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General Discussion / Re: 9 hours in a car with 3 females....some observations
« on: August 06, 2020, 12:23:44 AM »
I find this thread sexist.
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General Discussion / Re: What glove do you use?
« on: July 26, 2020, 06:42:39 AM »
I want to see sparks fly when I die.
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General Discussion / Re: Kymco ZX50 - Accelerates and then feels really sluggish
« on: July 23, 2020, 09:34:34 AM »
Interesting. Like I say I am not experienced in what you say but I found a line that worn a hole in it causing me a lot of problems.
Hopefully Stig can solve this for you.
Hopefully Stig can solve this for you.
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General Discussion / Re: Kymco ZX50 - Accelerates and then feels really sluggish
« on: July 23, 2020, 08:44:41 AM »
Okay I am not talking from any experience in the things you say but it reminded me of a Vacuum line problem I had so I thought to suggest to look over any vacuum lines looking for worn lines or leaks.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Xciting 700i / Re: Join the club
« on: July 23, 2020, 06:11:26 AM »
I sure wish Kymco had made more 700is'
I believe that a larger used 700i market could have driven much more "new scooter" sales by now and the 700i is an excellent freeway scooter.
I have needed to travel on the freeway several times this week. All of them in high speed traffic and for once I am not relegated to the slow lane.
It is very nice to be riding a good looking Kymco and comfortably cruising at seventy five.
Not a brag... Just a report.
Kymco makes great maxi-scooters
I believe that a larger used 700i market could have driven much more "new scooter" sales by now and the 700i is an excellent freeway scooter.
I have needed to travel on the freeway several times this week. All of them in high speed traffic and for once I am not relegated to the slow lane.
It is very nice to be riding a good looking Kymco and comfortably cruising at seventy five.
Not a brag... Just a report.
Kymco makes great maxi-scooters
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Xciting 700i / Re: Join the club
« on: July 23, 2020, 05:58:57 AM »Have you looked for signs of the belt rubbing in the belt cover?Good idea.
A not uncommon problem on some big scooters - and generally nothing to be concerned about if you find that to be the case.
Stig
too have felt some "vibration" at times and am wondering if it may be the belt.
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Xciting 700i / Re: Join the club
« on: July 23, 2020, 05:54:19 AM »Unfortunately in rural areas in our country many people believed they would be immune to the virus. Others believed the virus did not exist -they believed was just a story made up by white people to scare them. Many still disrespect lock-down rules and carry on as normal.Thank you for sharing. My warmest hopes for everyone to be safe.
This already has huge complications for all citizens, including the rest of Africa. We have millions of illegal immigrants from Africa and since lock-down they had no financial support from our government. So they started leaving, spreading the virus in Africa.
I am more than convinced that South Africa will soon have the highest infection rate in the world.
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General Discussion / Re: Face mask
« on: July 18, 2020, 11:28:35 PM »
Well a 30 y/o said this before he died of Covid-19 after a great Covid-19 party. People say he did not find love that night.
I'm not ready to die or kill anyone... Are you?
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In her statements to news organizations, Dr. Appleby said the man had told his nurse that he attended a Covid party. Just before he died, she said the patient told his nurse: “I think I made a mistake. I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not.”
I'm not ready to die or kill anyone... Are you?
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Roadcraft / Re: Push Left Go Left - Push Right Go Right
« on: July 18, 2020, 10:58:27 PM »
Taking a curve. What is your take on this?
Truthfully as I was riding I was noticing how mile after mile Almond tree orchards were transforming by replacing the natural summer-brown grass land. Each acre of trees commanding an invisible ocean of irrigation water. The demand for water growing exponentially.
Mile after mile of farms and old road signs tell a story of local history. Old homesteads long passed down to the generations still kept up and freshly painted encouraged a warm smile as I passed.
Soon a bend in the road would come. Some I knew already and some I did not remember.
My approach, on navigating a new curve, was to slow down first, position myself towards the high side (middle of the road, for a right handed curve or to the low side of the road for a left handed curve), make a decision on how much of a curve it is then proceed.
I am in the moment as the sound of my machine becomes the music that joins the wind.
Slowing and positioning places me into my lean and push as I accelerate both my machine and my spirits as we transverse the curve.
I admit each curve that I execute perfectly, pleases me and I anticipate another with a smile. With each I wish for the next to be better. Better road placement at the right speed entering the next curve. Better lean and push. Better acceleration out of the curve. It is an enjoyable skill that I keep practicing.
What is your take on curves using counter-steering?
Like the Scooter Porn?
Truthfully as I was riding I was noticing how mile after mile Almond tree orchards were transforming by replacing the natural summer-brown grass land. Each acre of trees commanding an invisible ocean of irrigation water. The demand for water growing exponentially.
Mile after mile of farms and old road signs tell a story of local history. Old homesteads long passed down to the generations still kept up and freshly painted encouraged a warm smile as I passed.
Soon a bend in the road would come. Some I knew already and some I did not remember.
My approach, on navigating a new curve, was to slow down first, position myself towards the high side (middle of the road, for a right handed curve or to the low side of the road for a left handed curve), make a decision on how much of a curve it is then proceed.
I am in the moment as the sound of my machine becomes the music that joins the wind.
Slowing and positioning places me into my lean and push as I accelerate both my machine and my spirits as we transverse the curve.
I admit each curve that I execute perfectly, pleases me and I anticipate another with a smile. With each I wish for the next to be better. Better road placement at the right speed entering the next curve. Better lean and push. Better acceleration out of the curve. It is an enjoyable skill that I keep practicing.
What is your take on curves using counter-steering?
Like the Scooter Porn?
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Roadcraft / Re: Push Left Go Left - Push Right Go Right
« on: July 18, 2020, 07:51:33 AM »My cousin used to be a motorcycle safety instructor. He told me when at speeds greater then 30 you actually turn the opposite direction your steering. He said you naturally do this but I never realized I was. So I consciously when out on the road to try this and sure enough it's correct.
If you don't believe try getting the bike/scooter up to speed then without leaning going straight down the highway turn the bars in the direction you want to go and you will go the opposite direction. We do the turning leaning without thinking about it. Very easy to prove it to yourself.
When I lived in Modesto I use to take HWY 49 for recreation. I used 120 to get up to 49.
Oh you know all the roads I take then? LOL I was born in Modesto.
I think the best point to make about counter-steering is how it effects high speed curves. We don't want to go wide because we are fighting with the steering.
I believe riders die by going too wide or too narrow on high speed curves. Proper lean/counter-steering is the way to stay alive.
I have seen photos of single bike crashes around the area and it always seems to be near a curve.'
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Roadcraft / Push Left Go Left - Push Right Go Right
« on: July 18, 2020, 02:27:01 AM »
Today was one of those days when I planned a five mile round trip to get a bite to eat and stop at the store but turned into a fifty mile ride.
I awoke today late as I have been from watching the news and movies on up to two in the morning. I knew I felt depressed. After all I am staying home as much as I can because of Covid-19. So, as I traveled I started feeling better.
Let me set the scene. It is a medium hot summer day. The sun is bright and I do feel the heat but with the rush of wind when riding, air mixes in for a perfect riding environment.
At first it is Light to Light in city riding. Not much exciting except at one stop light the car in the lane next to me didn't realize the car ahead had stopped and even though the light had been green for some time, the car ahead of that one was not moving and the car she was about to run into was not lighting up it's brake lights. And there was that alarming sound of skidding to a stop rubber. Not a soothing sound when on two wheels.
Soon the stretches of city road became longer and after a few miles gave way to long stretches of open farmland roads.
From experience I have found that for the enjoyment of a ride on these back-roads that it is better to take a not so logical path. To ride in the opposite direction to connect quicker to the main back-roads.
This is the land of "back in the days roads" where each small town had it's own Telephone Company and there are back-roads with the names of the towns they connected to.
So riding North when logically I want South is the way I connected to an eastern heading road and came upon a road heading back south. Then turning on a road named "East Road" and East I went.
As I traveled I came upon many bends in the roads. I had decided to visit the next county over and a town called Snelling California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snelling,_California
I like visiting Snelling because on hot Summer days, like this one, the cool of the Merced River mixes in with the dry summer heat from the open dry grass lands, offering a refreshing ride experience and plus it's a lovely small town away from the City. Too bad "Buds Place" is closed down but the General Store offered a cold beverage.
On the way I was thinking of a book I read once called Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and how simple stories relating to the ride become words of wisdom.
On this ride I thought about how some people may look at taking curves. I remember my training in the CHP Motorcycle riding classes.
They said Push on the handlebar in the direction you want to go. So push the handlebar right (turning the front tire left) to go right. This seemed wrong after all we turn the tires in the direction we want our car to go so why not be turning our front tire in the direction we want to go when we are in Curves on a Scooter/Motorcycle?
It is called Counter-steering. It is my experience that handling curvy roads is much more enjoyable if I am not trying to lean and turn the tire in the direction I want to go. I site over-steering and being out of position on curves. Sometimes dangerously.
I find pushing the wheel in the opposite direction to the direction I want to go (Counter-steering) and then also leaning a bit as I do is much better.
According to an article I am referencing here https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/what-is-countersteering
So what is your point of view?
Any issues on pushing on the steering in the direction you want to go?
I'm thinking a lot of inexperienced riders do not even know what counter-steering is. A discussion may help.
By the way I am not depressed after my ride.Mission accomplished!
I awoke today late as I have been from watching the news and movies on up to two in the morning. I knew I felt depressed. After all I am staying home as much as I can because of Covid-19. So, as I traveled I started feeling better.
Let me set the scene. It is a medium hot summer day. The sun is bright and I do feel the heat but with the rush of wind when riding, air mixes in for a perfect riding environment.
At first it is Light to Light in city riding. Not much exciting except at one stop light the car in the lane next to me didn't realize the car ahead had stopped and even though the light had been green for some time, the car ahead of that one was not moving and the car she was about to run into was not lighting up it's brake lights. And there was that alarming sound of skidding to a stop rubber. Not a soothing sound when on two wheels.
Soon the stretches of city road became longer and after a few miles gave way to long stretches of open farmland roads.
From experience I have found that for the enjoyment of a ride on these back-roads that it is better to take a not so logical path. To ride in the opposite direction to connect quicker to the main back-roads.
This is the land of "back in the days roads" where each small town had it's own Telephone Company and there are back-roads with the names of the towns they connected to.
So riding North when logically I want South is the way I connected to an eastern heading road and came upon a road heading back south. Then turning on a road named "East Road" and East I went.
As I traveled I came upon many bends in the roads. I had decided to visit the next county over and a town called Snelling California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snelling,_California
I like visiting Snelling because on hot Summer days, like this one, the cool of the Merced River mixes in with the dry summer heat from the open dry grass lands, offering a refreshing ride experience and plus it's a lovely small town away from the City. Too bad "Buds Place" is closed down but the General Store offered a cold beverage.
On the way I was thinking of a book I read once called Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and how simple stories relating to the ride become words of wisdom.
On this ride I thought about how some people may look at taking curves. I remember my training in the CHP Motorcycle riding classes.
They said Push on the handlebar in the direction you want to go. So push the handlebar right (turning the front tire left) to go right. This seemed wrong after all we turn the tires in the direction we want our car to go so why not be turning our front tire in the direction we want to go when we are in Curves on a Scooter/Motorcycle?
It is called Counter-steering. It is my experience that handling curvy roads is much more enjoyable if I am not trying to lean and turn the tire in the direction I want to go. I site over-steering and being out of position on curves. Sometimes dangerously.
I find pushing the wheel in the opposite direction to the direction I want to go (Counter-steering) and then also leaning a bit as I do is much better.
According to an article I am referencing here https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/what-is-countersteering
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If you want to have a hot debate among motorcyclists, you talk about oil preferences or countersteering. I think it’s a hot topic because it’s not well understood.
So what is your point of view?
Any issues on pushing on the steering in the direction you want to go?
I'm thinking a lot of inexperienced riders do not even know what counter-steering is. A discussion may help.
By the way I am not depressed after my ride.Mission accomplished!
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General Discussion / Re: Leg cover?
« on: July 18, 2020, 01:41:29 AM »
Still if the moisture gets on the suit, gloves and boots then wind chill has an effect.
I do like the mitts. I didn't know they sold those so mitts that protect the "knuckle-drager gloves from getting wet, well that solves that problem. Hands get so numbing cold that it is painful sometimes.
As for need license in California the law is clear. If it has an engine (even a power skateboard) you need a license. If it runs on the road you need Plates. It is up to the local authorities if they enforce this.
My county ignores what they call (mopeds) under 50cc with or with out peddles. Moped = Motor + peddles. Other counties will impound without.
I have decided to get the mitts first and see how it goes this winter on the leg covers. As I said I have a suit.
I do like the mitts. I didn't know they sold those so mitts that protect the "knuckle-drager gloves from getting wet, well that solves that problem. Hands get so numbing cold that it is painful sometimes.
As for need license in California the law is clear. If it has an engine (even a power skateboard) you need a license. If it runs on the road you need Plates. It is up to the local authorities if they enforce this.
My county ignores what they call (mopeds) under 50cc with or with out peddles. Moped = Motor + peddles. Other counties will impound without.
I have decided to get the mitts first and see how it goes this winter on the leg covers. As I said I have a suit.
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General Discussion / Re: Face mask
« on: July 18, 2020, 01:18:45 AM »
Sheeeets
I saw on Amazon that if I can wait 2 weeks a big bundle of masks are $4.99 plus $5.00 shipping from China.
On down to my local Walgreens and the same "pack" is $39.00 plus tax.
I guess some folks are too poor to own masks. I can help just ask /S
After I bought a pack I did re-budget my budget.
I'm feeling Punny...."Cough on to others as you want others to cough on to you!" Pandemicleas 3:27
I saw on Amazon that if I can wait 2 weeks a big bundle of masks are $4.99 plus $5.00 shipping from China.
On down to my local Walgreens and the same "pack" is $39.00 plus tax.
I guess some folks are too poor to own masks. I can help just ask
/SAfter I bought a pack I did re-budget my budget.
I'm feeling Punny...."Cough on to others as you want others to cough on to you!" Pandemicleas 3:27
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General Discussion / Re: Face mask
« on: July 16, 2020, 09:53:49 PM »
Whatever happened to Americans coming together to defend their Country?
Food for thought.
Food for thought.
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During his inaugural speech on Jan. 20, 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy uttered the challenge, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” Its simple meaning was to challenge society to contribute to improve the public good.
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General Discussion / Re: They just don't sell
« on: July 14, 2020, 03:08:58 PM »
The most active dealer I spoke to when researching buying a new Kymco said that he mostly sells 300is' to folks heading to the Bay Area (California) rapid transit (BART) terminals because they can get easy parking with a scooter. They take the train the rest of the way.