KTM640LC42003Ownersmanual

OWNER’SMANUALMANUALED’USOMANUELD’UTILISATIONMANUALDEINSTRUCCIONES2003BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNGArt.Nr.3.210.568/2002640LC4ENDURO640LC4SUPERMOTOENGLISH1IMPORTANTWESTRONGLYSUGGESTTHATYOUREADTHISMANUALCAREFULLYANDCOMPLETELYBEFOREGOINGONYOURFIRSTRIDE.ITCONTAINSAGREATDEALOFINFORMATIONANDADVICEWHICHWILLHELPYOUUSEANDHANDLEYOURBIKEPROPERLY.INYOUROWNINTEREST,PLEASEPAYPARTICULARATTENTIONTONOTICESTHATAREMARKEDASFOLLOWS:
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IGNORINGTHESEINSTRUCTIONS,CANENDANGERYOURBODYANDYOURLIFE.!CAUTION!IGNORINGTHESEINSTRUCTIONSCOULDCAUSEDAMAGETOPARTSOFYOURMOTORCYCLEORTHATTHEMOTOR-CYCLEISNOTROAD-SAFEANYMORE.PleaseinserttheserialnumbersofyourmotorcycleintheboxesbelowFramenumberEnginenumberKeynumberStampofdealerTamperingwithnoisecontrolsystemprohibitedOwnersarewarnedthatthelawmayprohibit:(a)Theremovalorrenderinginoperativebyanypersonotherthanforpurposesofmainten-ance,repairorreplacement,ofanydeviceorelementofdesignincorporatedintoanynewvehicleforthepurposeofnoisecontrolpriortoitssaleordeliverytotheultimatepurchaserorwhileitisinuse;and(b)theuseofthevehicleaftersuchdeviceorelementofdesignhasbeenremovedorrenderedinoperativebyanyperson.COMSUMERINFORMATIONFORAUSTRALIAONLYKTMSPORTMOTORCYCLEAGRESERVESTHERIGHTTOMODIFYANYEQUIPMENT,TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS,COLORS,MATERIALS,SERVICESOFFEREDANDRENDERED,ANDTHELIKESOASTOADAPTTHEMTOLOCALCONDITIONSWITHOUTPREVIOUSANNOUNCEMENTANDWITHOUTGIVINGREASONS,ORTOCANCELANYOFTHEABOVEITEMSWITHOUTSUBSTI-TUTINGTHEMWITHOTHERS.ITSHALLBEACCEPTABLETOSTOPMANUFACTURINGACERTAINMODELWITHOUTPREVIOUSANNOUNCEMENT.INTHEEVENTOFSUCHMODIFICATIONS,PLEASEASKYOURLOCALKTMDEALERFORINFORMATION.ENGLISH2IntroductionWewouldliketocongratulateyouonyourpurchaseofaKTMmotorcycle.Youarenowtheownerofastate-of-the-artsportmotorcyclethatguaranteestobringyoulotsoffunandenjoyment,providedthatyoucleanandmaintainitappropriately.Beforeyougoforyourfirstride,besuretoreadthismanualcarefullyandthoroughlyinordertofamiliarizeyourselfwithhowtooperateyournewmotorcycleandwithitscharacteristics,evenifthismeansthatyouwillhavetodedicatesomeofyourvaluabletimetothistask.Onlybydoingsowillyoulearnhowtotuneyourmotorcycletoyourspecificneedsandhowtoprotectyourselfagainstinjury.Besides,thismanualcontainsimportantinformationonmotorcyclemaintenance.Atthetimethismanualwastypeset,itwasup-to-datewiththelateststateofthisproductionseries.Itcannotbecompletelyruledout,however,thatminordiscrepanciesmayexistresultingfromfurtherdesignupgradesofthesemotorcycles.Thismanualisanimportantpartofyourmotorcycleandshouldbepassedontoanysubsequentownerincaseyoudecidetosellit.WeexpresslypointoutthatworkmarkedwithanasteriskinthechapterMaintenanceworkonthechassisandenginemustbeperformed.Ifmaintenanceworkshouldbecomenecessaryduringacompetitionitshouldbeperformedbyatrainedmechanic.KTMstronglyrecommendsthatallserviceworktoyourKTMshouldbeperformedbyaqualifiedKTMdealer.Foryourownsafety,useKTM-approvedpartsandaccessoriesonly.KTMisnotliablefordamagethatarisesinconnectionwiththeuseofotherproducts.Takespecialcaretofollowtherecommendedrunin,inspection,andmaintenanceintervals.Heedingtheseguidelineswillsignificantlyincreasethelifeofyourmotorcycle.ToensurethatallworktoyourKTMisperformedproperlyandtoavoidwarrantyconflicts,KTMrecommendsthatyoualwayshaveyourKTMservicedbyarecognizedandqualifiedKTMdealer.Off-roadmotorcycledrivingisawonderfulsportandwehopethatyouwillbeabletoenjoyittothefull.Itmay,however,involvepotentialproblemsfortheenvironmentorleadtoconflictswithothers.Theseproblemsorconflictscanbeavoidedifthemotorcycleisusedresponsibly.Tosafeguardthefutureofmotorcyclesports,makesurethatyouusethemotorcycleinaccordancewiththelaw,showthatyouareenvironmentallyconsciousandrespecttherightsofothers.Wewishyoualotoffunwhendriving!KTMSPORTMOTORCYCLEAG5230MATTIGHOFEN,AUSTRIAAttachments:Sparepartsmanualchassis&engineALLRIGHTSRESERVEDTOMAKEALTERATIONSTODESIGNANDMODEL.©byKTMSPORTMOTORCYCLEAG,AUSTRIAAllrightsreservedENGLISH3InaccordancewiththeinternationalqualitymanagementISO9001standard,KTMusesqualityassuranceprocessesthatleadtothehighestpossibleproductquality.IMPORTANTLIMITEDWARRANTYANDLIMITEDGUARANTEEINFORMATIONThe640LC4modelsaredesignedtowithstandnormaluseonroadsandeasyterrain(unpavedroads).The640LC4Supermotomodelsarenotsuitableforuseoffofpavedroads.Theservice,careandoperatinginstructionsfortheengineandchassisspecifiedintheowner'smanualmustbeobservedtoensurethatthebikerunssmoothlyandtoavoidprematurewear.TheserviceworkspecifiedintheLubricationandMaintenanceSchedulemustbeperformedandservicerecordsmustbekeptforwarrantydocumentation.Lackofproperserviceandmaintenancerecordsordocumentationcouldvoidwarranty.Thefuelsandlubricantsspecifiedintheowner'smanualorthoseofanequalqualitymustbeusedinaccordancewiththemaintenanceschedule.Thewarrantyorguaranteeshallbecomevoidfordamageandconsequentialdamagecausedbymanipulationsorconversionstothemotorcycle.Theuseofthemotorcycleunderextremeconditions,e.g.onextremelymuddyandwetterrain,canleadtohigherthanaveragewearoncomponentssuchasthedrivetrainorthebrakes.Inthiscaseitmaybecomenecessarytoserviceorreplac