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Xciting 500 / Re: Traded my 500 for a BMW C600 Sport
« on: November 18, 2013, 02:06:39 PM »
Quote from: Vivo on November 18, 2013, 01:46:16 AM
The downside would be you will be paying "bmw price" for a kymco spare part that might fail in the future... Congrats on you new scoot!  ;)

This is one scooter where the old saying "if you have to ask what it costs you probably can't afford it" likely applies. It's pricey no doubt.  However the scoot comes with a 3 year warranty and I have a full service BMW dealership with factory trained mechanics and specialized tools for the bike. Kymco will supply the spare engine parts and the rest of the stuff will come from whatever source BMW uses.     

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Xciting 500 / Re: Traded my 500 for a BMW C600 Sport
« on: November 18, 2013, 01:56:58 PM »
Quote from: BigOrange on November 17, 2013, 11:59:24 PM
How much for the C600 sport?  Our BMW dealer here has a demo unit for 7695 + tax it is sliver and has about 3000 miles on it.  I would love to own the big one. I need the storage under my can. I can not afford the shop rate at the bmw dealer.

That's not a bad price.  My bike came with the upgrade, i.e. heated grips and seat (a questionable necessity for South Texas) and by the time all the taxes, costs and fees were added it was somewhat in the 12K range.     

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Xciting 500 / Re: Traded my 500 for a BMW C600 Sport
« on: November 17, 2013, 10:48:38 PM »
Houndguy - the fact that the engine was manufactured by Kymco to BMW's design specs gave me confidence. I always enjoyed my Kymcos and the fact that a brand new scooter has an engine built by a company with scooter experience was a plus.  When I was trading in my Kymco the salesman was bad mouthing Kymco till I told him the foregoing piece of information.

 

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Xciting 500 / Traded my 500 for a BMW C600 Sport
« on: November 17, 2013, 02:29:55 PM »
In the unlikely event that I have been missed, I traded my 500 for a BMW C600 Sport this last May.  I was browsing the local motorcycle mega shop and there was a new black metal flake BMW scoot just sitting right in front of me.  I took a beating on the trade but I couldn't help myself.  The performance is outstanding.       

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Xciting 500 / Can you help identify this scoot?
« on: May 11, 2013, 05:16:04 PM »
My local dealer has an Xciting 500Ri with ABS with the "new" double headlight front end in the shop for repairs. The bike is a darkish, gunmetal blue. From what I understand Gray and Gold are the only colors being imported this year. Could this be a Canadian bike?       

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People GT 300i / Re: Octane rating?
« on: May 07, 2013, 09:34:28 PM »
I posted my same post on the 500 forum and got some instructive feedback - worth looking at.

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Xciting 500 / Re: What octane fuel should I use in my X500?
« on: May 07, 2013, 09:21:09 PM »
Quote from: johnson on May 07, 2013, 09:16:16 PM
The key word is "probably".  Even the Kymco guy didn't know for sure.  I've made the switch to regular and just like others, had knocking, sputtering, almost stalling, and other running issues.  As soon as I put the good stuff back in, NO MORE PROBLEMS.   Really, it's 20 cents.  With the MPG you're getting is that a problem?

Good point about the qualification of "probably". It's a shame that Kymco USA hasn't a clue.  The $.20 difference is not an issue with me - and judging by your experience - no savings at all.  I was just trying to get an official ruling but got a maybe instead.   

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Xciting 500 / Re: What octane fuel should I use in my X500?
« on: May 07, 2013, 09:10:52 PM »
I wanted to get an answer from Kymco on the octane issue so I asked Kymco the following question on their customer website:

"Is the suggested gasoline octane rating stated in the Owners Manual for scooters sold in the U.S. measured by the European/Asian standards or by United States standards?"

Kymco replied:

"The Octane listings in the owners manuals are probably Asian standards. Regular gas is fine for KYMCOs."

Kudos to all who new that already.

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People GT 300i / Re: Octane rating?
« on: May 07, 2013, 06:56:15 PM »
I wanted to get an answer from Kymco on the octane issue so I asked Kymco the following question on their customer website:

"Is the suggested gasoline octane rating stated in the Owners Manual for scooters sold in the U.S. measured by the European/Asian standards or by United States standards?"

Kymco replied:

"The Octane listings in the owners manuals are probably Asian standards. Regular gas is fine for KYMCOs."

Kudos to all who new that already.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Spotted Some Kymcos in Italy
« on: April 25, 2013, 02:59:09 PM »
This is a picture of a small gathering of scooters in a parking lot in Sorrento.  On the coast near the Vespa factory I estimate that I saw at least 500 scooters lined up for shipping. 

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Xciting 500 / Re: Spotted Some Kymcos in Italy
« on: April 25, 2013, 11:21:20 AM »
Vivo - that confirms what I thought was the situation.  I was searching for a Xciting 400 but could not find one.  The Gilera 800 was awesome - much more compact than I had envisioned.     

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Xciting 500 / Spotted Some Kymcos in Italy
« on: April 24, 2013, 08:06:03 PM »
I just returned from two weeks in Italy. It had been a long time since I was there last and at that earlier time I was not interested in scooters.  This visit I was happily overwhelmed by the swarm of scooters I saw.  I did not do a scientific survey but I believe the larger wheeled Honda SH series seriously dominate the market – followed by larger wheeled Piaggios.  Oddly –traditional Vespas did not seem to have that big a big market share.  I saw a number of 500s in Rome and Florence and Florence probably had a good Kymco dealer because I also saw a number of DT 300s and People 200s and 300s.  I really enjoyed seeing the numerous makes and models not available in the U.S.  The rarest scooter I saw was a Gilera 800.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Michigan to Phoenix Arizona.
« on: April 05, 2013, 01:06:49 PM »
Be safe and keep us posted.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Video on a variator
« on: April 04, 2013, 11:15:53 PM »
Very cool - thanks.  Once again - a picture is worth a thousand words.   

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People GT 300i / Re: My New Kymco People GTi300
« on: March 29, 2013, 03:26:13 PM »
Congratulations - welcome to the forum - you'll really enjoy the bike.  I also own a Kymco 500 that I use for highway trips. You'll find that because of the increased agility of the 300 you'll be using it quite often. Also I see you got the black - which is the fastest color. ;D 

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