| *KTM Duke620 maintainance diary |
| date | odometer | maintenance | shop |
| Apr.28 1999 |
13,802km |
>>Good bye! One day, a friend of mine mailed to me. The mail was as follows. "My friend has an earnest desire to ride KTM Duke. But, there is no Duke to buy. If you intend to sell your Duke, please mail to me!" I didn't intend to sell my Duke at that time. But, practically, I rode my Duke only 1300km last 2years. So I mailed him if his friend wanted to inspect my duke, come to my house at his convenience. Few days later, my friend and his friend came to my house, and insisted and said,"Please...please sell your Duke to me!!!!". Motorcycles does not make sense only to own but to ride, I thought gradually. After about 30 minutes, I sold my Duke to him after all... |
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| Nov.29 1998 |
13,802km |
>>The term of validity for Legal inspection expired The Legal inspection becomes effective after being inspected by the Ministry of Transport. But, it is labor for me now... |
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| Jun.28 1998 |
13,768km |
>>Renewed coolant piping Renewed coolant piping between radiator and reservoir tank. As a result, the coolant flows smoothly. |
D.I.Y |
| Jun.27 1998 |
13,549km |
>>Renewed radiator fan switch In the middle of May, the overheating warning lamp turned on in traffic congestion. A radiator fan switch trouble caused overheating. Today, renew the switch and the problem came to satisfactory solution.
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moto kuma |
| Jun.08 1998 |
13,508km |
>>Installed coolant reservoir tank By utilizing refuse washing bottle, I installed coolant reservoir tank. But it may works only catch tank... :). |
D.I.Y |
| May 16 1998 |
13,246km |
>>Renewed tires Renewed tires from Metzler ME-Z2/F to Pirelli Dragon. I think Prelli Dragon is much better than Metzler ME-Z2/F.
>>Renewed spark plug
>>Re-adjusting pre-load for rear suspention
>>Re-adjusting telescopic fork protruding |
moto kuma |
| May 08 1998 |
13,221km |
>>Renewin engine oil & filter The last time I orderd MOTUL 300V at 12,946km, but it was on Nov.30/199"6". This time I bought TOTAL RACING 4T at BIKEHOUSE FLAT (BMW pro-shop in OTA-ku,TOKYO).。 |
D.I.Y |
| Feb.14 1998 |
13,221km |
>>Renewed battery again! again! & again! Re-charged battery about 12-hours, but it was out of order. So, renewed battery for FT4B-5 (¥5,980). |
D.I.Y |
| Feb.12 1998 |
13,221km |
>>Re-chargeing battery | D.I.Y |
| Feb.07 1998 |
13,023km |
>>Added coolant Last October, I met Mr.Yamane who rides '94Duke in Tokyo. Today, I rode my Duke after a long interval to meet Mr.Yamane again. So, I checked my Duke and found the coolant level is low! |
D.I.Y |
| Aug.03 1997 |
12,975km |
>>Overhauling carburator I tried to start engine in June. But, It didn't start because the float in carburator didn't move smoothly. It caused overflowing! So, I overhauled carburator by myself. |
D.I.Y |
| Nov.30 1996 |
12,946km |
>>Legal inspection (every 24 months) >>Renewed engine oil |
Motoshop KAJIGAYA |
| Oct.10 1996 |
12,867km |
>>Renewed thermostat Not opening thermostat caused overheating. Steam broke thermostat-housing and brow out on Kan-etsu Expressway.
>>Renewed camshaft bearing |
Toshi Nishiyama (KTM Agency in Japan) |
| Aug.31 1996 |
12,432km | >>Renewed drive chain(RK520SMO×106units) | Motoshop KAJIGAYA |
| Aug.29 1996 |
12,402km |
>>Renewed front break lever Falled down Duke through my carelessness at Tatsuno Parking-area in Chuo Expressway, and front break lever was broken. So, renewed adjustable break lever by myself. |
D.I.Y |
| Aug.23 1996 |
12,151km |
>>Renewed front brake pad Not genuine parts but premire P66. |
Bike House FLAT |
| Aug.23 1996 |
12,111km |
>>Install center stand I don't like unreliable prop stand with auto return mechanism. So, exchange center stand for prop stand by myself. |
D.I.Y |
| Aug.23 1996 |
12,111km |
>>Renewed brake fluid |
D.I.Y |
| Aug.09 1996 |
10,877km | >>Renewed engine oil(Castrol RS) | D.I.Y |
| July 14 1996 |
10,658km |
>>Renewed voltage regulator It costs almost ¥20,000 for KTM genuine parts. So, I bought secondhand voltage regulator for YAMAHA XT225 and use it at my own risk (But it costs only ¥3,000...). Wiring must be fit for it. |
D.I.Y |
| Dec.02 1995 |
9,866km |
>>Leagal inspection(12 months) >>Renewed flont fork oil >>Overhaul rear suspension rinks |
Motoshop KAJIGAYA |
| Nov.25 1995 |
9,765km |
>>Renewed spark plug Repleced NGK to Sprit Fire #416C. This spark plug is well-suited for LC4 engine. But, they say it does not have not much endurance.I recommend Bosch or NGK, after all... |
D.I.Y |
| Nov.18 1995 |
9,667km |
>>Renewed battery again,again! >>Clean air filter After all, replace dead battery for Motorcycle use one(GS GT4B-5[12V2.5Ah]). But, GT4B-5 is twice as height as genuine battery. So, I removed the bottom of original battery tray, and handcrafted new battery tray.(Special thanks to Mr.Takei who is chief mechanic of Motoshop KAJIGAYA)。 |
D.I.Y |
| Nov.03 1995 |
8,996km |
>>Renewed rear brake pad It costs almost ¥10,000 for KTM genuine parts. So, I bought rear brake pad for BMW F650 and use it at my own risk (¥5,000). |
Bike House FLAT |
| Oct.29 1995 |
8,853km |
>>Ignition swich was about to come off To my surprise, I found one of the retaining bolt for ignition switch lost! Another is loosen and almost come off. Oh dear!... |
D.I.Y |
| Oct.22 1995 |
8,171km |
>>Renewed engine oil & oil filters LC4 engine has two oil filters. One is built-in the right side of engine. Another is the bottom of oil tank(down tube of frame). At this time, I renewed both of them. And you must bleed air of oil tank whenever exchanging engin oil. |
D.I.Y |
| Oct.19 1995 |
7,859km |
>>Replace a dead battery for new one again I tried to charge and charge, but an electrical current didn't pass again. So replaced for new one. I bought compatible battery in AKIHABARA(Yuasa Yuasa NP1.2-12 ¥4,280) |
D.I.Y |
| Oct.10 1995 |
7,739km |
>>Headlight bulb(Lo) burnt-out Since then, headlight bulb burnt out frequently. Voltage regulator will be broken soon...!? |
D.I.Y |
| Sep.23 1995 |
7,240km |
>>Renewed tires METZELER MEZ2(¥24,800円)＋MEZ2F(¥18,400. wages3,500×2. But this tire is too solid for Duke. Because this tire is genuin parts for BMW R1100RT which is almost twice as heavy as Duke!! |
Japco |
| Sep.19 1995 |
6,755km |
>>Kick-arm was about to come off Because of loosening retaining bolt, kich-arm was about to come off. |
D.I.Y |
| Sep.10 1995 |
6,060km |
>>Vacum-tube for fuel-tap broken Renewed Vacum-tube for fuel-tap and fuel-tube at a time. |
D.I.Y |
| Aug.13 1995 |
5,457km |
>>Renewed prop stand retaining bolt Because of breaking down the prop stand retaining bolt in Japan, renewed prop stand retaining bolt for preventing accident. >>Renewed drive sprocket for 16T To improve for town-speed ride-ability, renewd drive sprocket for 16T. | Toshi Nishiyama (KTM Agency in Japan) |
| June 24 1995 |
4,415km |
>>Treating engine with Microlon again Renewed Engin oil and treat engine with Microlon again(leftover of Feb.25/1995) |
D.I.Y |
| Apr.30 1995 |
2,073km |
>>Replace a dead battery for new one I tried to charge and charge, but an electrical current didn't pass. So replaced for new one. To my surprise, it costs about ¥20,000 for genuine parts. So I bought compatible battery in AKIHABARA(Yuasa NPH1.3-12 ¥4,700)。 |
D.I.Y |
| Apr.01 1995 |
2,073km |
>>Electronic system fails Riding on TOHOKU EXPRESSWAY, tachometer, turn signal lights & headlight(only Hi beam)fails suddenly. The reason was as follows. By engine vibration, one of the ground terminal in the meter coul was broken and the cirkit of tachometer, turn signal lights & headlight(only Hi biam) were loosen.I was really surprised and disappointed of this trouble. |
D.I.Y |
| Feb.25 1995 |
1,483km |
>>Treating engine with Microlon Renewed Engin oil and treat engine with Microlon. I think it was too early to treat engine. Now I reccomend treating engine after breaking in for 10,000km. |
Motorcycle- Doctor SUDA |
| Nov.29 1994 |
0,003km |
>>Delivered Today is one year anniversary of my big-bike license. So Duke is good present for myself. But to tell the truth, I almost tired of delivering my Duke. Because I paid in full at August!!. |
Toshi Nishiyama (KTM Agency in Japan) |
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