KTM125300sxexcownersmanual

Art.Nr.3.210.4904/2002125/200/250/300SX,MXC,EXCOWNERSHANDBOOKMANUALED’USOMANUELD’UTILISATIONMANUALDEINSTRUCCIONES2003BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNGENGLISH1IMPORTANTPLEASEREADTHISMANUALCAREFULLYANDCOMPLETELYBEFOREGOINGONYOURFIRSTRIDE.ITCONTAINSAGREATDEALOFINFORMATIONANDADVICEWHICHWILLHELPYOUUSEANDHANDLEYOURBIKEPROPERLY.INYOUROWNINTE-REST,PLEASEPAYPARTICULARATTENTIONTONOTICESTHATAREMARKEDASFOLLOWS:
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IGNORINGTHESEINSTRUCTIONS,CANBEDANGEROUSTOLIFEANDLIMB.!CAUTION!IGNORINGTHESEINSTRUCTIONSMAYDAMAGEPARTSOFTHEMOTORCYCLEORIMPAIRTHEMOTORCYCLE’STRAFFICSAFETY.PleaseinserttheserialnumbersofyourmotorcycleintheboxesbelowChassisnumberEnginenumberKeynumberStampofdealerTamperingwithnoisecontrolsystemprohibitedOwnersarewarnedthatthelawmayprohibit:(a)Theremovalorrenderinginoperativebyanypersonotherthanforpurposesofmainte-nance,repairorreplacement,ofanydeviceorelementofdesignincorporatedintoanynewvehicleforthepurposeofnoisecontrolpriortoitssaleordeliverytotheultimatepurchaserorwhileitisinuse;and(b)theuseofthevehicleaftersuchdeviceorelementofdesignhasbeenremovedorrenderedinoperativebyanyperson.COMSUMERINFORMATIONFORAUSTRALIAONLYKTMSPORTMOTORCYCLEAGRESERVESTHERIGHTTOMODIFYANYEQUIPMENT,TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS,COLORS,MATERIALS,SERVICESOFFEREDANDRENDERED,ANDTHELIKESOASTOADAPTTHEMTOLOCALCONDITIONSWITHOUTPREVIOUSANNOUNCEMENTANDWITHOUTGIVINGREASONS,ORTOCANCELANYOFTHEABOVEITEMSWITHOUTSUBSTITUTINGTHEMWITHOTHERS.ITSHALLBEACCEPTABLETOSTOPMANUFACTURINGACERTAINMODELWITHOUTPRIORNOTICE.INTHEEVENTOFSUCHMODIFICATIONS,PLEASEASKYOURLOCALKTMDEALERFORINFORMATION.ENGLISH2IntroductionWewouldliketocongratulateyouonyourpurchaseofaKTMmotorcycle.Youarenowtheownerofastate-of-the-artsportsmotorcyclethatguaranteestobringyoulotsoffunandenjoyment,providedthatyoucleanandmaintainitappropriately.Beforeyougoforyourfirstride,besuretoreadthismanualcarefullyandthoroughlyinordertofamiliarizeyourselfwithhowtooperateyournewmotorcycleandwithitscha-racteristics,evenifthismeansthatyouwillhavetodedicatesomeofyourvaluabletimetothistask.Onlybydoingsowillyoulearnhowtotuneyourmotorbiketoyourspecificneedsandhowtoprotectyourselfagainstinjury.Besides,thismanualcontainsimportantinformationonmotorcyclemaintenance.Atthetimethismanualwastypeset,itwasup-to-datewiththelateststateofthisproductionseries.Itcannotbecompletelyruledout,however,thatminordiscrepanciesmayexistresultingfromfurtherdesignupg-radesofthesemotorcycles.Thismanualisanimportantpartofyourmotorbikeandshouldbepassedontoanysubsequentownerincaseyoudecidetosellit.WeexpresslypointoutthatworkmarkedwithanasteriskinthechapterMaintenanceworkonthechassisandenginemustbeperformedbyaKTMworkshop.Ifmainten-anceworkshouldbecomenecessaryduringacompetition,itmustbeperformedbyatrainedmechanic.Foryourownsafety,useKTM-approvedpartsandaccessoriesonly.KTMisnotliablefordamagethatarisesinconnectionwiththeuseofotherproducts.Takespecialcaretofollowtherecommendedrunin,inspection,andmaintenanceinter-vals.Heedingtheseguidelineswillsignificantlyincreasethelifeofyourmotorcycle.HaveservicescarriedoutbyaKTMdealersothatyourwarrantyclaimremainsintact.Off-roadmotorcycledrivingisawonderfulsportandwehopethatyouwillbeabletoenjoyittothefull.Itmay,however,involvepotentialproblemsfortheenvironmentorleadtoconflictswithothers.Theseproblemsorconflictscanbeavoidedifthemotorcycleisusedresponsibly.Tosafeguardthefutureofmotorcyclesports,makesurethatyouusethemotorcycleinaccordancewiththelaw,showthatyouareenvironmentallyconsciousandrespecttherightsofothers.Wewishyoualotoffunwhendriving!KTMSPORTMOTORCYCLEAG5230MATTIGHOFEN,AUSTRIAAttachments:Sparepartsmanualchassis&engineALLRIGHTSRESERVEDTOMAKEALTERATIONSTODESIGNANDMODEL.©byKTMSPORTMOTORCYCLEAG,AUSTRIAAllrightsreservedENGLISH3IMPORTANTWARRANTYANDGUARANTEEINFORMATIONKTMsportsmotorcyclesaredesignedandconstructedtoresisttheusualwearandtearofnormaluseincompetitions.Themotorcyclescomplywiththeregulationsandcategoriescurrentlyineffectwiththeleadinginternationalmotorcycleassociations.Observanceoftheservice,maintenanceandtuninginstructionsfortheengineandchassisspecifiedintheOwner'sManualisaprerequisiteforfaultlessoperationandtheavoidanceofprematurewear.Animproperlytunedchassiscanleadtodamageandbreakageofthechassiscomponents(seechapteroncheckingthebasicchassissetting).TheserviceworkspecifiedintheLubricationandMaintenanceSchedulemustbeperformedbyaKTMworkshopandrecordedintheservicemanualotherwiseclaimsunderthewarrantyshallbecomevoid.ThefuelsandlubricantsspecifiedintheOwner'sManualorautomotivefluidswithequivalentspecificationsmustbeusedinaccordancewiththemaintenanceschedule.Noclaimscanbefiledunderthewarrantyfordamageorconsequentialdamagecausedbymanipulationsorconversionstothemotorcycle.Theuseofthemotorcycleunderextremeconditions,e.g.onextremelymuddyandwetterrain,canleadtohigherthanaveragewearoncomponentssuchasthedrivetrainorthebrakes.Inthiscaseitmaybecomenecessarytoserviceorreplacewearpartsbeforetheservicelimitspecifiedinthemaintenanceschedulehasbeenreached.THESX/SXSANDMXCMODELSAREPROHIBITEDONPUBLICROADS.TheEXCmodelsareonlyallowedonpublicro