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So I would like to give an update on a couple of things. Sliders have been known to "Flip" as mentioned earlier. When installed some dry lube can help and insuring you have a properly lubed drive boss is important. It is also common for people to allow the sliders to flip during installation. I did this more than once the first time I installed them on my Burgman. After one flips it is more likely an additional slider can flip. You can usually tell it happens by a change in rpms and reduction in performance. Don't worry just take CVT apart and clean everything and put back together being careful.


Since my last post I have installed the 14 gram sliders in my People 300. (Yes I have a DT 300 as well, )
I have only put about 100 miles on this bike since installation  but the performance increase is terrific. From a dead stop it gained, from the middle it is a beast now and on the top ending is more responsive. It gained about 5-6 mph on top end.




Deedah

Not sure if you have found all the info you needed on this topic...

I use the Ram mount on the left brake reservoir and I like it. I recently found a two piece arm for the ram that makes it even a little better. I use the large. X-Grip from RAM to hold my IPhone 6Plus. I was still worried it may pop out in extreme situations so I found a rubber piece from ram that holds the corners to the XGRip and it is very secure now.

Not saying it is the best solution because it kind of blocks my vision of the speedo a little...I have to look around it a little.

The plus is it is forward in my vision and is easy to click stuff on the phone if I need to while riding. Reaching between handlebars to top of dash never felt comfortable to me on other bikes.

I chose the Dr. pulley 20/12 14 gram sliders after must thought and reading. I have the Leah7 2011 Downtown. Amazing off the line and mid speed with these lost about 4-5 mph off the top end...but who needs to go 90+...high 80's is fine.

I wouldn't consider 15 based on using these.

I know this is an old thread but did anyone find a near equivalent To Downtown300 white. Feeble how did that turn out for you?

oldie ..I had talked to my local Kymco dealer about touch-up paint and he said it wasn't available for the Downtown!..i've got a guy who says he can get it for me if it's the correct color ill let everyone know.i should have it by the end of next week

This post is semi out of location, but I feel pertinent so hopefully you all don't gig me for that.

I very recently posted that I put Pirelli Diablo's on my Downtown and have used these tires on other scooters to great success. I may not have mentioned that I own a People 300GTi as well as my downtown and I picked up a nail a few days ago in the rear.

Luckily I was at my groups clubhouse and we recently purchased a tire changing machine and spin balancer. The only thing I needed was some tires. Well you all have been talking so positive about these Metzeler Feel Frees I decided to go ahead and put them this bike. Even though its not a fair comparison since the bikes are so different in center of gravity and diameter of tire.

So I have had them on for several days now and I can confirm the Feel Frees on the PEOPLE are very stable grip well and don't seem to have much "Line Groove" drift from those lines they cut into the highways in so many places.

The Diablo did a little better on that highly grooved super-slab, but the Feel Free's did well. The Diablo's still perform better in the curves. I do have a great respect for the Metzelers so far...they are just different...If they hold up better than the Pirreli's (which it would be shocking if they didn't) they may still be a more viable tire for many. Pirelli's are certainly cheaper in this instance, but that may be because the PEOPLE has 16" tires versus the 13/14 n the DT.

I will post some more review on the tires in a week or so after a long trip down to US129 The Dragon in two weeks with the club.

P.S. If anyone is interested in meeting up down at the Dragon or riding down together let me know.

Deedah/Aaron

Hello, if new to replacing CVT parts (rollers, sliders, clutch, belt, etc.) on your scooter - search out a bunch of youtube CVT, scooter belt, scooter rollers, etc. videos for Kymco or other scooters.
Alternately - you can purchase a service on-line or hard copy manual from cyclepedia.com, probably.

It will get you more familiar with the procedure.
Here are a couple to look at:




Lots of scooter CVT vieos on youtube.
Stig

I felt compelled to through my two cents in on YouTube for this bike.

I do many of my own repairs, some al e some with a friend helping and I have relied heavily on YouTube in the past...but the quality and lack of video of any quality for a decent variety of tasks seems to be lacking in a pretty serious way. If you can find a basic video it is foreign and you can't read or understand what's being said.

I love my kymco DT 300 so much I just went and bought a People GTI. But I came for Burgmans and I guess we got spoiled by Mcbiergsma and Ledude who undertook every task on the 400 and 650. They would video the task multiple times include tools, sometimes where to buy parts and the video production quality was great. I just keep searching for a couple fanatics like that for my Kymco needs