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General Discussion / Re: NSR (Nearly Scooter Related) MOTOGUZZI Nevada 750 Club
« on: Today at 02:18:05 PM »
great looking bike and great work, Ruffus!
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General Discussion / Re: I need someone to help find me a front fender. K-pipe 125cc
« on: May 31, 2024, 12:23:47 PM »
do a search for Kymco dealers in your part of the country...call them up and ask them to order the OEM fender. I know my local Kymco dealer will order any part I need. Every state has to have at least a few dealers.
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General Discussion / Re: hesitant to run
« on: May 31, 2024, 12:59:34 AM »I'm guessing here, but let's start at the top. A Super 8 150 isn't a new Kymco, it might be 10 or 15 years old. It's likely carbureted, not fuel injected. If so, it will be struggling to run on ethanol mix, or (worse), OLD ethanol mix. Carbureted motors were designed for ordinary petrol, no ethanol. In a pinch they'll run nicely with straight boat gas, tractor gas - or even 100LL avgas. But no ethanol in the mix. An older Kymco on ethanol is really hard to start, and will stumble and backfire until it gets warm. There's not a lot that can be done, possibly up-jet the pilot jet. If it's a Kymco carburetor, there's no jets available except the stock jets, so you have to switch to a Keihin CVK carb (20 or 22mm). You might be lucky and find a pure petrol supply near home. The good news is that once it's warmed up it will run just fine!
I bought replacement Keihin jets for my scoot..they were identical to the OEM ones (I had a Kymco branded carb..I think)
But I’d first start with a thorough carb cleaning
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General Discussion / Re: Just got a kymco, need help getting it working againI
« on: May 29, 2024, 10:06:17 PM »
I had to look it up…and it shows this scoot is a 2 stroke. Does it have an external oil tank for oil injection or does it run pre mixed gas/oil?
A weak battery will cause a starter to make clicking or funny noises…not sure what you mean by the kick starter doesn’t work? It won’t start the scoot or it physically doesn’t move through its stroke, connected to and turning the engine?
Oil light comes on…how if the scoot doesn’t run? Or is it just one of the lights that come on when you initially turn the key?
A weak battery will cause a starter to make clicking or funny noises…not sure what you mean by the kick starter doesn’t work? It won’t start the scoot or it physically doesn’t move through its stroke, connected to and turning the engine?
Oil light comes on…how if the scoot doesn’t run? Or is it just one of the lights that come on when you initially turn the key?
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General Discussion / Re: hesitant to run
« on: May 28, 2024, 12:12:49 PM »
sounds like it may be a carb issue? Easy for carbs to get some gunk in the jets or passages, especially if not ridden regularly.
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LIKE 200i / Re: Like 200i as an external battery charger
« on: May 27, 2024, 02:38:28 PM »
Happy Memorial Day (to our US members)!.. what I'm reading is you want to keep a 2nd, spare scooter battery charged up for possible future use..and you'd prefer to charge it off the scooter but are having problems killing the lights to reduce draw during charging?
How about skipping the 'scooter as a charger' and using a traditional wall plug battery tender / charger / maintainer to charge the extra battery?
I would also think that a small scooter battery would have a very limited amount of power available to use in a power outage...could you buy a larger battery to use or a dedicated power bank that is designed to recharge and then power electric accessories? Lots of those available, now.
(if you're dead set on using your scoot to charge the extra battery you can replace your original headlight bulb with an led one to save a lot of juice)
How about skipping the 'scooter as a charger' and using a traditional wall plug battery tender / charger / maintainer to charge the extra battery?
I would also think that a small scooter battery would have a very limited amount of power available to use in a power outage...could you buy a larger battery to use or a dedicated power bank that is designed to recharge and then power electric accessories? Lots of those available, now.
(if you're dead set on using your scoot to charge the extra battery you can replace your original headlight bulb with an led one to save a lot of juice)
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Technical | How To / Re: variator locking tool
« on: May 23, 2024, 12:39:26 PM »
Yes, what Karl said…I used a 24” piece of flat stock and cut a 7” piece off, leaving a 17” and 7” piece. Drill 4 holes, 2 in the short piece and 2 in the long, add a few bolts and you have a solid tool.
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Technical | How To / Re: Mirrors & mods to my LIKE
« on: May 20, 2024, 12:22:24 PM »
my only People S200 mods were for visibility to others...I upgraded to much brighter led bulbs in the turn signals / indicators / winkers...made the non functioning international front turn signals functional again (by purchasing a working pair form Ebay UK) as running lights and added reflective rim tape to my wheels along with some additional red reflective tape to the rear. Funny thing is I never ride at night! But if I did...
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General Discussion / Re: DTX 360 New Front Boot
« on: May 17, 2024, 10:34:42 PM »
great looking tires at great purchase and install prices! And the installer even comes to you!!
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: NSR Aurora Borealis
« on: May 11, 2024, 01:54:07 PM »
now that is cool!
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Technical | How To / Re: Gasoline
« on: May 10, 2024, 12:16:13 PM »
fuel injection cures many (ethanol) ills.. you're fine to run the ethanol fuel. I would not recommend storing ethanol fuel for long periods of time as ethanol will attract water into the fuel over time. (Chickanic (sp?) has a small engine youtube channel and did a big video on the #1 issue she encounters in small engine repair...water in fuel.)
In a fuel injected vehicle this is not a big deal...in a carbureted engine? Not so good. I live in Iowa, dislike ethanol immensely, and run non ethanol fuel (readily available at every station) in all my engines except my cars.
In a fuel injected vehicle this is not a big deal...in a carbureted engine? Not so good. I live in Iowa, dislike ethanol immensely, and run non ethanol fuel (readily available at every station) in all my engines except my cars.
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General Discussion / Re: First ride of year on my K-Pipe
« on: May 07, 2024, 12:27:56 PM »
glad you're back in the saddle, again!
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General Discussion / Re: "Show us your scooter...."
« on: May 02, 2024, 11:41:21 AM »
you got nothing? C'mon, that's pretty good!
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Technical | How To / Re: Kymco Agility 50 Wheel
« on: May 02, 2024, 11:39:24 AM »
is it the front tire or rear tire? Do you have a picture of the wheel and how it's installed?