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Xciting 500 / J Costa variator.
« on: June 18, 2016, 04:17:03 PM »
I have read that J Costa has completely re-vamped their entire variator line. All new metals, the coatings of individual parts, steal instead of aluminum on/in the bell etc. Sounds like all the bugs have been worked out? Has anyone put this on their X500? And if so has the rpm's dropped at freeway speeds? I just road a 2003 Aprilia Atlantic scooter with a 460 cc engine. It turns 6'000 rpm's at 80 mph!!!! Get's 55 mpg at 75 mph, and will do 100 mph. My 2007 X500 is spinning 8.000 rpm at 80 mph. At 80 I would be lucky to get 40 mpg if that? I am going to buy a new scooter or bike soon, but I am done with crap mpg and screaming rpm's at freeway speeds. Is there anyway to lower rpm's on the X500's? I can't stand riding at 65 all day long on freeways anymore. I am going to get run over and die. After about 65,000 miles of this I am ready for a change. I would like to get a new X500, but I need to be able to cruise at 75 or more without feeling like the engine is going to blow. And the Aprilia has a 4.5 gallon tank to boot! But the scooter has to many other issues to deal with that can't seem to be fixed. So I am not going down that road again as I had to do with my Harley's. (JUNK). Anyone used this variator? Have anyone used a polini variator? The Dr Pulley variator, or Mallosi? Let me know. There are some great deals on new X500's out there, but all I do is tour, and stopping for gas every 100 miles or so is getting old as is the screaming engine.