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Scooters - Big Bore => Xciting 500 => Topic started by: CiderBoy on March 30, 2015, 06:26:18 PM
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Hi All,
Just posted this to record how pleased I am with my Kymco Xciting 500
The best bike this 60 yr. old biker from U.K has owned.
Bought last year with 5000 miles, now showing 8000
Oil and filter changed at 7000 miles easy task, no issues.
Brisk gapless spark plug fitted (AR12ZS), mainly because I wanted to fit and forget about gap checking.
Have to say, works just great. Starts first turn.
https://www.briskracing.com/premium-racing-ar12zs-spark-plug-detail (https://www.briskracing.com/premium-racing-ar12zs-spark-plug-detail)
Malossi Variator fitted about 500 miles ago. Really pleased with the difference this has made.
Better control at low speed, excellent acceleration and at least 10 mph added to top speed.
Just fitted Michelin city-grips front and rear.
Added an extended USB cable which lives in the small glovebox, so I can use my iPhone as a Sat Nav.
Nothing more to say really...
Would be nice to hear from other owners in the U.K.
Please get in touch.... :D
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Hi,
Trust your still enjoying your xciting 500, as it's a few months since you posted your report.
I'm off tomorrow to look at a non ABS model as a replacement for my Honda XL1000 which I'm finding a little to heavy to handle nowadays.
Anyway I'll let you know how I get on tommow and if I will be the owner of an xciting 500.
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You can't go wrong. Fun, fun, fun! All legal too.
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Ciderboy, what 500 do you have. Carb or efi? I ask because I am interested in the brisk gapless sparkplug, but so far only see for the carb version. I wondered which brisk Plug you got?
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I asked brisk racing USA, and they said efi is AOR12LGS. So I ordered off ebay. Best price from Slovakia. I hope it arrives.
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What advantages does this brisk plug have over a stock plug other than no re-gapping? Better MPG/ Power? :-*
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According to the advertising, better performance and better fuel economy, not lots, like up to 15%,worth the risk I think, with the bonus of never having to scrape your hands to pieces through that access hole changing the plug. 😊
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Sissy, Your carb model will take a different brisk Plug.
The site has a downloadable catalogue.
www.briskracing.com
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Thanks for the info. :-*
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Hi All,
Yes, the plug for my 500 EFI is indeed the AOR12LGS.
Updated 06.07.16 .. the plug is actually AR12ZS ... As I say no issues and no compliants.
Cider Boy.
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Hi All,
...The best bike this 60 yr. old biker from U.K has owned.
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Good info glad you are enjoying your ride.
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The brisk spark plug arrived at last. One month from Hungary to South Africa, fairly good time actually.
The effect is immediate!
Better pull away, quick start. I like it.
Now to see if the fuel economy will improve, currently 19km/l.
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Let us know of the MPG? :-*
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19 thats awsome!!!! My 125 makes 23 km/l city 80% hwy 20%.. and theres nothing to compare.
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19 thats awsome!!!! My 125 makes 23 km/l city 80% hwy 20%.. and theres nothing to compare.
that's 82 miles per gal. very nice , my 300i downtown gets 75 with your speeds , about 70 MPG. at free-way speeds,.
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I did see an improvement on the economy, an extra 20km per tank.
But, I put the original Plug back in a this brisk Plug, is causing a stuttering, backfiring, from cold start.
I got as far as the stop sign, 100m,it cut out and refused to start.
I pushed it back home and took out that Plug, and saw it was totally black, while the original Plug was the correct light brown.
Pity
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With the new exhaust cam fitted, and new stator as well, and scoot starting well, it is time to refit the brisk Plug.
Report to follow.
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I fitted the brisk Plug again, and noted that the spluttering on cold starts was back.
It took awhile to realize a new start procedure is needed.
1 turn of the key, nothing else.
When I stop outside to lock the gate, leave the engine running, then there is no sputtering and it does not cut out at the stop Street down the road.
Performance boost is back, but I have yet to see a significant economic improvement.
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The verdict is finally in on this brisk Plug.
I was just about to give a positive write up, as I am seeing an improvement in fuel consumption and scoot is starting every morning,with no trickle charging but not this morning; weather is much colder, plus it rained last night too.
So, it just cranked. I tried about 8 times.
I changed back to the regular Plug, and it started right up.
I am not putting in the brisk Plug again, as while I do want performance and economy, I want reliability more.
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Stay with stock. All you need is this plug leaving you in the middle of know where. Or damaging the engine. :-*
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Correction : The Plug is : AR12ZS
Here is the link to the respective plug, where you can see the gapless design.
https://www.briskracing.com/premium-racing-ar12zs-spark-plug-detail (https://www.briskracing.com/premium-racing-ar12zs-spark-plug-detail)
Best Sparks,
CiderBoy.
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This might have been discussed. ...but have you tried an NGK or Denso Iridium plug?
Require changing only 30, 000 > 50, 000 miles in a scooter.
Same heat range as stock works just fine (per email to NGK) - good starting behavior and noticeably smoother/steadier idle at stop lights (very reassuring in heavy traffic;-))
No improvement in mpg probably. ...not a "magic" plug....just an improvement.
Have put them in 3 scooters and two Scion xB's.
Stig
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I fitted an iridium Plug ngk instead cr8eix and things have been great.
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Spark Plug by choice.
I only report this one works for me.
BRISK or NGK Iridium .. you decide.
Happy Sparking 8)
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I did try a brisk but different model AOR12LGS, brisk recommend it, and that caused major cold start issues, and spluttering while cold. Thus the iridium.
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I will try the brisk pIug you used Cider boy, but for the moment I am having no issues with the iridium, so the urgency is not there.
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