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Since I originally entered this thread on Jan. 3rd.,  there have been a lot of good comments.
Here we are,  March 25th. and the weather here is now 60 -70 degrees F.   Now....Let's take
about two weeks ago on Sunday morning.  About 35 degrees.   My driveway is downhill and several
hundred feet long.  Should be enough to warm up without using much gas because it's rolling.
Then I hit the sidewalk to ride an 1/8 mi. to the gas station to get a paper. (Not worth pulling
onto 5 lane highway to go that far.)  Had to constantly mess with the throttle to keep it
even running.  Now let's take a warmer day (50 or above).  Starts and runs super.

This has the cut CDI wire and came home close to 50 mph.  Again, I  appreciate the comment
and instructions about the choke.  Will be doing this in the near future.

Heck.....It's really not a warm-up issue or idling or whatever,  It just plain won't run when it's cold.

You know,  I've been thinking about the Grandvista 250,  but everytime I ride this 50,  I just love it.
At least when it's warm.

Apparently Kymco is prone to this "Cold Weather Warm-Up" issue.  I expected someone to
comment about a carburator / choke issue.  I also have a Vino 125 that starts right off everytime.
I too am in Midwest USA.   Any day it gets above freezing  (32F/0 C),  I'm out riding,  even if it's a
few miles.   I usually commute to work (12 Miles) leaving home at 5:00 a.m.,  but it's mid winter
right now,  so I drive the truck or car.   All my rides have extra LED lites,  plenty of reflective tape
and I wear an ANSI Fluorescent coat (like London Police).   Haven't had an issue yet.

By the way,  I enjoy the international comments.  This forum is slow,  but can be interesting.
I also have an 84  Yamaha Razz.

These CDI's apparently used to have an exposed green wire that was easily cut.  Then one day,  some electronics expert said,
"Hey let's cut this wire and see what happens".  This wire is really really small.  After I cut it,  I immediately started the engine to be sure it still ran and it wasn't until I hit the road,  I realized it really helped.

Now here's the scoop on the Variator.  I've never read anything about that.  However,  let me say cutting the wire doesn't exactly turbocharge it either.   If the wind's behind you,  then you'll notice it,  if it's against you it takes a while to get up to any speed FAST.
I wouldn't be too overly worried.  Now...If I do a muffler / carb. change,  it could be an issue.

50cc is an in-town conveyence,  however I have driven 11 miles to work at 5:00 a.m on a 2 lane state highway along the white
line.  I also have yellow strobes on top of the rear trunks on all three of my bikes and always wear either a Fluoroscent Orange
or Lime Yellow ANSI III Jacket.   People rarely,  if ever,  cause me any trouble.    Frankly some think I'm law enforcement.