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General Discussion / Re: hesitant to run
« on: Today at 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?
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Technical | How To / Re: Venting the Kymco locking gas cap
« on: April 30, 2024, 12:38:40 PM »
Wow, nice write up! And those little springs will run away any chance they get
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: Rare Chevy spotted
« on: April 28, 2024, 02:03:32 PM »
hey, air cooled and carbureted! Reminds me of many of our bikes / scoots! (love old Corvairs, but I'm still partial to the 65-69 redesign...beautiful cars)
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: Morning Ride
« on: April 27, 2024, 01:56:49 PM »
looks like a beautiful Spring day!
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General Discussion / Re: From the Forum Administrator re. forum...
« on: April 26, 2024, 12:19:54 PM »
ooh...Neil...approach your new Taco Bell with caution...around here we call it Taco H*ll! (rhymes with Bell, starts with an H)
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General Discussion / Re: Forum facts, earliest, most active, etc.
« on: April 26, 2024, 12:17:59 PM »
just checked..I joined on the same day that I bought my Kymco scooter back in '15. I recall not knowing anything about Kymco, so after a little research I found this forum and read glowing reviews. Came for the Kymco, stayed for the general entertainment! Lots of good, somewhat quirky individuals who enjoy riding 2 wheelers. I also love the fact that our members are from around the world!