General Tips And Warnings For Starting The Motorcycle; Instructions For The First Ride; Running In - KTM 85 SX 2003 Owner's Manual

GENERAL TIPS AND WARNINGS FOR STARTING THE MOTORCYCLE

Instructions for the first ride

– Verify that your KTM dealer performed the PREPARATION
OF VEHICLE jobs (see Customer Service Manual).
– Before your youngster takes his or her first ride, explain how
each of the controls works and check if your youngster has
understood what you explained. We recommend to review
the entire owner's manual with your youngster item by
item, paying particular attention to the specially marked
warnings and pointing out the danger of injury.
– Adjust the clutch lever, hand lever and foot brake pedal so
your child can operate them easily!
– To prevent injury, teach your youngster the basic riding
skills on soft ground, e.g. on a meadow or in the garden. Be
sure that there is room enough to maneuver, and that no
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other riders are close.
– To ensure that your youngster gets the feel of the hand
brake, have your youngster operate the hand brake while
you push the motorcycle. Do not start the engine before
your youngster has learned to apply hand brake with appro-
priate pressure.
– To familiarize your youngster with the operation of the
hand brake let him or her practice to operate the hand
brake while you are pushing the motorcycle. Do not start
the engine before he or she is thoroughly familiar with the
use of the hand brake.
– Initially, your youngster should ride back and forth between
two persons who help the young rider to stop the motorcy-
cle. However, you should also teach your youngster how to
stop the motorcycle himself/herself.
– To improve his/her riding skills, your youngster should prac-
tise riding the motorcycle standing on the footpegs or to
riding at the slowest possible speed. Additionally, you can
arrange a series of obstacles and have your youngster drive
around them, etc.
– Pay attention to the running-in procedure.

Running in

– Even very precisely machined sections of engine compo-
nents have rougher surfaces than components which have
been sliding across one another for quite some time. There-
fore, every engine needs to be broken in. For this reason,
during its first 30 minutes the engine must not be revved up
to its performance limits.
– Apply low but changing loads for running-in.
– DO NOT DRIVE AT FULL LOAD FOR THE FIRST 30 MINU-
TES!
WARNING
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AVE YOUR YOUNGSTER WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE GEAR WHENEVER
HE OR SHE RIDES THE MOTORCYCLE
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CHEST BACK ARM AND LEG PROTECTORS
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SET A GOOD EXAMPLE BE SURE TO WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR YOURSELF
WHENEVER RIDING A MOTORCYCLE
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NLY USE ACCESSORY PARTS RECOMMENDED BY
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HE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE TIRED WITH
TIRES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROFILE TYPE
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OUR YOUNGSTER S DRIVING SPEED SHOULD ALWAYS BE ADJUSTED TO
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HIS HER DRIVING SKILLS AS WELL AS TO THE TERRAIN
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OUR YOUNGSTER SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO RIDE THE
MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT SUPERVISION
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EPLACE THE HELMET VISOR OR GOGGLE GLASSES EARLY ENOUGH
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HEN LIGHT SHINES DIRECTLY ON A SCRATCHED VISOR OR GOGGLES
YOU WILL BE PRACTICALLY BLIND
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EVER LEAVE YOUR MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT SUPERVISION AS LONG AS
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THE ENGINE IS RUNNING
WARNING
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MODELS ARE DESIGNED FOR ONE PERSON ONLY
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NOT ALLOWED
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HESE MODELS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS AND SAFETY
STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE LAW
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PERMITTED ON PUBLIC ROADS
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LWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE FEEL MOLESTED BY EXCES
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SIVE NOISE
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GLOVES AND BOOTS
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