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General Discussion / Re: Buying OEM parts...
« on: May 03, 2024, 07:49:31 PM »
Quote from: mrmike on May 03, 2024, 11:39:52 AM
I just bought a '23 Kymco People S 150. Is there a good online source for OEM parts like air filter or drive belt?

Please see.

https://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=28174.0

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General Discussion / Re: From the Forum Administrator re. forum...
« on: May 03, 2024, 07:43:12 PM »
Quote from: JJJoseph on May 03, 2024, 05:44:15 AM
While it's in the shop, tell him to get off his butt and fix the error messages at the bottom of the screen!  It's not rocket science, maybe 10 minutes of maintenance.  But it would hugely improve the "User Experience" as they say!

My brother was bothered by a pesky check engine light. He put electrical tape over it.
Man knew how to chill on the small stuff.
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General Discussion / Finding Kymco parts and part numbers - UPDATED
« on: May 03, 2024, 07:32:11 PM »
See the sticky

https://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=28174.0

May 3, 2024

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General Discussion / "Show us your scooter...."
« on: May 02, 2024, 11:24:48 AM »


My post on a Vespa forum last year.
Not even a smile

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Like 50 2T / Re: Adding brake fluid help
« on: May 01, 2024, 10:18:26 PM »
The LIKE 50 and the LIKE 200i are the same in this area....

https://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=29611.0

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General Discussion / Re: Under "being good to yourself!"
« on: May 01, 2024, 06:06:30 PM »
Daughter, getting ready for work, looked out on the patio.
"Dad, what are doing?"
Seeing how far I can spit an ice cube.

Looking at my drink..."I'm going to tell Mom."
I mumbled at the closed door, "there goes your Xmas bonus young lady!"
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General Discussion / Re: Under "being good to yourself!"
« on: May 01, 2024, 05:42:52 PM »
Ummm, I learned not to have the margaritas first...unless you're into abstract mowing.
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General Discussion / Under "being good to yourself!"
« on: May 01, 2024, 05:39:23 PM »

Never have liked beer or wine. But after a little yard mowing ....a homemade margarita goes down real easy!

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Technical | How To / Re: Venting the Kymco locking gas cap
« on: April 30, 2024, 03:58:10 PM »
Nice work Karl!

I think it was you who had me drilling a hole in my LIKE's gas cap years ago - when it was doing that imitation of a bucking bronco. (as the TPS failed)
Couldn't hurt!

Man - I learned more about taking my LIKE apart and putting it back together in those few weeks of fairly new ownership when that TPS went south!! Still have some "nothing the matter with these orig. parts" in my tool drawers as the forum recommendations rolled in! ! (fuel pump, coil, plug cap, plugs, plug wire, injector, etc.)

Then you loaned me your KYMCO diag. tool! And we got it solved.

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General Discussion / Re: talked a little 'scooters' this morning....
« on: April 30, 2024, 03:45:34 PM »
Quote from: rjs987 on April 30, 2024, 01:10:14 PM
And I thought you had a Kymco (Taiwanese)!

First thing 99% of new LIKE owners do is peel the "Made In China" sticker off the leg shield.
That 1%? They're finger-nail biters and can't get it off.

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General Discussion / talked a little 'scooters' this morning....
« on: April 30, 2024, 12:56:15 AM »
Common for some folks - rare for me!

Early this morning, an elderly lady of means, apparently, slid out of her Escalade and walked past.
Looking at my LIKE parked by the curb, she asked, "Is that yours?"
"Yes ma'am."

"It looks like fun!"
"It is!"

Later a mail man rode up on his scooter. He pops into Tom's most mornings on his way to the post Office, just down the street.
We chatted about his scooter. It's a 50 and he lives in the village - so perfectly good for intown use.


Later a passerby asked, looking it over, "Is that a Vespa?"

"Oh goodness....no! that kinda stuff can get a fellow beat up! It's Chinese!"

He was puzzled at my remark. He doesn't know Vespa owners.


Low bright sun in my face on much of my ride home...so stopped and put the painter's tape on. Works a treat - much better than my drop-down sun glass thing. That darkens everything. Including shadows. In and out of tree shadows all the way home - any one of which can be hiding a deer standing in the road. Ask me how I know!

It ain't elegant. But look at the rider!

Stig

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / A mesh ride, finally!
« on: April 29, 2024, 04:24:49 PM »
And a moon....



someone added a couple of iron tables and chairs next to the hotel driveway.
Now two good places to sit with a coffee!





A little nippy at 61°F when i headed out before dawn...but warm for the ride home in my hiviz FirstGear mesh jacket!
Must be summer soon!

Stig

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: Morning Ride
« on: April 29, 2024, 11:14:36 AM »
Never heard of them. But I looked them up. And yeah I think there is at least one of them in the movie.
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: Rare Chevy spotted
« on: April 28, 2024, 11:09:29 PM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on April 28, 2024, 09:58:55 PM
Great car with great potential ruined by some California granny over speeding a cloverleaf and spinning out. Ralph Nader, a hungry lawyer, writes a book about this accident/crash, "Unsafe at Any Speed" which kills the car and gets the "Consumer Protection" bureaucrat agency started.

Most sports-minded drivers and hot-rodders bought an Empi "camber compensator" which eliminated the axle-tuck/rollover thing. Had GM limited the wheel travel it never would have been much of a problem

The 60/40 rear weight bias still gave the car a frightening oversteer when pushed but definitely similar to Porche, VW and Renault Dauphine. A driver interested could deal with it but was beyond most drones driving in this country in the 60's.

The engines these days are quite popular with home-built aircraft people... big power at less money...
My Daughter was with me when we saw this corvair.
I asked her if she'd ever heard of Ralph  Nader.
"No. Who's he?"
Too nice an evening to talk about that guy
..ancient history.
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: Morning Ride
« on: April 28, 2024, 10:47:12 AM »
Quote from: Neil955i on April 28, 2024, 08:52:33 AM
I knew the story of course, but didn't realise that they'd made a film about it.  One for the list I think!
Surprise at the end!
(the cast makes it worth a drive to the library every few years!)
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