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Technical | How To / Re: Issue starting Kymco Like 200i, seems electrical.
« on: November 18, 2018, 09:34:36 PM »
Me and the restaurant don't speak the same language, so it's been hard to ascertain exactly what the problem was, that said it was not the battery and from what I understand it was a frayed wire or component contained within the front fairing or just behind it.

Either way the girl has been running well for the last couple weeks, and the buyer seems happy often asking questions about  maintenance and as poor as my Mandarin is and his English, we find a way to figure out what each other is saying.

Welcome to Queens, NY and thanks again for all your suggestions.

Jon

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Technical | How To / Issue starting Kymco Like 200i, seems electrical.
« on: October 25, 2018, 11:06:34 PM »
So I sold my scooter, a few weeks ago, but I sold it to the restaurant next door to my home, hence the inquiry.

Anyway, so when I turn the key lights come on but when I turn the key to start everything turns off, so it seems like the power is being directed to the starter but nothing happens, bike dosen't turn over or make a sound, followed by one long blink, on quick blink on the engine light.

Any idea's?

Thanks, Jon

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General Discussion / Re: So I sold my 200i
« on: October 18, 2018, 03:44:31 AM »
He Stig,

I paid $4,200 from a dealer for a 2015 with ABS and new tires, bike has definitely been ridden but it's in great shape.  I think I got a good deal, the next cheapest I found with ABS was around $6,000, it was a big dealer outside of Philly, in Depford, NJ and I think the dealer just wanted to get the bike off the floor, but they cleaned it up nice for me.

I'll certainly consider some of your suggested upgrades, I already added a center stand and upgraded the head and tail lights to plug and play LED's; when I bought them for the Like they both came in pairs so I had the extra lamps.  I also bought some luggage, but I miss the scooters storage for sure.

As for the height, it feels bigger then it is at first, it is noticeably heaver, but at 5'11" I can flat foot it pretty easily, now I just gotta get comfortable in the voluminous traffic of NYC rush hour, it feels like I'm learning all over again, but it's an awful lot of fun.

Thanks again, Jon

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General Discussion / So I sold my 200i
« on: October 16, 2018, 11:17:44 PM »
Just wanted to thank Stig and everyone on this forum for all your help and support though the past year and a half.

I felt I needed a little more for my day to day commuting in NYC so I found a good deal on a 2015 CB500X ABS with 9,000 miles on it, but I'm going to miss the girl.  I loved my Like and what a great way to get to know two wheels in this crazy city after 20 years off.

I'll still check in and god willing  I'll almost certainly see another scooter again in my future.

Ride Safe, Jon.

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Technical | How To / Re: What windshild did you put on your Like?
« on: September 03, 2018, 09:00:45 PM »
Thanks big blue.

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Technical | How To / What windshild did you put on your Like?
« on: September 01, 2018, 03:27:28 PM »
I did one winter in nyc without a windscreen, but I'm starting to think about the next, labor day and all, and I think it's an accessory I want to add.

Any thought's and experiences with compatible products would be appreciated.

Thanks, Jon

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LIKE 200i / Re: Air, fuel, transmission, or clutch?
« on: August 25, 2018, 01:52:30 PM »
At this point I am just "shrouding and being happy".  My scoot has been running well of late and I beat the hell out of it. No more more error code, and smooth operation, so I'm just going to go with it for now. ;)

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General Discussion / Re: Kymco Global Website = Epic Disaster
« on: August 20, 2018, 07:35:56 PM »
From an American perspective it is terrible, it took months after the 400i was introduced into this country for them to even include it on their site.
But considering our scooter market, I'll give them a pass, but only because they make their scoots so well and ultimately that is what is important.

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General Discussion / Re: Lunch with Crossbolt
« on: August 20, 2018, 07:30:06 PM »
Where are you EvilTessmacher?

I grew up in upstate NY, near Lake George, I think I remember a post that you said you were somewhere up in NY.

That said I would love to take a look at your new Xciting as I plan on purchasing one by end of year.

I would be willing to drive the local highways from NYC on my 200i for lunch. That is if your not too far west?

Let me know, Jon

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LIKE 200i / Re: Air, fuel, transmission, or clutch?
« on: August 11, 2018, 07:49:56 AM »
Hey Stig,

For the TPS, I don't know much about it and really haven't had time to do in-depth reading on the matter, I have been doing 12-18 hour days for weeks so I don't tend to try and learn so much in such work cycles.

As for the one long six short, my scoot always displays one long when I turn the key to on, so if that is to be considered part of the error message, then it might be a temp sensor, but the six short  have defiantly gone away, I watch it with some regularity now.

Based on what I have read in this forum, I thought my symptoms to be clutch glazing, and that also makes a lot of sense considering how I have to ride in nyc.  I thought perhaps that high RPM for 20 or so miles a day and for 2 weeks straight, might have the effect of clearing the glaze, but I must admit I'm ignorant on if this is a plausible explanation.

That said, the timeline of when I noticed the six short was not long before that work cycle and the bike was showing the symptoms I mentioned in my previous post, but soon after they stopped.

Two days after my accident, referred to in my post "So the Like and I went down last night (were both ok)" I thought I was going to have to call a tow truck at 5am after a good 20-30min of trying to get it to start; sputtering, running really rough and dying with even slight throttle but I finally got it to catch. It still ran rougher then normal, but I was confident after the first half mile that I was going to make it the 8 more home.  I had purchased fuel on the way to work that day, it was not raining.

Next morning, first thing I did was drain the puke tube, seemed about full of oil, plus it contained what seemed like a bright orange sediment and something heavier then the oil. The oil was fairly clean as I had changed it just a few days prior.

Started it up after draining and it was just like it had always been.

I don't know if any of this helps you to understand, because I certainly don't, but ever since my scoot has been running great, I still get one long when I initially turn the key, but no more six short.

Jon

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LIKE 200i / Re: Air, fuel, transmission, or clutch?
« on: August 10, 2018, 04:01:09 AM »
And to relate some of my experiences to your questions:

The lurching and laboring from a stop that I experienced seem absolutely in-line with what you have been experiencing, but I just kinda chalked it up to clutch glazing.

Driving in New York is really hard on the throttle, it's all over the place all the time. But after one gig (theatrical lighting electrician) I did, that took me on average about 6 miles at full open to 3/4 throttle on the highway, (twice a day) sans slow lane splitting for about 14 days straight, the message and issues seemed to disappear, despite the fact that I probably did 4 miles in the city proper every day.

Also, I must admit I don't know when the message started to present, at first I didn't even recognize the fact the LED on the dash was showing an error message, naturally I thought it just blinking till I started the bike, silly me.

As for the starting issues you have had, I have not experienced them. Only once since I have owned the bike, a few weeks ago did I fear the bike would not start. Took me about 20min, after a long day at work and very late at night. Turns out, to quote Karl, my "puke tube" (crank case breather tube) was full of crud.  Drained it the next day and the bike was running better then ever.

I also haven't had any real issue with overfilling the fuel tank, and as far as weather, I dove all winter long with no trouble, so I don't believe that seasonality is a factor in this problem.

That said, something does seem fishy with the TPS on this model, please keep me posted and I'll do the same.

Seems like we might have to love our Golden Like's together on this one; before our warranty's run out.

Jon

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LIKE 200i / Re: Air, fuel, transmission, or clutch?
« on: August 10, 2018, 03:23:12 AM »
Yeah, me too! 

It's just funny how both my warning symptoms and the problem have gone away, not far after 4000 miles.

I also bought mine in 2017, May, and just had it in to the dealer's shop last week for a tire change.  I thought about having them take a look with the KYMCO analyzer, but they were so slammed and it had to be a hundred degrees in that garage, still got my tires changed within 4 hours.  Since the problem had gone away I didn't have the heart to ask them under those conditions.

Probably I should have, right?

Jon


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LIKE 200i / Re: Air, fuel, transmission, or clutch?
« on: August 09, 2018, 02:12:51 AM »
Hey Petey,

So the 6 blinks represent TPS, I had the same warning on my like and noticed similar performance issues, then the warning stopped presenting.

For what it's worth, I am beginning to suspect my Like 200i is a 2015 despite the dealer selling it to me as a 2016 though the title reflects the dealer's model year.

The reason for my suspicion is that from what I can find out, my color scheme (gold/black stripe) was only made for the 2015 model year to celebrate KYMCO's 50th year.

That said, I have noticed similar issues at a similar millage or maybe a bit higher.  My warning went away, but now it's has left a bit of a ghost in my mind.

It woulden't hurt to have the dealer check it out if it's still under warranty.

I would also suggest taking Stig up on his suggestions, he has been very helpful in educating me on my Like.

Good Luck and keep us posted,

Jon

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General Discussion / Re: Front brake pads
« on: August 07, 2018, 01:46:51 AM »
Thanks Snoop, that site is new to me and now bookmarked into my Kymco Parts folder.

Jon

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I thought that might be the case, I remember you saying once you liked double orange for safety.

As for heat, I have had no problems with the multi-chip set LED's, both the front and rear have large heat sinks, but I don't believe either has a fan.

Been running them since March, and they have been problem free, they both appear to be of high quality, and the Cree headlight even contains a mechanism to adjust the
rotation of chip sets to achieve maximum output within a given reflector body.

It's pretty neat! 

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