KTM 250 SX-F 2012 Owner's Manual

The owner's manual corresponded to the latest state of this series at the time of printing. Slight deviations resulting from continuing development and design can, however, not be completely excluded.

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Factory Start (KTM SX‑F ROCZEN REPLICA)
By activating the Factory Start, the front of the motorcycle is lowered; this causes the front wheel to rise up off the ground later during acceleration.
When the fork compresses for the first time, the Factory Start lock button is released automatically. From this point on, the fork operates as if the Factory Start were deacti- vated or not installed.

Idle speed adjusting screw
Idle speed adjusting screw o is located on the throttle valve body at the top left. The idle speed adjusting screw has two functions. Turning it controls the idle speed. Pulling it out all the way raises the idle speed during a cold start.
Possible states

•  RPM increase activated – Idle speed adjusting screw is pulled out all the way.
•  RPM increase deactivated – Idle speed adjusting screw is pushed in all the way.

Service hour counter (KTM SX‑F ROCZEN REPLICA)
The service hour counter o is attached to the battery below the seat. It shows the total number of service hours of the engine.The service hour counter begins counting when the engine is started and stops when the engine is switched off.

Compression damping of the shock absorber
The compression damping of the shock absorber is divided into two ranges: high-speed and low-speed. High-speed and low-speed refer to the compression speed of the rear wheel suspension and not to the vehicle speed. The high-speed setting, for example, has an effect on the landing after a jump: the rear wheel suspension compresses more quickly. The low-speed setting, for example, has an effect when riding over long ground swells: the rear wheel suspension compresses more slowly.

These two ranges can be adjusted separately, although the transition between high-speed and low-speed is gradual. Thus, changes in the high-speed range affect the compression damping in the low-speed range and vice versa.