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Anyone ride a spade with a passenger?  Between me and my wife we weigh 330.  Won’t ride far or fast, just wondering if we both would fit.  Me 5’11” she 5’4”

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Anyone replaced their clock battery?  Can’t seem to find any instructions here on anywhere else online.

I have a 2007 people 250.  .

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my new super 9 lc is derestricted and has a technigas pipe.  i dont think the carb was touched.

on the flats i can get her going 50 but the rpm's are at 10k, is it ok to run the engine this fast?  if so, for how long?

i understand that with the liquid cooling it protects the engine more than air cooled, but 10k seems pretty fast.  and down hill, it may even go 11k, i never pushed it to that limit.

thoughts?



 

Just bought this scooter and it's in near-new condition.  has 800km on the odo, not a scratch on it.

questions:

i paid $1000 for it, brand new battery, came with manual, both keys, bought from the original owner (confirmed by looking at the title).  was this a good deal?  i see these going for more on craigslist, but who knows what they really sell for.  There is an upgraded "technigas" exhaust, he said this was the only thing he did to the scooter (he gave me the stock exhaust as well).

he said that the dealership removed the variator restriction when he bought it.  so as far as i know, modifications are the smooth variator, and the exhaust. scooter runs great.  but when i had it sitting on the center stand, i was gassing it and saw that the rpm went to 10K, is this normal?  if i left it wide open, i think it would have gone beyond that.  i am concerned if the cdi is unrestricted, that i might damage the engine if i run it wide open. any thoughts?  is there a way to tell if the cdi was altered?  i heard that you can derestrict the cdi by cutting/unplugging a wire, that true?  also the cdi looked to be dark green, not black.

next and final questions, any service i should do?  2005 liquid super 9 with 800km on it. 

if anyone is interested, i will post pics.  pretty much a stock, red, super 9 with the techigas exhaust.

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ps. my daily driver is a super 8 150 - stock.  its definitely faster than the super 9 as one would expect.  i bought the 9 for my gf and son who dont have motorcycle licenses.

I have an opportunity to purchase a 2013 Sumer 8 leftover brand new for 1450 + 300 tax / tags / etc.  so 1750 out the door.  But this model is made in China.  Any concerns?  Should I look for one made in Taiwan?  Kymco has a great name but I have heard that even their scooters suffer from quality issues when manufactured in China.  Not the same quality as the Taiwan made scooters.  The $1450 is a good price for this scooter and is the older version, not based on the agility platform.  Just not sure about the quality.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

I recently purchased a 2013 Agility 50 with 750 on the odo.  I am the 3rd owner with the first 2 owners being teens, one kept for a year, sold to his friend, then sold to me.

I was told by the father of the 2nd teen that no mods were done, as the "kid dont have the know-how ".  but i dont know if teen #1 did anything.

on the flats, my a50 will go 43mph, faster down hill (as per the stock speedo).  going up hill, it is slow, really slow, maybe 20 mph.  In restricted mode, i was told these scooters top out at 30mph. 

so I wonder if the scooter had some mods done.  Its a 2013 and the cdi looks stock - its a DC cdi Suitai D411.  I have heard that some dealers will remove the boss restriction when they sell them.  Anyone know if this is true?  I do realize i can take it apart and find out, but i only want to do that when i receive my own derestrict parts.

Btw, here are my plans for derestriction.  I want to increase acceleration and hill speed as there are numerous hills near me.  dont care much about the top end, a few mph slower is ok.
-- no limit cdi
-- upgrade carb jet
-- smooth boss (if not already done)
-- 5.5 gram rollers (or maybe 6 gram sliders)

how does that sound?  Any suggestions where to buy?  ebay/amazon has plenty but how good can the parts be when a new cdi costs 15 bucks?   I found a kit for $60 (certainly made in china) that includes all of the above.  anyone with experience with ebay derestrict parts please chime in!  the kit i am looking at is http://www.ebay.com/itm/181502229277

Thanks!!