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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Xciting 250 => Topic started by: Scoota on June 24, 2012, 02:22:55 PM
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Looking at possibly getting an Xciting 250, haven't had a chance to ride one yet (hopefully soon) to see how it goes.
My primary use for it will be commuting to and from work and have a short stretch of highway that I normally take that is posted 65mph, how will the 250 do at that speed?
Wouldn't mind a 500 but those are priced a little more than I'd like to go.
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Well, so much for getting a Xciting 250...found a Xciting 500i with ABS for a decent price today and pulled the trigger on it. ;D
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Good Choice. Have around 9,000 miles on my 250. Depending on your weight,
65 mph, I find is about the max. Usually in the red on the tach. Don't get me wrong,
I've had it 60-65 on the road for extended periods with no issues, but the 250 is sufficient for me.
High speeds probably 20-25% of the time. Only time I've hit the interstate is when it's 60 or below.
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I too find 65 to be max speed without getting over 7500 rpm on the 250. I did ride on I 164 north of evansville for about 12 miles at 70 mph. Clearly in the red line at about 8000. I will probably not ever do that again, as I don't want to risk engine harm. It rode great, but the engine revs were just too high. I will just take the 60 and 55 mph state highways.
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Mine is super happy between 55 and 63-4 mph. Above that number less happy. 2007 250 xciting orange.
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I have a 2006 Xciting 250. I have about 17,000 miles on it with about 50% freeway in the central valley, California. I have pushed it pretty hard, above red line for up to 150 miles. That is probably one of the reasons I broke a drive belt. Now, I keep it around 7000-7500rpm and 60-65 mph tops. Eventually, I would like to get into a 500. I would like to stay up with 70-75mph traffic instead of seeing the tail end of Mayflower Moving and Storage. Overall, I am pretty happy with the 250.
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I have an 09' 250 and like others find that 65 mph is about tops. I've had it above that up to 70 but it wasn't too happy with afterwards. 50-60 mph and she cruses like a dream.