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If you need to use WordPress’ default registration form for some reason, this codes disables BuddyPress registration system for you.

/**
 * Disables BuddyPress' registration process and fallsback to WordPress' one.
 */
add_action( 'bp_loaded', 'firmasite_disable_bp_registration' );
function firmasite_disable_bp_registration() {
	remove_action( 'bp_init',    'bp_core_wpsignup_redirect' );
	remove_action( 'bp_screens', 'bp_core_screen_signup' );
	add_filter( 'bp_get_signup_page', "firmasite_redirect_bp_signup_page");
}
function firmasite_redirect_bp_signup_page($page ){
	return bp_get_root_domain() . '/wp-signup.php';	
}

BuddyPress adding some widgets meant to use for BuddyPress related informations but those widgets are unnecessary for sites in MultiSite unless BuddyPress multiblog is enabled.

add_action( 'bp_include', 'firmasite_bp_include_remove_widgets', 5 ); // priority is crucial
function firmasite_bp_include_remove_widgets() {
  if ( !bp_is_root_blog() && !bp_is_multiblog_mode() )
  	remove_all_actions( 'bp_register_widgets' );
}  

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add_action('admin_init', 'firmasite_remove_dashboard');
function firmasite_remove_dashboard() {
  if (!current_user_can('edit_posts') && !defined('DOING_AJAX') ) {
    wp_redirect(site_url()); exit;
  }
}

Details about toolbar: http://codex.wordpress.org/Toolbar

add_action('init', 'firmasite_remove_admin_bar');
function firmasite_remove_admin_bar() {
	if (!current_user_can('edit_posts') && !is_admin()) {
	  show_admin_bar(false);
	}
}