Checking The Basic Position Of The Shift Lever; Adjusting The Basic Position Of The Shift Lever; Engine Characteristic - Auxiliary Spring (All 250/300 Models); Engine Characteristic - Setting The Auxiliary Spring (All 250/300 Models) - KTM 125 EXC Owner's Manual

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17
TUNING THE ENGINE
17.6

Checking the basic position of the shift lever

17.7

Adjusting the basic position of the shift lever

17.8

Engine characteristic - auxiliary spring (All 250/300 models)

17.9
Engine characteristic - setting the auxiliary spring
Warning
Danger of burns Some vehicle components become very hot when the vehicle is operated.
Do not touch hot components such as exhaust system, radiator, engine, shock absorber, and the brake system. Allow these
components to cool down before starting work on them.
Sit on the vehicle in the riding position and determine the distance
the upper edge of your boot and the shift lever.
Distance between shift lever and upper
edge of boot
»
If the distance does not meet specifications:
Adjust the basic position of the shift lever.
400692-10
Remove screw
401950-12
Clean gear teeth
Mount the shift lever on the shift shaft in the required position and engage the
gearing.
Info
The range of adjustment is limited.
The shift lever must not come into contact with any other vehicle compo-
nents during the shift procedure.
Mount and tighten the screw.
401951-10
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 mounted at the factory with
medium tuning (standard) for good rideability.
Auxiliary spring with green marking – Auxiliary spring for softer performance con-
tained in the separate enclosure.
Auxiliary spring with red marking – Auxiliary spring for more aggressive perfor-
mance contained in the separate enclosure.
B00056-10
The engine characteristic can be influenced by different spring strengths of the auxil-
iary spring
Preparatory work
Tilt the motorcycle approx. 45º to the left and secure it to prevent it from falling.
and take off shift lever
of the shift lever and shift shaft.
M6
.
(All 250/300 models)
10... 20 mm (0.39... 0.79 in)
(
p. 105)
.
14 Nm
Loctite
(10.3 lbf ft)
105
between
®
243™

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