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WARNING
MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTING WORK MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK (*) REQUIRES EXPERT SKILLS AND
TECHNICAL KNOW-HOW. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, ALWAYS HAVE SUCH WORK PERFORMED BY A SPECIALIZED
KTM DEALER WHERE YOUR MOTORCYCLE WILL BE OPTIMALLY SERVICED BY APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED,
SKILLED STAFF.
!
CAUTION
!
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HEN CLEANING THE MOTORCYCLE
, DO NOT USE A HIGH PRESSURE CLEANING UNIT IF POSSIBLE, OTHERWISE WATER WILL PENETRATE THE BEARINGS, CAR-
BURETOR, ELECTRIC CONNECTORS, ETC.
–W
HEN TRANSPORTING YOUR KTM, ENSURE THAT IT IS HELD UPRIGHT WITH RESTRAINING STRAPS OR OTHER MECHANICAL FASTENING DEVICES AND THAT
THE FUEL TAP IS IN THE
OFF POSITION - IF THE MOTORCYCLE SHOULD FALL OVER, NO FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE CARBURETOR OR FUEL TANK
–ONLY USE SPECIAL SCREWS WITH AN APPROPRIATE THREAD LENGTH SUPPLIED BY KTM TO FIX THE SPOILERS ON THE TANK. USING OTHER SCREWS OR
LONGER SCREWS CAN CAUSE LEAKS IN THE TANK THROUGH WHICH FUEL CAN FLOW OUT
.
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O NOT USE TOOTHED WASHERS OR SPRING RINGS WITH THE ENGINE FASTENING SCREWS, AS THESE WORK INTO THE FRAME PARTS AND KEEP WORKING
LOOSE
. INSTEAD, USE SELF-LOCKING NUTS.
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ET YOUR MOTORCYCLE COOL DOWN BEFORE BEGINNING ANY MAINTENANCE WORK IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING BURNED.
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ISPOSE OF OILS, FATTY MATTERS, FILTERS, FUELS, WASHING DETERGENTS, ETC. PROPERLY.
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NDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY USED OIL BE DISPOSED OF IN THE SEWAGE SYSTEM OR IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE. 1 LITER OF USED OIL CONTAMINATES
1,000,000 LITERS OF WATER.
MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE
Checking and adjusting the steering head bearing *
Check steering head bearing for play periodically. To check, put the
motorcycle on a stand so that the front wheel is off the ground. Now try to
move the fork forward and backward. For readjusting, loosen the five pinch
bolts
1 of the top triple clamp and turn steering stem bolt clockwise 2 until
there is no more play. Don’t tighten the steering stem bolt all the way,
otherwise the bearings will be damaged. With a plastic hammer, lightly tap
on the triple clamp to release tension. Retighten the five pinch bolts to 20 Nm
(15 ft.lb).
WARNING
IF THE STEERING HEAD BEARING IS NOT ADJUSTED TO BE FREE OF PLAY, THE MOTORCYCLE
WILL EXHIBIT UNSTEADY DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS AND CAN GET OUT OF CONTROL
.
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CAUTION
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F YOU DRIVE WITH PLAY IN THE STEERING HEAD BEARING FOR LONGER PERIODS, THE
BEARINGS AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE BEARING SEATS IN THE FRAME WILL BE DESTROYED
.
The steering head bearings should be regreased at least once a year
(e.g. Shell Advance Grease).
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