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Xciting 500 / Re: Polini clutch, anyone?
« on: April 12, 2017, 08:26:48 PM »
Thanks MJR, that makes more sense then what I thought it might do.
Considering I have it already, I might as well try and use it.


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Xciting 500 / Polini clutch, anyone?
« on: April 12, 2017, 07:06:17 PM »
Everyone is talking only about performance gains, I was wondering more in line with what the thing ACTUALLY does
when installed. I already own it, never tried it though (got it as a spare part with my scooter). I can see the revs at
which it engages can be set somewhere from 4800 and up, but 4800 or so being the lowest.

Does that mean that when the scooter is decelerating and the revs drop below 4800 revs (which is more or less 50mphish)
that the clutch will engage and the scooter would coast at idle revs or am I missing something?

Also, does that mean that the scooter wouldn't accelerate AT ALL from a dead stop at revs under 4800?
If so, yeah, I'm gonna pass.

The stock clutch starts doing it's thing around 2500 revs.

Thanks!

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Xciting 500 / Re: winter starting issues still
« on: March 14, 2017, 12:37:02 PM »
Quote from: jan.strydom on March 14, 2017, 12:03:35 PM
Well I eventually got back to my bike - the starting issue(mornings only) prevail. I opened the tank....no difference. had the new battery checked again, all good as per their tests, charge voltage above 14v - the only way my bike starts is jumper cables from my cars 100amp alternator and battery - the car has to rev at around 3000rpm and then the bike fires up almost immediately.

My garage(Kymco dealer) has no answer as when I get it to them the bike starts up first kick - they did overhaul the starter motor a few weeks back...............wanted to add - it still floods if it does not kick the first time - nothing will help....wait ten minutes , try again and then starts first time - I never touch the throttle to flood the engine.............


Fed up............yes!!

Mine doesn't flood and eventually starts on it's own, but every single morning start-up (or after standing still for a while, especially while it's cold outside) it sounds like it will
never start. Turns over slow as the battery is dead, and it's brand new. Also overhauled the starter.

There needs to be a solution for this.
Li-Ion batteries?
Better then stock starters?

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Xciting 500 / Re: winter starting issues still
« on: March 09, 2017, 08:48:37 PM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on March 09, 2017, 03:58:11 PM
A poor connection will make the starter turn slowly under load, guaranteed. Additionally, that connection will get very hot. Have you noticed any melted insulation or smoke during one of these hard-start episodes? Venting the tank will have NO effect on starter speed, just in case you were wondering. A stuck vent with either pressure in the tank or a vacuum may cause hard starting and will certainly affect idle an may affect running. Our UXV 500i side-by-side is a real crappy, unpredictable starter. The starter will stall trying to get that big piston over dead center, sometimes. Other times, it spins everything to a fine start. Not predictable so we have to be ready with "pilot technique." Personally, I think the starter motor and/or battery are too small for the application. The DT300i starts the same way, EVERY TIME. The 500s seem to be the ones with this problem. One thing to consider is the field strength of that permanent magnet motor. There are places somewhere that can remagnetize those pole pieces. More field strength = more torque. Another "bright idea" may be to replace the cables from battery to starter with the next size larger. This would include to and from the solenoid. More current = more torque. Both of these "bright ideas" would be easier than adapting a geared starter to the engine. De dee could do that but he is in Canada!

Please regard all this is NOT experience with the 500's but based on experience with other machinery systems. Use a "grain of salt" when trying these ideas of mine! You will probably come up with other, better ideas. I have no doubt that this problem on this model will be solved by the people on THIS FORUM and no where else!

Karl

Sounds like your UXV experience is the same as mine. That's exactly how it behaves.
Sometimes sounds like it will completely stop.

On the other hand, that's only the first, cold start.
After that it usually starts in the first second of cranking.

My DT300i started beautifully from day one till the day I sold it around 11k miles.

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Xciting 500 / Re: winter starting issues still
« on: March 09, 2017, 10:23:35 AM »
Quote from: MJR on March 09, 2017, 10:10:16 AM
Did the electrician bench test the starter before and after the rebuild? If you rule out the starter and battery then the only things left are the main ground to the engine and main power feed wire to the starter. Poor connections/wire can be temperature sensitive.

Poor connection can cause the starter to turn slowly?
That doesn't make much sense to me but ok.

I'm not sure what the electrician did but he did find some issues when he took it apart and fixed them.
I was wondering if anyone knew if there are any aftermarket/3rd party starter motors available for the XC500?

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Xciting 500 / Re: winter starting issues still
« on: March 08, 2017, 08:59:25 PM »
Oh this is interesting.

I just bought a 11 year old XC500 2006 and solving some issues I've found, no biggie, but the extremely slow turning starter
is baffling both me and my head mechanic/boss - we both work at a Kymco dealership/repair shop BTW.

Battery is a year old and performing great (tried with a huge battery too), the starter was a bit under the weather and was
refreshed by an electrician, still same issue.

First start in the mornings at still rather low temperatures = VERY slow turning and needs at least 30-40 seconds of cranking
to start (I do it in 3-4 series of 10 seconds).

I'll try the gas cap thing, that's interesting.
Other then that, I wonder what else can cause that issue.

The bike is running perfectly fine after it starts.

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Agility 125 / Re: Headlight bulb
« on: January 03, 2016, 03:13:31 AM »
You can use any H4 like stated in the posts above.
Every car parts store will have a massive choice of those.

These are very basic common bulbs we're talking here, and I live in the middle of nowhere Croatia. o.O

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Agility 125 / Re: Headlight bulb
« on: January 03, 2016, 03:02:20 AM »
Quote from: Aceforever on January 03, 2016, 01:24:35 AM
My friend, could I use this light bulb: 12V 35/35W S2 BA20D? It look very similar. I can not find any H11 type?

I have no idea, there's H11 bulbs in every single general store around here, web shops and ebay (from like $2 a pop).
Really a non-issue.

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Agility 125 / Re: Headlight bulb
« on: January 02, 2016, 01:00:17 PM »
Quote from: Aceforever on January 02, 2016, 04:59:57 AM
Hey mate, I have the same Kymco Agility 125 2006. Did your scooter come with h4 55/60w or 12v 35/35w H11?

A 5 year old thread, seriously? :)
It came with the H11 and the light pattern from the H11 was better then the more powerful and bigger H4
I put in after the original died. Buy a better bulb, not a higher power one. :)

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Downtown 300 / Re: Downtown Tall Windshield
« on: August 13, 2015, 11:07:54 AM »
The Gilera Nexus one is, imagine that, for Gilera Nexus. :)
Get the Kappa.
I tried both Biondi and Kappa on mine and liked Kappa better.
Biondi is out of business (and has been for a while now).

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Xciting 500 / Re: Engine oil
« on: June 05, 2014, 02:53:24 PM »
Quote from: anothergxg on June 05, 2014, 02:46:02 PM
Cortez, thank you very much.
I have both the user and the service manual... Too bad we didn't bother to actually read it...



Just.. make sure you don't use car oil in motorcycles.. if you guys ever buy any, won't work there
or in some scoots with wet clutches.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Engine oil
« on: June 05, 2014, 02:41:39 PM »
I found this in about 20 seconds on google, and it's from the User's Manual, so, you and your
friend need to pay more attention to what it says.
 ;D



See the chart?

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Xciting 500 / Re: Engine oil
« on: June 05, 2014, 02:38:16 PM »
Quote from: anothergxg on June 05, 2014, 02:35:46 PM
Hello,

A friend of mine just bought a 2005 Xciting 500.
The owner manual recommends 5W50 oil. The problem is that we cannot find motorcycle oil with that specification.
Eventually, we orderd car engine oil with this specification, but I would like to know what type of oil do you use for your X500.

Thanks,
George

There should be a range of oils listed based on the temperatures you ride at, with the 5W50 being the "universal" recommendation.
Most people use 10W40 or 15W50.

Use motorcycle specific oils in bikes, even if it's not really that important in scooters, but still..

Motul 5100 is a good cheap (mid-range) choice which is available world wide.

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Xciting 500 / Re: quick question
« on: May 31, 2014, 03:51:00 PM »
Quote from: mrjlube on May 31, 2014, 03:43:21 PM
Cortez....thank you for the input, you seem very knowledgeable about these scoots, I enjoy hearing your experiences on your scoots. If you take good care of these scoots, how many miles can they go for? Just curious how many you all have seen on scoots.

I've worked twice in the motorcycle industry for about 5 years total since 2003 till now so I got a chance
to speak with a lot of owners and work with all dealers of all brands, and had some nice access to scoots
and bikes while writing reviews for a local mag too, so, that's where all this is coming from.

I've seen 40k miles as a standard on a well maintained 50cc high-strung peugeot (which is nothing special
quality wise) water cooled engines (about 5hp), so, all of these big scoots we're talking about should be able
to do a lot more.

I wouldn't worry about it at all, since an engine rebuild is rather cheap on most.

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Xciting 500 / Re: quick question
« on: May 31, 2014, 09:43:09 AM »
Quote from: mrjlube on May 30, 2014, 08:43:42 PM
Yes the majesty is a 400. These are the first scoots I have ever owned. 200 miles at 70 mph I thought may not be good for these things. I feel it revs high. It makes me kind of nervous.  I guess I need more freeway time on them. Thank you all for your comments....I really appreciate you all.

Be safe.......

I like looking at lower revs too, but they're fine, especially the Burgman which is probably geared higher.
You can drop the revs at cruising speeds (and gain some acceleration) by swapping the stock rollers with
10-15% lighter Dr Pulley sliders. You'd probably get 500 revs less at 70mph and up.

I did that on my Downtown 300, and usually kept it between 70 and 75 while on straight roads (and it
wouldn't go over 85mph with the huge windscreen and topcase I had - your Majesty has a lot more left
after 70).

You should do that especially if you have the last gen Majesty - I forgot when they changed the CVT setup
in the old one (2008?). First gen Maj400 took 14 seconds to 60mph, after they "fixed" it it took 11-12, just
like the last gen does (and just like my stock downtown was).

Going 10% lighter with sliders it took the acceleration time down from 11 to 9 seconds and dropped 500 revs
at speeds above 65mph. Win/win situation.

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