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Xciting 500 / Re: 2007 500 for $700 or straight up trade.
« on: April 18, 2017, 03:29:42 PM »
Where the heck is it I will buy it NOW. I just rolled 22,000 on mine and I love the thing.

Basically I suggest you buy it. If you done please tell me where it is and I will ship it to Florida.

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Xciting 500 / Re: HID conversion to my Kymco Xciting 500
« on: March 06, 2014, 01:22:45 AM »
Quote from: speedee86 on March 05, 2014, 02:34:14 AM
Nice work and nice walk through. Like the custom paint job graphics ;)
I only swapped in a super white/blueish bulb in mine. But I like it. Hid always looks awesome though.

It makes a big difference at night. Everything reflects so much better. I will get photos when I have a clear night.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Xiting 500 WOW! A few questions...
« on: March 05, 2014, 02:04:58 AM »
The 500 is just under 500 pounds. So it is rather heavy. You will not really feel it driving. But you also cant throw it around like a sport bike. If you like to 500you might like the 250 also. They look the same but weigh a lot less.

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Xciting 500 / Re: HID conversion to my Kymco Xciting 500
« on: March 05, 2014, 01:59:53 AM »
Thanks for all the kind words.

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Xciting 500 / Re: custom seat and other stuff
« on: March 03, 2014, 05:47:47 PM »
Quote from: sissy mary on March 03, 2014, 02:26:50 PM
They are standard accessory items. You can get them direct from Kymco. :-*

Really. I have not seen them on the web site. I will look again.

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Xciting 500 / Re: HID conversion to my Kymco Xciting 500
« on: March 03, 2014, 05:46:52 PM »
Quote from: sissy mary on March 03, 2014, 02:23:41 PM
Since I'm a sissy mary, I have to say I love the paint job. :-* And since I only have 1/2 a brain, I will be un-able to perform this task any time soon. :-*

It is literally as easy as it looks. This was the simplest up grade I have done. If you can turn a screwdriver you can do this.

On the paint job it was done in memory of my mom. She had breast cancer. I ride it in the rallies around here. Everyone gives me funny looks till I tell them the story then they understand and even the hardest Harley rider understands.

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For Sale / Re: Givi Kymco Xciting 250 / 500 - D293ST Airstar Scooter Clear Windscreen
« on: March 03, 2014, 05:11:46 AM »
Do you still have the second or last one? do you have better pricing also?

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Xciting 500 / Re: custom seat and other stuff
« on: March 03, 2014, 04:58:53 AM »
Where do I get the aluminum runners for the foot well?  I must not know how to search for them because I can never find them.



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Xciting 500 / Re: HID conversion to my Kymco Xciting 500
« on: March 03, 2014, 04:40:14 AM »
Quote from: Stig on March 02, 2014, 08:37:38 PM
Man! Nice job!
I don't have one of these - but if I did your pics and encouragement would surely push me to do this.
You ever want to do some mods on a LIKE 200i - please post 'em!
The parts and new harness all come as a unit?
Price & part number?
Thanks again for taking the time to post this!
Stig

The only problem is that I dont have a 200i nor do I know anyone with one. The light can complete, bulb and full harness. I have put these in my Explorer and Axiom also. This kit is great. I get them from a friend who buys like 50 sets at a time. They come from China but the quality has been very good. Cost is $50.00 for bulb and harness assembly. For an extra $12 you get a spare bulb also. He says he might start selling them on eBay but he has not yet.

You can see from the photos that the beam pattern is very similar to the OEM unit just brighter and wider.

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Xciting 500 / HID conversion to my Kymco Xciting 500
« on: March 02, 2014, 08:15:40 PM »
Hello all. what I have here is a 45 minute upgrade that i feel anyone can do. This is simple and direct. If you can run a screwdriver you can do this with half your brain tied behind your back.

Here is the scooter with the OEM headlamp bulb installed.



First thing you have to do is locate all the screws that hold on the front cowell of you bike. To make this easier I have photos of their locations. Please remove the front one last and install it first when going back together.









Be careful with the screws. I did brake one while tightening it too much. So use caution.

Now unplug the harness and then take your headlamp assembly to a large bench to work from. So here is the back side of the cowell looking at the rear of the headlamp assembly.
Here I have installed the HID bulb already but you get the idea.



Here are the new and old bulbs going in and the next photo is of the wire harness that comes with the HID bulb. The bulb fits like a glove.





This is how I laid out the harness in the cowell. I had to try 3 different times to get it right. The sub frame parts on the bike kept on getting in the way so this is where everything ended up.



Here is the front view once reassembled.



Now if you look here you will see the beam from old first then the beam from old.







These photos were take about 45 minutes apart inside my shop at about 11am and 11:45am. Bright and sunny outside here in Florida and no lights on in the shop. all ambient lighting is from skylights.

Here is the front view side by side.





Here is a link to the videos I shot both are less than 2 minutes. this is really a very easy install and the difference will be huge. I will post photos and videos during the night of the finished product.





Forgive all the background noise I was running the autoclave during all this and it is noisy even more so with the heaters on.

Here is the euro style headlamp housing.



This is not my image. I am using it only to show the euro style headlamp housing.

In any event have fun and do this upgrade to your bike.


 

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Xciting 500 / Re: Video on a variator
« on: April 09, 2013, 04:14:52 PM »
Quote from: sissy mary on April 05, 2013, 09:30:16 AM
At you tube type in variator kymco xciting 500 & u will find a video out of Germany where he installs Dr Pulley weights. It shows the complete variator change. Very good. :-*

The problem is that it is not in English, or at least the one I saw was not.

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Xciting 500 / Video on a variator
« on: April 04, 2013, 09:55:43 PM »
I was trolling You Tube and came across this. I thought that this is something that others might be interested in. I know that it is not a Kymco but the process is the same.




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Xciting 500 / Water bottle? GPS/phone mounts?
« on: April 03, 2013, 04:52:32 PM »
I put mine in the center of the wheel like you are looking at. It works great.

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Xciting 500 / Water bottle? GPS/phone mounts?
« on: April 03, 2013, 04:50:32 PM »
Nothing like Ram Mounts.

Www.rammount.com

More choices than you can possibly follow. The products are insane strong. Made of aluminum. Very very adjustable. They have at least 10 different mounts for motorcycles. Here where I say 'mount' I mean the base mount that everything they make mounts to. It is awesome.

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Xciting 500 / luggage for our scoots ??
« on: April 03, 2013, 10:28:44 AM »
Quote from: MotoRandy123 on April 03, 2013, 09:50:10 AM
I found this one by Shad;
http://www.motardinn.com/motorcycle-equipment/shad-scooter-bag-sc20/30048/p


This one seems much better than the Cycle Gear one. I may buy it today.

Thanks MotoRandy.

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