Thermostat hasn`t worked since owning the bike.
Side stand has bent over time, resulting in the bike falling over.
Blows rear bulb on a regular basis.
If you want to have fun on the back lanes, then this is for you, you will grin like a Cheshire Cat as you leave everything in your wake, including the new CCM`s.
The exhaust note is brillant - it cracks and pops like thunder.
Long distance, and I mean over 100 miles, is hard going due to the wind and narrow seat.
The early versions only have kick start, and boy have you ever tried to kick over a single 600 on a cold January morning? Getting up perhaps an extra half hour earlier is a lesson learnt as it sometimes required kicking 50/60 times before starting, it will either make you or break you, but I wouldn`t be without her.
If you can live with sore ass, bruised shins, and are still mad enough to exploit the bike to its full madness, go for one.
I also own a KTM 620 Duke 2nd edition 1996, and have had the same problems as yourself starting it, until I took a closer look at the carb and found there wasn`t a tight seal onto the engine inlet. After tightening it with the clip supplied, it started fine.
I have a KTM 620 95 model, which I love, and I look after it like a baby. I would never trade it in for anything else. It still scares the pants off me.
This bike in the true sense is so well rounded. It's the real deal, a big thumper. If you don't treat her with respect, you will get hurt.
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