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You bet.  I've ordered from a couple of Internet sellers of Yamaha parts, since I own a Yamaha, and they've all been pretty good.  That one I've spoken to on the phone, too, and they were real helpful, both about the Yamaha parts and the Kymco parts.  And I am not getting paid/have no affiliation, etc.  Lemme know how the CDI thing works out.  I'm pretty new to scooters.

Try stadiumyamaha.com.  I think there's a discount for mentioning this forum, and they were real helpful when I emailed/called them.

What's wrong with your CDI module?

Oh, and welcome!

I would think that if the springs are the right strength for your weight, the shocks shouldn't bottom out even if there were no oil.  But replacing springs can get a little pricey and complicated.  If it were me, I'd find out the stock oil weight and replace it with something a little heavier and see if that does it.  There's a good chance that the oil in there is completely worn out anyway.  This way if you do eventually replace the springs, you'll at least know exactly how much good the springs do.

^ Pretty girl and a pretty scoot.  This one's nice, if a bit racier.  I pixelated the fun bits, but still I hope I'm not breaking any rules or anything.  It's not like anyone with access to Google can't go and find the original anyway.

Yes, the odometer is in km.  I typically get between 70 and 75 mpg depending on how twisty I am with the throttle.

Same here.  Not much variation, either.

This is a sweet bike.

It IS a sweet bike, isn't it?

I used a 100cc syringe to put exactly 180cc of oil in the tranny.  My understanding is that you do NOT fill to the bottom of the fill hole.  Just put in the 0.2qt/180ml and leave it.  And make sure to spin the rear wheel while draining to get all the old stuff out.  Any 80w90 gear oil should be OK.  Given the long service life, it might not be a bad idea to get expensive/synthetic.  At least, that's what i usually do with the longer interval fluids.  Not trying to start an oil thread here.

For the motor, I used Rotella 15w40 in the white jug.  The manual calls for 15w40, and those Diesel oils are the best for the price.  The Chevron Delo or Mobil 1 Delvac 1300 should be as good for the same price.  Or you can pay for scooter-specific marketed oil.  Again, not trying to start an oil thread here.  Oh, and I found two places in two manuals for my ('07) P150 that called for different volumes of motor oil.  One said 980ml, which overfills mine, and the other called for 800ml, which seems about right.

And if you can drain the oil without making a mess of the rear brake cable and/or centerstand, I'd like to know how.

I have the same problem with my People 150, which I'm pretty sure sat for a summer, probably last summer, from the condition of the spiders in all of the mud wasp nests I've found in it.  I've found at least one wasp nest behind each piece of plastic!







Somebody did some work on it though, because it runs strong, and the motor oil and gear oil changes I did on it after I bought it were completely unnecessary. I'd never drained cleaner oil.  Oh, well.