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Scooters - 125 to 300 => People 250 => Topic started by: jprestonian on August 08, 2010, 04:13:50 PM
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Well, I did some more testin' (http://kymcojones.blogspot.com/2010/08/superslab-saturday.html). I'm getting more comfortable with the idea that my engine may hold together until next spring, anyway. So next up: A trip to my hometown, ~350 miles away.
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Sounds good hopefully both ways ;D . What weights did you go with and was there ever a reasonable explanation for the heat.
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20g Dr. Pulley (the heaviest I could find), and yes.
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What speed do you get up to with the 20 g sliders?
I have the 21g sliders and can exceed 80 indicated.
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So far, just 79mph indicated, but the first night, it was only 72-73, so the new belt may need to wear in some more. Only on my second tank since I got it back.
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Nothing especially exciting to report, except that I'm now on tank #3 post-repairs, and am now averaging 61.1mpg (as opposed to 55.0 pre-repairs).
Top speed is holding at 79mph... good enough, I reckon.
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Hey, Jprestonian-how many miles do you have on you P-250 ? you comment that yours "may hold together for a while longer". I am curious what problems you have had and at what milage.
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Just passed 18 megameters in the last day or so.
Blown head gasket @ 8400km
Broken cam chain six days after getting it back from the head gasket repair
Sporadic overheating at 11,000km, now resolved
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Sporadic overheating at 11,000km, now resolved
..hell yeah baby!!!
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Oh, you missed that?
Been crowin' about it for weeks (http://kymcojones.blogspot.com/2010/07/bru-is-back-baby.html). ;)
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Just passed 18 megameters in the last day or so.
Blown head gasket @ 8400km
Broken cam chain six days after getting it back from the head gasket repair
Sporadic overheating at 11,000km, now resolved
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Premium brand, that Kymco, eh? :) :)
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52000km and flawless..Premuim??? Hell yeah!!!!...maintenance pays
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52000km and flawless..Premuim??? Hell yeah!!!!...maintenance pays
jprestonian, olbull said you do not know how to perform maintenance on your scoot! ;D
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No, he didn't. Only I know the story on this one, between the three of us, and I can tell you that with the exception of the first blown head gasket, none of it has been Kymco's fault.
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..i know the true story!!
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..and jp is right...twernt no fault of th' big K....
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The big question on everyone's minds is, what was the cause of the overheating?!?! Well, it's on MY mind anyway. Out with it!!!
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Well, I bought both Kymcos new and I know that crack in engine block, broken speedo cable, poor bottoming out rear suspension, squeaky/squealy front brake and rear suspension that cannot be lubed and rusty sub-quality assembly parts are Kymco's fault in case of People 250S, all in the first 7000 kms and was lucky to fix them under warranty.
A125 had a few glitches too (fuel gauge, dead starter button, steering column that likes to unscrew itself, moisture in cables that renders it useless under sub zero temperatures because rear brake and gas cable get frozen solid...), but nevertheless it seems to have better overall build quality than P250S.
In the past I had Kymco Cobra 50 Cross that had a problem with variator: it would take ages for scoot to go from 20 to 50 km/h, and this issue could not be solved by several mechanics who tried every trick in the book.
Overall, I have to say that I do not have that good experience with Kymcos. The problem is that I do not have idea what should be a "good scooter brand" that is trouble-free so I stick with this brand.
In the past I had some bikes that were completely trouble free: for example, Peugeot Zenith 50, Yamaha TW125 and Kawasaki 750 ZR-7S.
With Kawa, I did not have a single issue in 26.000 kms and 3 years! Ditto for Peugeot.
With Yamaha, I had to change a battery once.
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What's most important to take away from my experience with my P250:
1.) This is unlikely to ever affect your P250 (or other similar bike);
2.) I don't want to talk about it because to do so could impugn a fine and upstanding business, undeservedly;
3.) The cause of the problem was resolved last year; the proximate cause was resolved a few weeks ago, and I couldn't be happier with the scooter, the dealer, the mechanic who did the most-recent work and the results, thereof.
Are we good?
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;D ;D ;D I'm good!!! Sometimes :P
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There is a bit of curiousity,for us backyard tuners Though. but i understand ;)
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There is a bit of curiousity,for us backyard tuners Though. but i understand ;)
Sure. But believe me -- this is not gonna happen to your bike. :) A rather unique combination of circumstances unlikely to recur again this century.
Oh, and lookee -- Tank Number Four, all over 60mpg. Hot dawg. That Fuelly number climbs by 0.1 every fill-up. :)
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Nice :D
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..it's nice to have a truble-free scooting experience...
..dang...did I just say that..
..I TAKE IT BACK!!!
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Jprestonian, you have certainly changed your tune. What was the cause?
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..if you read between the lines of jp's posts, you can get a good idea of what happened...
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I will have to go back and read again.