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Title: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 12:44:43 AM
..i have a buddy in dire need of a 49.5cc scooter..

..he will have a 15 mile commute..one way..and i scolded him for even considering buying a VIP or Gator...

..he has no more than $800.00 to spend...


..anybody know of a good KYMCO in the North Carolina area??



peace
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 12:48:54 AM
http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/mcy/2003801622.html (http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/mcy/2003801622.html)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 12:51:50 AM
Here is the mash up link for your friend:

http://motorcycle.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/mash.cgi?cat=mcy&fil=&itm=kymco&state=NC&ps=&pe=&ys=&ye=2010&submit=+GO+ (http://motorcycle.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/mash.cgi?cat=mcy&fil=&itm=kymco&state=NC&ps=&pe=&ys=&ye=2010&submit=+GO+)

I wonder if that red one is short.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 12:56:21 AM
...wowww...i kinda want that for me!!!!

 :-\
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 12:57:16 AM
Dang...I was gonna ask ya to buy it for me...lol

It's a 2t?
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 12:57:27 AM
...he's a big boy...i don't think he'd fit anything smaller than a ppl...

 :o
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 12:58:18 AM
OH...the ZX is smaller than the ppl? I didn't know.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 12:58:25 AM
..yeah...itsa a 2t...

...what sid and zombie and shaka have screamin'....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 12:59:15 AM
So...it's for a shorty like me?
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 12:59:43 AM
...lol..yeah!!!
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:00:42 AM
..and he lives in lexington...lol..

..25 miles or so from me...

..you want it??
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:02:32 AM
Yeah...I can live with a 2t.  ;D

How he not see dat if he in Lexington??  :D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:03:22 AM
...dang, i missed it too...been all over c/l....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:07:25 AM
That's 'cause you gotta do the mash up thing. It filters and sorts out all the junk for you. You only see the scoots. And only the brands you want to see. And only the area(s) you want to see. I love that jaxed thing!
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:08:02 AM
...never made the connection......
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:21:21 AM
Yeah doing the mash is pretty cool. It shows eBay and kiijijii (whatever) too.

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mcy/2016003486.html (http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mcy/2016003486.html)

Dang...it's the L/C 2t and sooo far away...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:23:16 AM
...too..far....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:26:14 AM
A little closer...and a little less. Pretty pic.

http://mobile.craigslist.org/mcy/2011978306.html (http://mobile.craigslist.org/mcy/2011978306.html)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:29:35 AM
..wow..that's hot...

..i want it too!!

..but still too far...


 ;)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: thebatman on October 21, 2010, 01:31:21 AM
rianna.....you been making me drool over here with all those kymcos you posting.. :D ::)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:32:05 AM
..she's crazy!!!!!


 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:33:48 AM
LOL, I'm drooling, too, bat!!!

I want that S9 so bad!!!


Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:36:04 AM
...dang..that craigslist post was just deleted by it's author....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: thebatman on October 21, 2010, 01:38:08 AM
yeah, that is sweet...be faster than mine too... ;) some clean ppls too...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:39:05 AM
It's gone? Dang, that was quick!!!
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:40:06 AM
Hey, wordslinger, did you see this one?

http://eastnc.craigslist.org/mcy/2014127319.html (http://eastnc.craigslist.org/mcy/2014127319.html)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:40:11 AM
..yup...GONE!!..that quick...

..that's what i told him...

..used kymcos don't stay on th' list for very long...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:41:14 AM
Hey, wordslinger, did you see this one?


..yup...needs too much work...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:41:46 AM
They sure don't!

Hey, bat, here's another Super9...for less...but farther away, lol

http://wausau.craigslist.org/mcy/2002706955.html (http://wausau.craigslist.org/mcy/2002706955.html)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:43:14 AM
...that's an AC...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:44:41 AM
Really? How you know? 2003 is A/C?

Sorry.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 01:48:19 AM
..nope..you're right!!..it's lc...looked at the front louvers..thot they were fake looking...


..but they're the real deal...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: thebatman on October 21, 2010, 01:51:24 AM
nice one there too....... whats wrong with a/c??.. thought they were better???
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 01:54:03 AM
I read all about it, bat, but I can't explain it. Maybe wordslinger can. All I know is when I see it, I want it. ;D :D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 21, 2010, 01:58:11 AM
I'm going to claim ignorance here - does the a/c mean air cooled? 

Do they have a liquid cooled model?  ???
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 02:00:03 AM
...the S9 air cooled engine, is basically the same as the ppl 50...with different intakes....


..the S9 liquid cooled engine is another animal...

..cooler engines will generate more horsepower, and live much longer...

..liquid cooled engines run MUCH cooler than air-cooled....


..explains why i was so stoked when i thot the ppl i was getting last week was a liquid-cooled people S50...."same engine" as the S9 LC...

..which it wasnt...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: thebatman on October 21, 2010, 02:01:29 AM
oh yeah, id like to upgrade my scoot myself. ::)  maybe one day.. :-\ :D            yeah os, you are correct.......
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 02:03:10 AM
I could see the batman on the S9.

Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 21, 2010, 02:04:51 AM
yeah os, you are correct.......

Glad my ignorance has finally paid off!
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 02:08:36 AM
Hey, wordslinger...maybe this could help your friend??? He could always keep saving for a Kymco, too, if that's what he really wants.

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/2015367522.html (http://charlotte.craigslist.org/mcy/2015367522.html)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: thebatman on October 21, 2010, 02:10:01 AM
I could see the batman on the S9.
                   a jet black w/canary yellow pinstripes.. then we would be cooking with gasoline.....im a lil big for a zx...lmao
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 02:10:24 AM
..maybe so!!!!

..i told him the ONLY other scoot i would ever buy would be a yamaha, or honda...

..thanx rianna!
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 02:11:40 AM
You're welcome. Tell him to hurry before it's gone, though!  ;)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 02:12:08 AM
..i know right....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 02:16:34 AM
You tall, too, bat? Geesh, I must be the only shorty on a Kymco, lol. Hey, yeah the batman's gotta have jet black with the canary yellow!!! That would be cool.  8)

Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 02:42:58 AM
..he's checking on the yamaha..

..already looked at the zx...waaay too small..
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 02:48:51 AM
Good. I think it was just listed last night so he may be in luck.

Well, some shorty must have liked that ZX for it to go so quick. LOL.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 02:50:22 AM
..yup...i'd have bought it if i could have gotten to it in time...


..dammit...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 21, 2010, 02:54:20 AM
Shame you didn't get it.  You'd have a great kymco starter set!

At some point you'll be making a Frankenstein scooter out of parts of various kymcos. 

Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 02:56:40 AM
lmao...gotta collect 'em all!  :D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 02:58:34 AM
...lol.

...a KYMCO Zagilippl..8-9..........LC....

...wwwowwww...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 21, 2010, 03:00:48 AM
...a KYMCO Zagilippl89...LC....

Now try explaining what size engine is in that to the police officer.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 03:01:24 AM
..no sweat!!


..they're all 49.5 cc!!!!!!

 ;D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 21, 2010, 03:05:40 AM
That's funny! I gotta get me one of them, if I could only pronounce it. :D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 21, 2010, 03:08:02 AM
...it's the next best thing!!!..
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: thebatman on October 21, 2010, 12:53:42 PM
You tall, too, bat? Geesh, I must be the only shorty on a Kymco, lol. Hey, yeah the batman's gotta have jet black with the canary yellow!!! That would be cool. 8)
                                            yeah, i am like 6'1-1/2",230lbs. with 21 earrings(when i wear em all),7tats. :D :D 8)   i can look a bit ODD on a zx....but the scoot looks good tho.. :D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 23, 2010, 03:01:55 AM
Hey, wordslinger, your friend check out that Yamaha??
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 23, 2010, 11:01:17 PM
..it was gone...

..but he did buy a 2010 Benelli Andretti M50, that i located in Asheboro.....

..like this one, except its silver where red...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 24, 2010, 12:21:45 AM
Hey, that looks a bit like the ppl. Does it have the bigger tires? I'm glad he found something in his price range. I know it's hard saving up for one.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 12:30:30 AM
...yup..16" wheels..2-stroke minerelli engine...

..1500 mles..

..i rode it today, and it's pretty peppy!!

..has 4.5 hp and a sweet powerband...

..it does not have the torque and quickness of a people, but it will hold it's own and topped out at 50 mph indicated...

..i read some good reviews about the m50 and found no bad ones that were of a drivetrain issue...

..the plastics are a LOT thinner than kymco, but the frame looked beefy enough...

..he needed a decent scoot in a bad way...getting to work and back way...

..he simply liked the looks of the m50 more than two kymcos i put him on...ssso...

..it's in showroom condition...

..so, we'll see how it holds up, i reckon...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 12:34:03 AM
..so, we'll see how it holds up, i reckon...

That will be the real test.

Lots of nice looking scoots out there - but if they're not going to hold up then looks aren't going to help much...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 12:40:36 AM
...just found this 2003 for 800 bucks....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 24, 2010, 12:41:59 AM
True, I guess time will tell.

If small things go wrong he could always try to find higher quality brands of replacement parts for it. I reckon he can't do much about the plastics, but if the frame and engine are good he should be alright. Unless he's Evel Knievel...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 12:42:16 AM
Nice - how many miles?

Probably doesn't have too many restrictions either.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 12:48:30 AM
but if the frame and engine are good he should be alright. Unless he's Evel Knievel...


..lol..he's a 250 lb latino guy that ain't never rode before...


..he rode it around the parking lot at the plant today, but wouldn't even get into the powerband...

 ;)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 12:50:36 AM
You'll find out about the quality of the frame pretty darn quick I suspect. 

Long before you see if the plastics hold out....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 24, 2010, 01:00:52 AM
..he rode it around the parking lot at the plant today, but wouldn't even get into the powerband...
Oh he's probably gonna baby it for awhile then. I would think it will serve his needs then...until he decides he wants a faster one. :D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 01:02:48 AM
...naww...he was scared to death...shaking like ronald regan when he got off it...lol..
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 01:04:51 AM
So you'll be picking it up from him for $450 soon I expect
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 01:10:22 AM
So you'll be picking it up from him for $450 soon I expect


..probably...and probably with some major plastic repair...

..he asked me about "suping it up"..

..i told him NOT until he can ride it !..

..it's a bit peppy as is...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: Rianna on October 24, 2010, 01:11:43 AM
LOL...he gonna be alright then. It should make him a great first scoot.

Hey, while I was sittin' at the bus stop today waitin' to go and get my tools, I saw a dude pass by on a blue Vespa. He looked to be a bit taller than me and was sittin' kinda bent over. I feel for y'all that are really tall. Probably does kinda feel like yer ridin' a kid's tricycle or something.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 01:14:17 AM
...well, that "all bent over" sh** don't get it!!   :-\ ...lol..

..gotta have good riding posture!!!..no matter how small the scoot!!!


 :D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 01:16:09 AM
You're right about that - keep those shoulders back and sit up straight.

Unless you're on a sport bike and then you're pitched forward in a position where the truck driver behind you can give you a prostate exam...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 01:18:43 AM
Unless you're on a sport bike and then you're pitched forward in a position where the truck driver behind you can give you a prostate exam


...heeyyy..i ride in that posture from time to time...

..be surprised how much increase in speed it gives you....

 ;)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 01:22:04 AM
No doubt - just hope that the guy behind you stops in time - and doesn't have a hood ornament.

Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 01:23:49 AM
...lighting.....visuals and the fact that you just out-ran him all are in your favor...


 ;D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: thebatman on October 26, 2010, 01:50:26 PM
Unless you're on a sport bike and then you're pitched forward in a position where the truck driver behind you can give you a prostate exam ...heeyyy..i ride in that posture from time to time... ..be surprised how much increase in speed it gives you.... ;)
                                                that is so true, i can pick up an easy 5mph......and it will keep you warmer on those cold ass mornings.."all bent over"..LMAO. ....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: pedro on October 27, 2010, 12:55:21 AM
Here's a pretty good deal in Richmond.  Hmmm, Do I need an Agility to keep my ppl happy.   ;D

http://richmond.craigslist.org/mcy/2010071007.html (http://richmond.craigslist.org/mcy/2010071007.html)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 12:57:38 AM
Hmmm, Do I need an Agility to keep my ppl happy


..yup!!..fixin to have a foursome!!!

 ;)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 30, 2010, 11:53:24 PM
..thanx for everybodie's input...

..we just hooked my friend up with this 04 zx super fever...


..3000 actual kms..it's pristine, and was de-restricted and tuned by Areomyst...


..i rode it a cpl times, and it runs sweeeet....

..excellent tuning!!


 ;D

..props to josh!!

 ;)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 30, 2010, 11:55:03 PM
You pick up that $150 guilty today?
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 30, 2010, 11:58:52 PM
..yup..but i got it for 125.00...

..here's the pics....much unlike the pics on craigslist...lol..
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 31, 2010, 12:00:10 AM
...3800 kms tho....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 31, 2010, 12:08:54 AM
At least the duct tape matches the paint color.

And fancy mirrors no less!
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 31, 2010, 12:14:58 AM
..likes me them mirrors...lol...NOT!...

..but the oil looks good, and the engine is free...


..the plastic has taken a beating, and somebody tried like a mutha to start it without a key, as a lot of the wiring is junk...

..now i just gotta swap my body parts from the 08 to the 09.....

..guilty 2.0 is on the horizon...


 ;D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 31, 2010, 12:21:45 AM
It will be like the bionic scooter!

Keep the instrument cluster so you can build on your 54,000kms
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 31, 2010, 12:24:50 AM
...3800kms..
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 31, 2010, 12:27:08 AM
...we can rebuild it...

..we have the technology...

..we have the capability to build the word's first..

..bionic scooter!..
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 31, 2010, 12:29:12 AM
.de-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne...............

 ;D


..you know...

..that, bionic sound.....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 31, 2010, 12:51:15 AM
Let's just hope that the scoot doesn't move in slow motion like Steve Austin did...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on October 31, 2010, 01:00:41 AM
...or jamie somers....
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 31, 2010, 01:01:54 AM
Yes, a lot of people were running slowly in the 70s
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on October 31, 2010, 01:41:48 AM
So what happened to the scoot that it was beaten up so bad?
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: juice on October 31, 2010, 02:22:35 AM
Wow , hard to belive anyone could wreak such havoc in less than 4000km . Hope the original CDI is still intact . If so maybe the engine isn't as beat up . Good luck .
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: TechGuy on November 01, 2010, 07:30:54 PM
How could the engine be beat up...? 

It spent its entire life sliding on the plastics.  ::)
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: juice on November 01, 2010, 09:09:26 PM
Good one , lol . I am glad word didn't need the body panels though . Have you got the parts swapped yet word ? Hows it going ?
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on November 02, 2010, 01:50:05 AM
.. Have you got the parts swapped yet word ? Hows it going

..imma fixin' to post in the a50 board..

 ;D

Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on November 02, 2010, 02:00:45 AM
Anxious to hear the progress.

Been wonderin where ya got to.
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on November 02, 2010, 02:19:33 AM
..i've been really busy with work, and halloween and work....and work...
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: oswaldters on November 02, 2010, 02:23:22 AM
So what were you giving out for Halloween?

Roller weights??
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on November 02, 2010, 02:31:06 AM
..lol, yeah and oodle noodles....

 ;D
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on November 02, 2010, 02:37:37 AM
How could the engine be beat up...? 

It spent its entire life sliding on the plastics.



..apparently so!!!

 ???
Title: Re: ..craigslist NC..
Post by: wordslinger on November 02, 2010, 02:39:36 AM
Hope the original CDI is still intact .

..it has some mysterious looking.."bubbles"..on it's surface...

..i'd suspect the creative wiring mods might have wiped it out....