what does KTM stand for?
SpEeDmEtAl
I used to have a hard time starting my KTM 400cc.
Remember my first few days starting the bike, I take
at least TEN MINUTES. I told a friend about me
having to KICK TEN MINUTES b4 the bike starts.
He mentioned KTM stands for KICK TEN MINUTES.
SpeedMetal
Duke 400cc
ST
As KTM is situated in Germany the letters KTM stand for:
Kradumbau Tourmaster Marathon
Well, according their website at www.ktm.de
Greetings,
S. Telgenhof
SpEeDmEtAl wrote in message <01bdd8a1$f4ec40e0$LocalHost@vinsanne>...
Uwe Hale
> As KTM is situated in Germany the letters KTM stand for:
Strike 1. KTM is located in Austria(Oesterreich) - not in Germany.
> Kradumbau Tourmaster Marathon
Strike 2. That is a hop-up shop/dealer in Germany, not the motorcycle
manufacturer.
KTM = Kronrief Trunkenpoltz Matighoffen
> Well, according their website at www.ktm.de
Strike 3 - you're out. KTM's web site is
http://www.ktm.co.at
http://www.ktmusa.com
Uwe Hale - 89 YZ250WR
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Sean
Some Guy at a Dealership
12:07:40 GMT with the following:
> I used to have a hard time starting my KTM 400cc.
> Remember my first few days starting the bike, I take
> at least TEN MINUTES. I told a friend about me
> having to KICK TEN MINUTES b4 the bike starts.
> He mentioned KTM stands for KICK TEN MINUTES.
Only an idiot takes so long to start a four-stroke thumper.
You wither do the drill and start it quickly, or you do the drill and
diagnose a real problem when it doesn't start after a few good kicks.
Doing anything else is asinine.
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Matthew Cull
Dealership <espr...@winternet.com> writes
>Only an idiot takes so long to start a four-stroke thumper.
Too true, with my AJS I go through the ritual of petrol on, tickle the
carb, drop the air-slide and then switch on the ignition. Slowly down on
the kick start until the piston reaches TDC and the ammeter is showing a
coupla Amps drain. Then it's up with the valve lifter and ease it over
TDC until no current is being drawn. If any of these ampmeter swings
havn't happened then I already know I'm wasting my time. Then it's a
good progressive swing using body weight and leg muscle to fire the old
girl up. Any slight deviation from the procedure or a hot motor and I
may have a second or third go but if she doesn't start first kick there
is generally summink wrong.
With the AJS this can be a plethora of things but is usually one of:
Dirty or closed points. Blocked pilot jet. Slipped timing. Flat battery.
All easily and very quickly fixed, she does hundreds of miles to the
gallon and is just about fast enough for modern traffic. Stopping in the
same distance as a modern vehicle is a problem!
Tyres last until they perish, chain and sprox are so old I can't
remember when I changed them and the sound of an old single is quite
delightful!!
Get one now, or two or three if you want some spares :-)
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Greetings, ST
Uwe Hale wrote in message ...
Jay C
>KTM - as I remember is KICK TEN MINUTES
>
I don't know what this is about. After seeing TAZSPAZ's KTM400 at Hollister
this weekend, I think the whole thing about KTM starting problems is a joke.
Kind of like calling the fat guy in the crowd "skinny". To start TAZSPAZ's
KTM400, all you needed to do was look at the kick start lever and "poof" -
off and running. Amazing.
o_
Jay O\-O
'98 xr400r - '84 mx250lc - '86 xv1100 - '93 klr250
Adam Wilner
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Scott M. Kertes
SpEeDmEtAl wrote in message <01bdd8a1$f4ec40e0$LocalHost@vinsanne>...
>KTM - as I remember is KICK TEN MINUTES
>
>I used to have a hard time starting my KTM 400cc.
>Remember my first few days starting the bike, I take
>at least TEN MINUTES. I told a friend about me
>having to KICK TEN MINUTES b4 the bike starts.
>He mentioned KTM stands for KICK TEN MINUTES.
>
>SpeedMetal
>Duke 400cc
>
Manfred Z
14:27:49 +0200:
>Hello Duke 400cc,
>
>As KTM is situated in Germany the letters KTM stand for:
if Austria is the same as Germany for u, u r right
Manfred
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David Ralphs
: "ST" <s.p.telgenhof...@stud.tue.nl> schrieb am Sat, 5 Sep 1998
: 14:27:49 +0200:
: >Hello Duke 400cc,
: >
: >As KTM is situated in Germany the letters KTM stand for:
: if Austria is the same as Germany for u, u r right
They are NOT the same country.
Austria has kangaroos!
DN
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>: >As KTM is situated in Germany the letters KTM stand for:
>: if Austria is the same as Germany for u, u r right
>They are NOT the same country.
>Austria has kangaroos!
I thought Australia had the kangaroos.
MX Tuner
Warren Murray
David Ralphs wrote:
> : >Hello Duke 400cc,
> : >
> : >As KTM is situated in Germany the letters KTM stand for:
>
> : if Austria is the same as Germany for u, u r right
>
> They are NOT the same country.
>
> Austria has kangaroos!
>
Nah nah nah. It's AUSTRAYA that has the kangaroos. I should know cos I'm an
Austrayan.
waz.
David E. Wilson
AUSTRIA, The birth place of Hitler, just next door to Germany. Its in
Europe. Where KTM's comes from.
AUSTRIALIA, The birth place of Fosters Beer, and where Kangeros come
from. Its a continent. Where the only home grown motorcycle is a super
bike (and a really great bike) of a name I can remember right now.
Vintage Dave
Tim - fusion1
Are you thinking of the Britten by any chance? Actually from New
Zealand, but what a beautiful, incredible bike.
I almost cried when I read about John Britten's death. :(
Now for some conspiracy trivia...
There was actually an Austrailian company call Swastika in the teens
and early 20's.
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David E. Wilson
Tim - fusion1 wrote:
> "David E. Wilson" <dwi...@ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> >AUSTRIA, The birth place of Hitler, just next door to Germany. Its in
> >Europe. Where KTM's comes from.
>
> >AUSTRIALIA, The birth place of Fosters Beer, and where Kangeros come
> >from. Its a continent. Where the only home grown motorcycle is a super
> >bike (and a really great bike) of a name I can remember right now.
>
> Are you thinking of the Britten by any chance? Actually from New
> Zealand, but what a beautiful, incredible bike.
> I almost cried when I read about John Britten's death. :(
>
Well, I see you know where Austrialia is and corrected my error too! For
the record, the comment about Hitler is not intended to be a negitive
comment about Austria, just fact. I'm a very loyal KTM rider, too.
Dave
Kevin Gleeson
>"David E. Wilson" <dwi...@ucar.edu> wrote:
>
>>AUSTRIA, The birth place of Hitler, just next door to Germany. Its in
>>Europe. Where KTM's comes from.
>
>>AUSTRIALIA, The birth place of Fosters Beer, and where Kangeros come
>>from. Its a continent. Where the only home grown motorcycle is a super
>>bike (and a really great bike) of a name I can remember right now.
>
>Are you thinking of the Britten by any chance? Actually from New
>Zealand, but what a beautiful, incredible bike.
>I almost cried when I read about John Britten's death. :(
I think he's referring to the Drysdale V8. There's a picture of it and
link to the site on my website below.
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You can see them here
http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcken/hunwick.html
Theres talk it'll be in th eworld super bikes soon.....
Kevin Gleeson
though, not since Mal Campbell stopped racing after his son's accident
. . .
Cheers
Alan P
Kevin Gleeson wrote:
> fus...@fast.net (Tim - fusion1) wrote:
>
> >"David E. Wilson" <dwi...@ucar.edu> wrote:
> >
> >>AUSTRIA, The birth place of Hitler, just next door to Germany. Its in
> >>Europe. Where KTM's comes from.
> >
> >>AUSTRIALIA, The birth place of Fosters Beer, and where Kangeros come
> >>from. Its a continent. Where the only home grown motorcycle is a super
> >>bike (and a really great bike) of a name I can remember right now.
> >
> >Are you thinking of the Britten by any chance? Actually from New
> >Zealand, but what a beautiful, incredible bike.
> >I almost cried when I read about John Britten's death. :(
>
> I think he's referring to the Drysdale V8. There's a picture of it and
> link to the site on my website below.
But on the other hand Kevin, it could be the Hunwick-Hallam or the V-2
"Squalo"
Al
Alan P
> David E. Wilson wrote:
> >
> > AUSTRIA, The birth place of Hitler, just next door to Germany. Its in
> > Europe. Where KTM's comes from.
> >
> > AUSTRIALIA, The birth place of Fosters Beer, and where Kangeros come
> > from. Its a continent. Where the only home grown motorcycle is a super
> > bike (and a really great bike) of a name I can remember right now.
> >
> > Vintage Dave
>
> If you're going to be pedantic with someone, it helps a
> shitload if you get the punctuation right.
& the spelling, I'm still not sure where Austrialia is or what Kangeros are,
but I live in Australia where we have Kangaroos.
Al
> :-)
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> >
> >Strike 2. That is a hop-up shop/dealer in Germany, not the motorcycle
> >manufacturer.
> >KTM = Kronrief Trunkenpoltz Matighoffen
Hmmmmm.... I thought it was Knobby Twistin' Mofo.
I stand corrected
David Ecobichon
Wolfgang Cernohorsky
> >
> >Strike 2. That is a hop-up shop/dealer in Germany, not the motorcycle
> >manufacturer.
> >KTM = Kronrief Trunkenpoltz Matighoffen
"Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen"
some say: "Kick Ten Minutes" or
"Keine Tausend Meilen" (= less then 1000 Miles) :-)
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>
>"Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen"
don't spam me .wavefront .com
: Nah he means the Hunwick Hallum X1R, a carbon fibre mean
: fucker of a thing
You ain't kidding. It looks like the tac nuke of racing
bikes.
I think I'd be afraid to drive one. It looks vicious.
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Mark Secker
fus...@fast.net (Tim - fusion1) writes:
> "David E. Wilson" <dwi...@ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> >AUSTRIA, The birth place of Hitler, just next door to Germany. Its in
> >Europe. Where KTM's comes from.
>
> >AUSTRIALIA, The birth place of Fosters Beer, and where Kangeros come
> >from. Its a continent. Where the only home grown motorcycle is a super
> >bike (and a really great bike) of a name I can remember right now.
>
> Are you thinking of the Britten by any chance? Actually from New
> Zealand, but what a beautiful, incredible bike.
> I almost cried when I read about John Britten's death. :(
>
> Now for some conspiracy trivia...
> There was actually an Austrailian company call Swastika in the teens
> and early 20's.
And the scouts, pre 40's, used to give Swastika medals out, its the
grand conspiracy is coming togeather now....
except that they could have been based on the ancient "fylfot Cross" or
"sun wheel" symbol for good luck, strength, etc Sanskrit (the language
of the first known users of the Swastika) word for meens "it is well"
or "it is good"
Mark Secker - AKA
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>>
>> >AUSTRIA, The birth place of Hitler, just next door to Germany. Its
in
>> >Europe. Where KTM's comes from.
>>
>> >AUSTRIALIA, The birth place of Fosters Beer, and where Kangeros
come
>> >from. Its a continent. Where the only home grown motorcycle is a
super
>> >bike (and a really great bike) of a name I can remember right now.
>>
>> Are you thinking of the Britten by any chance?
You are probably thinking of the Hunwick-Hallam....what a machine - pity
it costs so much.
Mike
Melbourne
Damien O'Toole
snippety do-dah
KTM stands for 'go hard all day, then the next, and next, etc,
handle well, be your best friend (well, in the q after surfing,
skiing and sex...), good time, ultra reliable, damn fine bike'.
ummm,
the surf can go off
the skiing can be crud
and sex?
Maybe KTM iz goot, ya
Was I a bit over the top?
...Damien (who still gets to the ole ng occasionally)
97 KTM 620 GSE
76 Yamaha YZ250C dune digger
69? Suzuki Titan 500 (I wish I knew how all that sand got
in that petrol tank, arrrggghhh)
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Mike <mmar...@vic.bigpond.com.au> wrote in article
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> Isnt the Hunwick Hallam a rip off of the Britten anyway?
>Ted NZ
