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Hi folks,
Looking at an older People 250 (not S, but might look at one of those too).
Does anyone know if this uses the same sometimes troublesome LCM that some of the other Kymcos do?
Does anyone know of any issues swapping to an H4 LED vs. the HS1?  I really would be swapping out all the lights eventually so any issues with that would be good to know as well (other than swapping the blinker module).

Thanks for any thoughts or responses.

Neat, but practically Gymkhana to get in.

Hi peeps,

It's possible I may pick up one of these beasts so I have some questions.
Some of this is scattered in the forum, but I though fresh answers and consolidating this data in one place would have some benefits.

• What Windscreens are out there that hold up?  Read something about lexan being the best, any Lexan ones out there?
  What year did ABS come in?
  Should the rollers be dropped a gram or is there an advantage to keeping stock?
  Do sliders work well in this beast, or are there reports of flipping or similar issues (Like on the Burgman 400)?
  Are the stock tires OK or are City Grips (or other) tires enough better to warrant an immediate swap?
  Any other quirks worth mentioning?

Thanks for any input.

This was already posted in ADV, but since we don't have 100% overlap there thought I'd post it for those who aren't on that.

https://rideapart.com/articles/lane-splitting-hawaii-new-law
Pretty much explains it.

Congrats to riders out that way.

If nothing else it's a baby step the right direction.


Cheers peeps.

I've always thought the non-U.S. bikes had a cleaner look to 'em, but had always head that there was a Federal reg against that.
In a spat of curiousity I poked around & finally found it.
In case you've ever wondered you can find it here https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2004-title49-vol5/xml/CFR-2004-title49-vol5-sec571-108.xml
The verbiage is pretty specific:

Horizontally, turn signals must be:
At or near the front—1 amber on each side of the vertical centerline at the same height, and having a minimum horizontal separation distance (centerline of lamps) of 16 inches. Minimum edge to edge separation distance between lamp and headlamp is 4 inchesAt or near the rear—1 red or amber on each side of the vertical centerline, at the same height and having a minimum horizontal separation distance (centerline to centerline of lamps) of 9 inches. Minimum edge to edge separation distance between lamp and tail or stop lamp is 4-inches, when a single stop and taillamp is installed on the vertical centerline and the turn signal lamps are red.

Vertically:
Not less than 15 inches, nor more than 83 inches.

Since the rest of the world gets by without it I think it's a bit silly, but as the French cest...la vie.

http://www.piaggiousa.com/scooter/liberty-s-150.html
Looks like Piaggio is taking another stab at big wheel scoots.
Power spec looks pretty similar to the old People 150, & S 200, their noted top end of ~60mph is about right as well.
Only difference is the rear wheel's only 14", but you probably get a bit more space in the pet carrier in exchange for that.
Don't think I'll give up my HD for it, but I may go take a look.

Hi folks,

I've seen some mixed reports on the Biondi, & Givi windshields, but haven't seen anybody mention the Puig, or the touring windshield that Kymco offers in their accessories.

Has anybody used 'em?  If so, any thoughts vs. the Biondi & Givi?

Thanks

Tromper

So whatcha think folks, if this got to the U.S. would it sell, or would it suffer the same image issues that most big wheel scoots get in the U.S. ?

For me. I'd kinda miss the glove compartment vs. my S200 a tetch, but that's not a deal killer..
It has a couple more ponies (someone in the ADV forum noted 13.5 HP), & 50 lbs extra weight, so that's a bit of a wash.
New with FI on the other hand, has it's points to me, so I'd give it a look.

Frankly I doubt they'll bring it, & if they do I'm sure it'd be in your choice of black, white or grey, but I do think it looks like a nice, & practical bike.