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Technical | How To / Re: AK550 Battery R&R
« on: Today at 12:05:33 AM »
Boy a post doesn't get much better than this!
Good photos, clear instructions, repurposing a cat!
Great stuff Randy!

Going 14Ah yuasa this time?

Stig

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Technical | How To / Re: AK550 Battery R&R
« on: Today at 12:04:14 AM »
Boy a post doesn't get much better than this!
Good photos, clear instructions, repurposing a cat!
Great stuff Randy!

Stig

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People s150 / Re: Hand Guards
« on: June 01, 2024, 11:13:48 PM »
Quote from: mrmike on June 01, 2024, 10:16:58 PM

    Thank you so much for this information. I ordered a set of the genuine Kymco parts guards, and they were only $32.00 with free shipping
Please let us know your shipping experience.
I've had parts come from China lightening fast....others, not so much.
Regardless,  I've no hesitation ordering from Asia.
Stig
Stig

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General Discussion / Re: Stig - dawn riding pour le rendez-vous aussi
« on: June 01, 2024, 09:16:06 PM »
There are versions of the above clip with captions to tell the viewer what street he is on - should you want to follow along with a street map.
Stig

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General Discussion / Stig - dawn riding pour le rendez-vous aussi
« on: June 01, 2024, 09:10:14 PM »
Much like our man, Stig - meandering through rural Ohio at daybreak for his rendezvous, also, but with a coffee....

The French gentleman in this clip races at dawn through the mostly deserted streets of Paris to keep his promised rendezvous at Montmartre. He parks in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica, at the highest point in the city....and they have a squeeze!

Well. To each his own!



There is controversy about what car was used - and at what speed it traveled. Who cares!
The main thing is no pigeons were hurt!

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People s150 / Re: Hand Guards
« on: June 01, 2024, 08:15:05 PM »
Quote from: imthinking on June 01, 2024, 07:23:40 PM
They can be quite hard to find. I just tried searching and failed. I had to go back to my invoice to find it.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256802967453030.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.493bf19c9aRKg1&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

nice work!
Stig

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Technical | How To / Re: AK550 Battery R&R
« on: June 01, 2024, 08:12:47 PM »
Reminds me of a Honda PCX - to do a valve adjustment - start removing the tail light and work your way forward!

I'm sure you're keeping a tender on it ,to reduce the number of times one must go in there.
I doubt you think it's a deal changer - even if you saw that in a maint. manual before purchasing?

Surely the owner's manual talks you through a battery change?

Your big scoot is probably meant to run 5 yrs on a battery. And as for blown fuses....."they don't happen!" Sure.

Good luck - keep us posted.....pix are always fun - esp. someone else's troubles!

Hang in there!
Stig

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LIKE 200i / LIKE200i accessories holding up well
« on: June 01, 2024, 02:40:29 PM »
REPOST from 2017 years ago:

Bought my LIKE200iLX a little over 4 years ago.
First accessory I installed that summer was a full set of the Kymco crash bars - just for the looks of them!
Next were a pair of long stemmed FAR mirrors from Italy to see behind me. The mirrors and the crash bars have been waxed several times - and except for the Italian screws - are free of rust.
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Next I installed the lighted Bestem 929 top case - purely for the added night riding safety. I do put things in the case , but mainly it's value to me is its wrap-around running lights and brake lights. Is is also priced at @ 20% of the two major brands of lighted cases. The case has worked flawlessly for me for nearly 4 yrs.
I do wish they made a slightly smaller version.



Then there is the battery tender - which I keep stepping on - but works fine.



And the Tiny Tac that I put on about 3 yrs ago. Easy installation & works great. Applied with a bit of red 3M autobody tape.



Philips MotoVision orange bulb was installed a year or so ago. I like it. I ride in the dark every day. As advertised, the different color seems to get me noticed.



Not an accessory - but the thing that enables me to enjoy hours, rather than minutes, of riding my LIKE is the seat rebuild which I did on a used 50cc LIKE seat from ebay ($30) BTW- that Sailrite 4-way stretch vinyl seat covering I used has proven to be good stuff....they make custom motorcycle seat covers with it, so figured it would be a quality vinyl. Beats the heck out of fabric store vinyl!

All in all, the few accessories I have installed are holding up well.
(inside the scoot are a set of Dr. Pulley 14g sliders, an NGK Iridium spark plug, a Yamaha fuel pump a bigger YUASA battery for my winter starts in the boonies, and Michelin tires either end)
Love this scooter.
Stig

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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Scraping ...a shoulder?
« on: June 01, 2024, 02:36:31 AM »
Crazy.


But the pros keep it on the track.....not the streets.
Stig

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People s150 / Re: Hand Guards
« on: June 01, 2024, 12:48:00 AM »
Quote from: imthinking on June 01, 2024, 12:38:08 AM
You can get them on aliexpress, OEM, for around $35 plus some shipping. Not bad price compared to what i saw people asking on ebay. This is for the S 150 but it might be listed as for the S 125, but it still fits.
Thanks, there you go!
Yeah - aliexpress - not alibabba.

Couldn't remember the name.
They sell a ton of stuff for bikes and scooters.
Stig

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Race Talk / Re: Isle of Man TT Races 2024
« on: June 01, 2024, 12:33:10 AM »
Doing laps in 17 mins?....assuming one doesn't become a new Bansky mural on a pub side.
What's the distance again, Neil?

Stig

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General Discussion / Re: My new toy
« on: May 31, 2024, 08:05:21 PM »
Quote from: randyo on May 30, 2024, 02:27:06 PM

Randy - you have the weirdest hobbies!
Stig

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People s150 / Re: Hand Guards
« on: May 31, 2024, 07:56:41 PM »
Quote from: mrmike on May 31, 2024, 06:54:29 PM


 Stig

   I went on the U. K. Kymco site, and the parts I want are on the diagram, but the listing says they are not available. There is a scooter store in Australia that did a People S 150 video on You Tube. That's where I saw the handguards. I went to their website to contact them, but they didn't bother to get back to me. Are there any People S 150 owners on this forum that could help?
That's a very new model.....part of the problem finding parts.
Nothing on ebay >>>Germany, Australia,  England, France?
Ali...Babba or whatever that site is called.
Probably best bet is an Asian scooter shop. Facebook Asian scooter groups?

Then again - there are some few Kymco accessories which were never plentiful! The chrome crash bars for my LIK200i were very hard to locate in the USA....and the model was popular and only about 2-3 years into it's 10 year model run.
I had to make a lot of phone calls to dealers listed on the Kymco USA site!
When I found the bars - next I had to talk the shop into mailing them to me! The parts are not small!
Stig

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General Discussion / NSR: the only fun part of yard work......[edited]
« on: May 31, 2024, 04:27:49 PM »
Ol' Vinny and I get to enjoy a little 'taste'.
Yeah, don't get into a drink-until-your-ears-fall-off contest with this guy!


Stig

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People s150 / Re: Variator mod
« on: May 31, 2024, 11:36:12 AM »
Quote from: imthinking on May 31, 2024, 03:04:08 AM
I think they are 13.5 grams from description here https://www.bike-parts-kymco.uk/kymco-motorcycle/150-SCOOTER/PEOPLE/PEOPLE_S_150i_ABS_EURO_4/VARIATOR--CLUTCH/228/6/0/228

I tried 12 and 13's sliders on my 2022 and ended up mixing them for 12.5. I think acceleration is better and smoother than stock, but the gas mileage has gone down a bit and i lost a 1 mph on top end. I am leaning toward putting the original rollers back in next time I go back in there.
1MPH-?!
Digital speedo on those Kymcos?
Stig

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