Engine Characteristic - Auxiliary Spring; Engine Characteristic - Adjusting The Auxiliary Spring - KTM 250 SX 2020 Owner's Manual

Engine characteristic – auxiliary spring
15.10
Engine characteristic – adjusting the auxiliary spring
15.11
Warning
Danger of burns Some vehicle components become very hot when the vehicle is operated.
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Do not touch any parts such as the exhaust system, radiator, engine, shock absorber, or brake system
before the vehicle parts have cooled down.
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Let the vehicle parts cool down before you perform any work on the vehicle.
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Clean gear teeth
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Mount the shift lever on the shift shaft in the required position
and engage gearing.
Info
The range of adjustment is limited.
The shift lever must not come into contact with any
other vehicle components during the shift procedure.
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Locate and tighten screw
Guideline
Screw, shift
lever
The auxiliary spring is located on the right side of the engine
below the water pump cover.
Possible states
Auxiliary spring with yellow marking – Auxiliary spring
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mounted at the factory with medium tuning (standard) for
good rideability.
Auxiliary spring with green marking – Auxiliary spring for even
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softer performance.
Auxiliary spring with red marking – Auxiliary spring for aggres-
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sive performance.
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The engine characteristic can be influenced by different spring
strengths of auxiliary spring
Preparatory work
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Tilt the motorcycle to the left and secure against falling in this
position.
Guideline
Angle of title approx.
TUNING THE ENGINE 15
A
of the shift lever and shift shaft.
1
with the washers.
M6 14 Nm (10.3 lbf ft)
1 .
45°
Loctite ® 243™
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