf ull y eli min ated t he di s advantage of a rel ati vel y hi gh ce ntre of g ra vit y o n the e ngi ne in ev ita bl e wi t h a con venti ona l fou r -c yl ind er c onc ept i n t ypi ca l BM W st y le. P rec ise ly f or th is purpose, the ref ore, t he c yl[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 9 In t he pro ce s s of upg ra din g the p owe r uni t of the K 130 0 S, th e eng ine er s at B MW M otor ra d hav e giv en pa r ti cul ar em ph asi s to su pre me r idin g qu alit ie s. He nce , the c om bus tio n cha mb er s on t he fo ur-cy lin der, the int ake c am sha f t an gle a nd t he va lve t imi ng[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 10 mo del , dr ive s t wo ba la nc e sha f ts p osi tio ned s ym met ri ca lly i n fr o nt of an d be hin d the c ra nks haf t v ia a g ea r dri ve, a ch iev in g a bal an ce of no l es s tha n 8 6 per c ent . Th e bal an ce sh af t s tur n t wi ce a s fa st as t he cr an ksh af t . T o min i mis e any n ois [...]

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BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 1 2 Th e oil re se r vo ir co me s in a ta nk fi t te d in th e fr ame t ri an gle b ehi nd th e en gine . A dua l oi l pum p op era tin g at th e rea r of the c ra nkca se a nd d ri v en by a c hai n fr om th e clu tch sh af t dr aw s in lu br ic ant f rom t he oi l res er v oir a nd fe ed s the c om pre s[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 1 3 into th e cy lin de r hea d ma ke the u sua l pi pe s sup er fl uou s, w ith a ll remaini ng ho ses l ea din g to the r ad iato r bei ng ke pt ex tre mel y sh or t. A n d w it h the e ngi ne req uir ing o nl y t wo lit res of c oo lant , the e ntir e str uct ure a gai n hel ps to s ave weight. Th e pate[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 1 4 an d ea sil y and w he re in di vid ua l gea rs w it h dif f ere nt rat ios m ay a lso b e inte rch ang ed a s re quir ed . In se ri es p rod uct ion , on t he oth er ha nd, this concept pro vid es t he o ptio n to pre -a sse mb le th e enti re ge ar box a s one u nit , of fer ing ad va nta ges i n the a[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 1 5 Th e fi na l dri ve c ome s wi th ge ar s ad apte d to the h igh er to rqu e o f the e ngi ne as w ell a s opti mis ed b ear in gs . Th e los s of ef fi cien cy re su ltin g fr om t wo j oint s in th e dri ve s h af t is of te n ove res tim ated a nd in r eal it y am oun ts to on ly a fe w pe r ce nt. [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 16 Th e pri nci pl e of Alp ha -n m ana ge me nt wit h ind ire ct co ntro l an d m on itor ing of the a ir d raw n in v ia th e th rott le bu tte r fl i es at a s pe cifi c ang le and engine speed ha s be en up gr ade d to pro vi de th e new c on ce pt of torq ue -ba se d en gine ma nag em ent. T he e ngi n[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 17 Wi th va ri ou s fun cti on s bei ng inte gr ated a nd c om bin ed w ith o ne a nother , the e ntir e fu el su ppl y sy stem i s ex tre mel y li ght. T he th ree -p ie ce in jec tio n ra il is m ade of p la sti c and c om pr ise s th e fu el pr es sur e sen sor. The rod-shaped hig h- en erg y ig niti on c [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 18 In t he pro ce s s the i ntake a ir fl o ws p ast t w o sep ara te pa per a ir fi lte rs n ew ly dev elo pe d for t he K 1 30 0 S a nd m erg ing at t he e nd of th e fu nne l s ju st w her e the y lea d into t he ai rb ox. T o e ns ure si mpl e an d str aig ht for war d ser vi ce, t he pa pe r air fi l[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 19 nev er th el es s in f ull c onfo rm it y wi th le ga l sta nd ard s. A nd l as t b ut c er ta inl y not le as t, th e hex ag ona l sha pe of t he mu f fl e r all ow s the r id er to le an ov er to a low a ng le in b en ds fo r a spo r tin g st y le of ri din g ple as ure . Th e enti re muf fl er s yste [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 20 In nova ti ve sus pe nsi on te ch nol og y wit h op tim ise d su spe ns ion ge ome tr y, sp rin gs a nd da mp er s. Th e sus pe nsi on ge om etr y of t he ne w K 1 30 0 S ha s be en u pgr ad ed i n t he inte res t of even m ore n eut ra l be hav io ur in b end s an d an e ven h i gh er st an da rd of ag il[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 21 A hig h- pre cis ion w el din g rob ot sub se que ntl y as se mbl es t he co mp o ne nts in the i n- hou se A lum ini um C omp eten ce C ent re at th e BM W ’s Ber lin M o torc ycl e Pla nt to fo rm a n ex tra -s tif f o ver all f ra me. A n d wit h the e ngi ne be ing t ilte d to an ex t rem e ang le, t[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 2 2 Pr ior to t he la un ch of th e K 1 2 0 0 S in 20 0 4 the T e lel eve r wa s t he on ly fr ont-wh ee l sus pe nsi on sy ste m ab le to ac hie ve ge nui ne su cc es s i n th e ma rket nex t to th e tel esc op ic fo rk s till p lay in g a dom ina tin g rol e at the t ime . An d thi s is n o sur pr ise , co [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 23 (wi th sh or t le ver age to t he w he el /roa d co nta ct po int), fo rc es a n d mom ent a ar e fed i nto the f ra me i n a smo oth p roc es s, a ga in re duc ing a ny lo ad s act ing o n the f ra me s tr uctu re. Th e fro nt-whe el s usp en sio n com bi nes s upr eme s tif f ne ss w it h mini mum wei g[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 24 Par al eve r sw ing a rm a nd op ti mis ed li ght we ig ht dr ive s ha f t. Sha f t dr ive i s in dis pe nsa bl e for a B MW m otorc ycl e wi th it s lar g e en gin e – not jus t for r eas on s of tra dit ion , but p ri ma ril y be ca us e of the we l l- kn ow n fu nct ion al be nefi ts of a dr ive s ha[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 25 an d res tin g via a b oo m ar m on t he ma in f ra me. T his p rog re ssi on ensures a se nsit ive r es pon se of th e su spe ns ion to get her w ith i mp rove d t ra cti on w hil e nev er th ele s s of fer in g suf fi ci ent re se r ve s for r idi ng w ith a p as senger . Th e fi na l dri ve h ous ing [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 26 Thi s is d one b y ESA I I Ele ctr oni c Sus pe nsi on A dju stm ent set ti ng th e sus pe n- sio n mo st co nve nie ntl y an d more p re cis el y tha n eve r bef ore to t he ri de r ’s pa r tic ula r pre fere nc es a nd t he lo ad t he moto rcyc le i s ca rr yin g. T he re sult i s a new d ime ns ion of[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 27 Th e spr in g rate a nd it s co ntro l map a re mo di fi ed by a p la sti c e lement (El asto gr an) wh ich , in c omb ina tio n wit h a co nvent ion al c oil s pr i ng, t ake s up for ce s in th e inb ou nd st roke. D ur ing t he in bo und s tro ke motio n the d efl e cti on of thi s el eme nt to the s [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 28 fa sten ing p oint s, t he opt imu m des ign a nd s ha pe of th e com po nent s is ca lc ulate d ste p- by-ste p. In de ed , even t he l ook s of the m otorc yc l e ben efi t f ro m thi s met hod , wi th bot h the f ro nt and r ea r whe el l ook in g lig ht, fi li gre e an d dynamic. Wh ile s imi lar i n[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 29 Th e bra ke lin es o n the E VO b ra ke sy stem a re cl ad in s teel f or e x tr a prote ct ion , brake discs measur ing 320 millimetres or 1 2.6" up front and 265 millimetres or 10.4" at th e rea r en sur ing m a xi mum sto pp ing p owe r al so f rom ve r y hi gh speeds and u nder h igh loads. T[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 3 0 Ne w gen er at ion o f sw itch es , mo di fi e d ins tr um ent s , LE D re ar li ght s an d HP i ns tr ume nt cl us ter a s sp ec ial e qu ipm ent . Ne w ele ct ri ca l sw itc h uni ts . Th e K 1 3 0 0 S bo ast s a br and -n ew ge ne rat ion of s wi tche s an d ma nu al co ntro ls al so to be i ntro duc [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 31 LE D re ar li ght s in c lea r gl as s loo k . Matc hin g th e spo r tin g, d yn am ic ap pe ar anc e of th e new K 130 0 S, th is is t he fi r st mo de l in BM W ’s four-c yli nde r se ri es to b e fi tte d as s ta nd a rd w ith a L ED rea r lig ht in cl ea r gla ss l oo k. T he us e of lig ht-emi tt [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 32 L ar ge ra ng e of f unc ti ons t ha nk s to th e Sin gle - Wi re Sy ste m. In 20 0 4 BM W M otor rad i ntro duc ed a b ra nd- ne w, high ly a dv anc ed s y stem ser vi ng to ne tw or k ele ct ric a l and e le ctro ni c com po nent s in th e mot orcycle refe rr ed to a s the S ing le -Wir e Sys tem fi r s[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 33 fi lte rs o ut in sig nifi ca nt dat a an d inter f ere nce s ign al s wit hin a d efi ne d tole ra nc e, ma ki ng th e sys tem l arg ely i mmu ne to i nter fe ren ce su c h a s electromagnetic infi ltration. As o n the K 1200 S , a tota l of fi v e cont rol u nit s inc lud ing t he ant i-th ef t wa [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 3 4 Vi a the C ha lle nge Re sp on se Pro ce ss , as i t is c all ed , wit h the e ngine’ s co ntro l unit g en era tin g a ran do m cha lle ng e and t he a er ial a nd k ey re sp on din g ap pro pr iate ly in o rde r id enti f y th ems el ves , a co mmu nic at ion p ro c es s is ini tia ted be tw ee n the [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 35 Eve n mor e dy na mic f ro m eve r y an gle . Th e K 1 3 0 0 S sta nd s out c le ar ly a lso i n its l ook s fr om al l othe r mod el s in th e ma rket , ma kin g an e ven m ore s por t ing a nd d yn am ic ap pe ar an ce th r ough its l ea ner f ai rin g. T he ove ra ll de si gn of th e new K 130 0 S com b[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 3 6 K 1 30 0 S, i n the h ar mo ny of its l ine s an d in it s exp re ssi on , is ob vio us ly a BM W an d a me mbe r of th e K-famil y at ve r y fi r st s ight . Al mo st eve r y v isi ble p ar t o n the m otorc ycl e is al so p ar t of th e mac hin e’s ove ral l de sig n. Fi rs t and f ore mo st, h owe v[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 37 At the f ro nt the s hap e of th e mud gua rd su pp or ts t he fl o w of air to t he ra di ator. Th e fl ow of a ir to th e oil c ool er a nd th e co ola nt ra dia tor is i n de ed so ef fi ci ent tha t the K 130 0 S, d esp ite it s hig h out put a nd s upr eme p er f or ma n ce , req uire s onl y a re [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 3 8 is t he ri de r’s ste p arc h le ngt h, a s it is c all ed , mea su ri ng 1,810 mm or 71 .3 " . Thi s is t he di sta nc e me asu red a lo ng th e ins ide of t he r ide r ’s l egs b et we en hi s t wo fe et re stin g on t he gro un d, co ns ide ri ng not o nl y the a bs olu te , ge omet ri c hei g[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 39 Op tio nal ex t ra s an d spe ci al eq ui pme nt of f er in g a wi de ra ng e of cu st omi sa tio n. Th ank s to its s op hist ic ated e rg ono mic q ua liti es , the s po r tin g K 130 0 S is f ull y sui ta ble f or lo ng di st anc es a nd g ra nd tou rs . A ne w fea ture a va i lab le fo r th e K 1 30 0 [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 4 0 Sp eci al e qui pm ent : Lu gg age a nd s tor ag e opt ion s: • L ug gag e ra ck w ith i nst all ati on k it. • Wa ter ti ght ta nk r uc ksa ck (ne w). • Wa ter ti ght ta nk b ag in clu din g fa sten ing e le ment s. • S et of sp or t s ca se s inc lud ing c as e sup po r ts . • S po r ts sof t [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 41 • H P ri de r foot rest s (new) . • H P pa ss eng er f ootre st s (new). • H P fo rge d wh eel s, f ro nt (3.5 0 x 1 7 ") an d rea r (6. 00 x 1 7" ). De sig n an d sou nd : • H P c ar bo n seat c ove r . • H P c ar bon c lutc h cov er. • H P c ar bon h eat p rote ctor fo r st and ar d[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 42 1 . 7 Engine Output and T orque. BMW K 1 3 00 S. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 2, 000 3, 000 4,000 5, 000 6,000 7, 000 8,000 9, 000 10, 000 11,000 12, 000 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 Engine speed [rpm] Output [kW][...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 4 3 Powe r Un it Co nfi g ura tio n Water-co ol ed fo ur-stro ke stra ig ht-four p owe r unit , t wo c ams ha f ts, fou r va lve s pe r cy lin der Bo re x str oke 80 m m x 64 .3 m m (3. 1 5 x 2.5 3") Ca pa cit y 1 ,2 93 c c Ma x ou tpu t 1 27 KW (1 75 hp) at 9, 250 r pm Ma x tor que 1 40 Nm /103 lb-f t [...]

BMW Medien- information 10 / 20 0 8 Se ite 4 4 Suspension/Brakes Fra me B ri dg e fr ame , al umi niu m, en gin e loa d- bea ri ng Front w he el g uid an ce / spr in g ele ment s BM W Moto rr ad D uo leve r; ce ntra l sp rin g str ut Rea r whe el g uid anc e/ spr in g ele ment s Ca st al umi niu m sin gle s wi ng a rm w ith B MW M otor ra d Pa ral [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 45 Th e col our c on ce pt of the n ew B MW K 1300 S a cc entu ate s the u nmi stakable cha ra cte r of thi s new m ac hin e. Th e non -m eta lli c col ou rs fo rm a st ron g an d po wer f ul c ontr as t to the b la ck su r fa ce s at th e fro nt, gi v ing t h e K 1 3 0 0 S an eve n mo re co mpa ct a nd ag il[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 4 6 Ma ki ng a si gni fi c ant d epa r tur e fro m tr adi tio nal s po r ts moto rcy c le c onc ept s, BM W pr oud ly p res ente d the “m os t pow er f ul na ked b ike of all t ime s” at t he 20 04 I NT ERM OT Motor cycl e Sh ow : the B MW K 1200 R . Eve r sin ce i t ha s be en a we ll- kn ow n fa ct th [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 47 Th e gui de du cts o n the e ng ine h ave li kew ise b ee n mod ifi e d fo r t he n ew ma chi ne, w ith m a xim um ou tpu t of 1 27 kW (1 73 hp) alm ost t he sa me a s on the K 130 0 S. Q uite g ene ra lly, bot h eng ine o utp ut an d torq ue h a ve be en inc rea se d sig nifi ca ntly o ver t he pr evi o[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 4 8 • O pti mis ed, m ai ntena nc e-f re e sha f t dr ive w ith a n ew t wo -s ta ge dr iv e sha f t. • H P G ear sh if t A ss ist ant fo r sh if tin g up w ith out t he sl ighte st i n te rr upt ion of po wer a nd tr ac tio n ava ila bl e as a n opti on. • W id e ra nge of s ta nda rd fe atu res a nd a[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 49 of cha ra cte r . Thi s sp eci al ef f ec t is pr ovi ded b y an e lec tro nic a ll y co ntro lle d exh au st fl a p red uci ng th e da mpe r vol ume w it h a hig her t hro ugh pu t r ate. Th rou gh it s hexa go na l des ig n and s ma lle r dim ens io ns, t he mu f fl e r lo oks pa r tic ula rl y co mpa[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 5 0 ra nge of o ptio na l ext ra s an d spe ci al eq uip me nt, al low ing t he u s e of a 1 90 /55 ZR 1 7 t yr e. Ag ain i n the i ntere st of ev en be tte r han dli n g an d gre ater pe r for ma nc e, th is sp ec ial t y re re pla ce s th e usu al 190 /50 ZR 1 7 tyr e. El ec tr oni ca lly a dj us tab le E S[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 51 An oth er ne w hig hli ght on t he K 1 30 0 R i s the b ra nd- ne w gen er ati on of sw itch es a nd c ontr ols . Fe atur in g MI D (Mo uld ed I nterc on nec t De vi ce) tec hno lo gy, the ne w co ntro l uni ts ar e fa r sma lle r an d mo re co mp a ct an d at the s am e tim e of fe r an ev en hi ghe r sta[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 52 the f ro nt. T o ma tch th is ou tst an din g loo k, fi nall y, the hydr aul i c res er voir s fi t ted on th e t wo ha lv es of t he ha ndl eb ar fo r the b ra kes a nd c lutc h no w c ome i n a dis cre et sm ok y gl as s lo ok . Mo d fi e d in str um ent gr ap hic s i n cle ar, techn o- like l ayo ut[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 5 3 Op tio nal ex t ra s an d spe ci al eq uip me nt – sp or ti ng cu sto mi sat io n BM W- st yl e. It al mo st go es w ith out s ay ing t hat e ven t he ve r y sp or t ing a nd d ynamic K 1 30 0 R co me s wi th th e ver y b es t all -ro un d qua liti es s o t yp ic a l of BM W – al so fo r lo ng di sta [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 5 4 • O n- bo ard c om pute r inc lud ing o il le vel w ar nin g. • B M W 6.0 x 1 7" sp or t s wh ee ls on 190 /55 ZR 1 7 ty re s. • Spor ts windshield. • L ED di rec tio n ind ic ator s f ront a nd re ar. Sp eci al e qui pm ent . Lu gg age a nd s tor ag e opt ion s. • L ug gag e ra ck w ith i [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 55 Er go nom ic s an d co mfo r t . • H ea ted ha nd les w it h sw itch u nit . • L ow r ide r sea t (app rox 79 0 mm /31 . 1 " , ste p arc h len gth 1, 750 mm / 68.9") . • P as se nge r co mfo r t sea t. • S po r ts w ind shi eld , tinte d, i ncl udi ng fa ste nin g ele me nts . • H P ri [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 5 6 Safety. • A nt i-th ef t wa rn ing s yste m wi th re mote co ntro l. • M ud gua rd , rea r . • F ir st-ai d kit , la rge /sm all . • M otor cyc le co ver. Nav ig ati on a nd c omm uni ca tio n. • B M W Moto rr ad ZU MO n av iga tio n an d com mun ic ati on un it in cl su pp or t (new).[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 57 2. 3 Engine Output and T orque. BMW K 1 3 00 R . 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 2, 000 3, 000 4,000 5, 000 6,000 7, 000 8,000 9, 000 10, 000 11,000 12, 000 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 127 kW (9,250 rpm) 140 Nm (8,2[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 5 8 Powe r Un it Confi guration W ater -c ooled four -stroke straight -four , t wo c ams ha f ts, f ou r val ve s per c yl ind er Bo re x str oke 80 m m x 64 .3 m m (3. 1 5 x 2.5 3") Ca pa cit y 1 ,2 93 c c Ma x ou tpu t 1 27 KW (1 73 hp) at 9, 250 r pm Ma x tor que 1 40 Nm /103 lb-f t a t 8, 25 0 rp m [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 59 Suspension/Brakes Fra me B ri dg e fr ame , al umi nium , lo ad -be ar in g eng ine Front w he el g uid an ce / spr in g ele ment s BM W Moto rr ad D uo leve r; c ent ra l spr in g str ut Rea r whe el g uid anc e/ spr in g ele ment s Ca st al umi niu m sin gle s wi ng a rm w ith B MW M otor ra d Pa ral eve[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 6 0 Co ntra r y to t he fo rm er mo de l, th e fr ame , wh ee l ca rr ie rs a nd dr i v etra in c ome i n the s am e co lou r on a ll thr ee c olo ur va ri ant s of the K 130 0 R. T h is i s bec au se the b la ck en gin e an d sus pe nsi on c omp on ents s uch a s th e fr am e an d w he el ca rr ie rs i n As [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 61 Int rod uci ng th e new K 130 0 GT , BM W Moto rr ad i s op eni ng up n ew dim en sio ns in t he B MW T o uri ng En co unter Wo rl d in ter ms of b oth riding dy na mic s a nd gr an d tour in g qua lit ie s, en ha nci ng th e Co mp any ’s w orldwide lea de rs hip i n the D y nam ic T ou rer s egm ent . O[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 62 An o ver v ie w of te chn ic al hi gh lig hts : • E ven m ore t rac tio n an d pul lin g for ce, p ar ti cul ar ly a t low a nd m e diu m en gin e speeds, through the increase in eng ine capacity. • E ngi ne ou tpu t 1 1 8 kW (1 60 h p) at 9,0 0 0 rp m, pe ak to rqu e of 1 3 5 New ton- met res (9 9 lb [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 63 In cre as e fo r eng ine c ap ac it y fo r even g re ate r tr ac tio n and enhanced performance. Like t he K 1300 S , th e new K 130 0 GT al so be nefi ts fr om th e sig nifi cantly up gra de d str aig ht-four p owe r un it in crea se d in c ap aci t y fro m 1 , 1 57 to 1 ,2 93 c c. M ax im um ou tpu t [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 64 Op tim ise d BM W Du ol ever f or m ini mum u ns pr ung m as se s. Wh ile t he ne w K 1 30 0 GT is b as ed on t he p ar ti cul ar ly st ab le s us pension ge ome tr y of it s pre de ce ss or, the un spr un g ma ss es of th e BM W Du o lever hav e be en re duc ed e ven f ur th er t hrou gh t he int rod uct[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 65 Th e new f air in g dif f er s fr om th e for me r uni t at th e sid e thr oug h an o pe nin g in th e sid e pa nel a nd t he lo go s upp or t , giv in g the K 130 0 GT a f ar m ore dy na mic a pp ea ra nce . Th e inn er su r fa ce s of the f ai rin g now f ul ly pa inte d an d no lo ng e r in th e co nven[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 66 A fu r the r imp or t ant p oint i s th at the w in dsh ie ld ma y be a dju ste d e lec tr ic all y ove r a ran ge of 100 m illimetres or almos t 4 in che s fr om th e lef t h an dle ba r co ntro ls, t hus c on sis tentl y me etin g the r id er ’s requ ire ment s. A hi gh er wi nds hie ld (+ 60 m m, al [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 67 Op tio nal ex t ra s an d spe ci al eq uip me nt – pe r fe ct c us tomi sa tio n BM W- st y le. Th e new K 130 0 GT sta nd s out a s a ge nui ne Gr an T u ri smo t hro ugh i ts id ea l co mbi nat ion of s po r tin g per for ma nc e and to ur ing c omf or t p rov ide d ri ght fr om th e sta r t eve n in s[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 6 8 • O n- bo ard c om pute r inc lud ing o il le vel w ar nin g uni t. • A SC A nti -Sli p Co ntro l. • T PC T yre P res su re Co ntro l. Sp eci al e qui pm ent : Lu gg age a nd s tor ag e opt ion s: • Wa ter ti ght ta nk r uc ksa ck . • Wa ter ti ght ta nk b ag in clu din g fa sten ing e le ment s[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 69 • A dd iti ona l po wer s oc ket. • L ED li ght fo r on -b oa rd soc ket. Er go nom ic s an d co mfo r t: • H ea ted ha nd les w it h con trol u nit . • L ow r ide r ’s seat (ap prox 8 0 0 mm /31.5" adju st abl e to 820 m m or 3 2. 3" , step a rc h len gth 1, 760 mm /6 8 .9 "). •[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 70 3.3 Engine Output and T orque. BMW K 1 3 00 GT . 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 2, 000 3, 000 4,000 5, 000 6,000 7, 000 8,000 9, 000 10, 000 11,000 12, 000 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 Engine speed [rpm] Output [kW][...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 71 Powe r Un it Confi guration W ater -c ooled four -stroke straight -four , t wo c ams ha f ts, f ou r val ve s per c yl ind er Bo re x str oke 80 m m x 64 .3 m m (3. 1 5" x 2.53 ") Ca pa cit y 1 ,2 93 c c Ma x ou tpu t 1 1 8 K W (1 6 0 hp) at 9,0 0 0 r pm Ma x tor que 1 35 Nm (9 9 lb -f t) at 8 ,[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 72 Suspension/Brakes Fra me B ri dg e fr am e ma de of al umi niu m, e ngi ne l oad -b ea ri ng Front w he el g uid an ce / spr in g ele ment s BM W Moto rr ad D uo leve r; c ent ra l spr in g str ut Rea r whe el g uid anc e/ spr in g ele ment s Ca st al umi niu m sin gle s wi ng a rm wi th BM W M otor rad P [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 73 Th e new K 130 0 GT of fer s pe r fe ct ha rm ony of to ur ing q ual itie s a n d sp or ti ng ri din g dy na mic s – fe atu res a lso r efl e cted by t he d esi gn of th e K 1 30 0 GT wi th its fl owi ng lin es a nd c lea r , str ik ing s ha pe s an d sur f ac es . Th e l ine s ta pe ri ng ou t towa rd[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 7 4 Ba ck in 198 3, w he n ma ny moto rcyc le ma nu fa ctur er s stil l pla ce d t he ir b ets on inl ine e ngi ne s wit h air c oo lin g, li qui d- co ole d fou r - cyl ind er p o we r uni ts ma rke d the h igh es t leve l of tec hno lo gy i n motor cycl e co nst ru cti on. B ut in stea d of res or ti ng to [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 75 Ju st ho w muc h dev elo pm ent ma rgi n an d wha t a gre at pote nti al th i s ne w co nce pt of fe rs i n the K-S er ie s is su bse qu entl y bo rn e out n ot on l y by th e new K 1200 R H ig h-Pe r fo rm anc e Roa dste r ba sed o n th e new s po r ts model, but a ls o by the K 1200 GT H igh Pe r fo rm a[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 76 K 100 (198 3 – 199 0). Th e K 1 0 0 lau nch ed i n 1 9 8 3 – exa ct ly si x de ca de s af te r the l aun ch of th e ver y fi r st BM W moto rcy cle w ith i ts B oxer en gin e – is B MW ’s fi r st pro du cti on mo de l wi th a fo ur - cyl ind er p owe r uni t. Bu t ins tea d of foll ow ing t he u [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 77 For a l ong t ime t he K 100 R S rem ain s the i de al sy nth esi s of sp o rti n es s an d tour in g com for t a nd , wit h a pro duc tio n ru n of mo re th an 3 4, 0 0 0 unit s, be co mes t he b est-s elli ng m ode l in th e fi r st ge ner ati on of th e K -Series. BM W of fe rs t he K 100 RS a s we ll[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 78 Th e dri ve s haf t p os itio ne d be nea th th e cra nk sha f t gi ves t he th r ee-cylinder pa r tic ula r sm ooth ne ss a nd re fi ne ment a ls o tha nks to t he b ala nc e w ei ghts use d on t he sh af t . Deve lo pin g ma xi mum o utp ut of 75 hp on tot al w eig ht wit h a fu ll ta nk of 2 27 kg/5 01[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 79 On 18 Mar ch 1 991 a K 75 RT co me s of f the p rod uct io n line s at B M W a s the one-millionth model built by BMW Motorrad. Int rod uci ng t wo s pe cia l mod el s, t he K 75 RT Ulti ma a nd th e K 75 Ul tim a, ea ch in s pe cia l pa int wor k , wit h AB S , a cat al y ti c con ver te r an d c as e hol[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 8 0 K 1 (1 9 8 8 – 1 9 93) . In 198 8 the K 1 set s anot he r mile sto ne in t he hi stor y of the B M W K -Series. Ap ar t f ro m its b ran d- new d es ign a nd a ero dy na mi cs c on cept r ema in i ng un iqu e in th e moto rcyc le wo rl d to thi s day, the K 1 is B MW ’s fi rs t pro d uc tio n motor- [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 81 fou r -c yl ind er d evel op ing m ax im um ou tpu t of 1 0 0 hp f rom 1,092 c c at an en gine s pe ed of o nly 7 , 50 0 r pm. A fa ctor f ar m ore i mpo r ta nt on t he ro ad th an t he in cre ase i n ma xi mum o utp ut by 10 hp over t he fo rm er m ode l is th e sig n fi ca nt in cre ase i n t orq ue. [...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 P ag e 82 The new six -speed gearbox ensures ev en more dynamic performance a nd th e br and -n ew su sp ens ion c lea rl y refl ect s the s po r tin g st yl e of thi s new to p- en d model. For t he fi r st ti me th e K 1 2 0 0 RS fe atur es a li ght-all oy br id ge fr am e integ rat ing the f our-c yli nd er po[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 8 3 K 1200 G T (20 0 2–2 0 05 ). Th e K 1 2 00 GT m ake s its d eb ut in 20 0 2 as a n enh an ce d var ia nt of the K 1 20 0 RS gi vi ng ev en gr eate r emp ha sis to to ur ing c om for t . Bo as ti ng 1 30 h p ma x imu m out put , fea tur ing a h igh er w ind sh iel d an d han dle ba r , op timised sea tin[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 8 4 K 1200 S (2 0 04 –2 0 0 8). Th e K 1 2 00 S m ake s its e ntr y into th e mar ket in 2 0 04 a s a ra dic all y ne w an d hig hl y inn ovat ive S po r ts M ach ine s ta ndi ng ou t as a u niq ue mo de l w it hin t he K-fami ly. Wi th it s bra nd -ne w str ai ght-fou r now fi t te d cro ss wi se an d dis[...]

BMW Media Information 10 / 20 0 8 Pa ge 8 5 sta nd o ut pa r ti cul ar ly. Onl y a sm all w ind sh iel d cov er s the f ro nt a rea a bo ve th e hea dli ght , but s till of f er s ef fi c ient p rote ctio n fr om th e wi nd ru shi ng by d es pite its s ma ll size . Fit ted w it h rac ing t y re s, c ar bo n tr im an d oth er moto rs po r t com p o[...]