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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on June 04, 2021, 11:26:54 PM
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Me?
The GOAT is easy.
Hands down - get out there a snatch up a 1st Generation 2020, 2019, or 2018 LIKE200i while they are still around ~!!
Recalls in 10 yr model run: "tighten the fuel line clamp at the tank, 2018"
Italian designed, Taiwanese engineered, Chinese built.
Bullet Proof.
(honorable mention: early People and most Agility's)
Stig
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I agree whole heartedly nine years on and going strong. ;)
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I would like more clarification, best around town, best hwy, best combination of both, styling, price vs value or just personal choice?
My favorite hwy would be the Xiciting's * with there long wheel base and heavy weight makes them very stable. My favorite around town would be the older Super 8 150 with the big wheels and shorter wheelbase with the People 250S a close second. If I could have only one scooter (God forbid) it would be the Grandvista. It has a stable ride on the hwy but lite enough and narrow enough to be nimble around town, despite it's 12" tires it has a soft comfortable ride. Although some say the styling of the GV is dated I thought it was futuristic for it's time. For affordability you would be hard pressed to find a better value then the Agility series, I have seen Agilities that were severely abused and still running. Styling the Like series seems a eternal favorite and one that I have not owned.
Ergonomics plays a role in the fact we are not all the same some scooters just fit us better then others. * I consider the AK 550 part of that series just more advanced and refined.
My opinion only from riding a variety of Scooters.
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:D ..might say the best one is the one you can afford and which is paid. 😊
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KK has nailed it Stig, the best will vary depending on what you want to do with it! If all I was doing was tooling around town then a little 150 Like would be best, but if I want to do longer (up to 50 miles) journeys I’d opt for my XTown 300, and touring? Well then I bet he AK550 would be just about perfect?
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KK has nailed it Stig, the best will vary depending on what you want to do with it! If all I was doing was tooling around town then a little 150 Like would be best, but if I want to do longer (up to 50 miles) journeys I’d opt for my XTown 300, and touring? Well then I bet he AK550 would be just about perfect?
and THAT is why everyone needs multiple bikes in their garage!
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and THAT is why everyone needs multiple bikes in their garage!
😂🤣 👍
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I'd have to say that the Agility 125 has to be in there with a shot - hundreds of thousands sold worldwide and built like a tank.
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I'd have to say that the Agility 125 has to be in there with a shot - hundreds of thousands sold worldwide and built like a tank.
I would tend to agree they have a good cost/value ratio. Like I said earlier I have seen these abused and still keep running. No machine has been abused more then the Agility 50cc with young riders as well. To borrow a phrase from a watch maker, ( takes a licking and keeps on ticking).
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The Xtown 300i is the scooter I'd be most interested in getting. Wonder how its owners feel about it. Seems to me a great all-around option. Enough size and power for the highway but still small and nimble enough for around town. Also a pretty sharp looking machine IMO. May not be known as "bulletproof" like the Agility but definitely more refined.
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The Xtown 300i is the scooter I'd be most interested in getting. Wonder how its owners feel about it. Seems to me a great all-around option. Enough size and power for the highway but still small and nimble enough for around town. Also a pretty sharp looking machine IMO. May not be known as "bulletproof" like the Agility but definitely more refined.
Well, no complaints from this satisfied X-Town 300 owner!
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Easy 100 + mile trips on my Like150i ABS.
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If I could have any Kymco, it'd be the GTI 200 (or 300). Has a flat floor, which is great for errands and carrying stuff.
They were available just a couple yrs in the US, I think.
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If I could have any Kymco, it'd be the GTI 200 (or 300). Has a flat floor, which is great for errands and carrying stuff.
They were available just a couple yrs in the US, I think.
The People S was that way as well in a 250 and 300.
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I'm biased about the best scooter because I own a Downtown 350i. It's a great maxi scooter for city and highway, plenty of storage and weather protection. The engine and transmission are powerful, smooth and are easy to service. It's what the Downtown 300i was supposed to be after years of manufacturing experience by Kymco.
I don't think it's reliability is bulletproof like the Like though.
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@mouse,
as a newbee on Kymco LIKEs:
Have to say, I love to tinker, to improve, to invent,
because I did this on my job for so many years.
Bulletproof, I have seen four-cylinder aircooled truck motors which where distroyed simply by neglection and ignorance.
So, when I watch this little engine of our Likes, I'm really surprised, how long it lasts, and would opt for the predicate BULLETPROOF.
Of course, brakes not maintained until iron on iron starts glowing, electrics hanging off...
All this can be sinned on a $20.000,- BMW or MOTOGUZZI too.
If you compare purchase and value, there are not many other motorcycles around, which offer that.
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If I could have any Kymco, it'd be the GTI 200 (or 300). Has a flat floor, which is great for errands and carrying stuff.
They were available just a couple yrs in the US, I think.
Look at the Like 150i ABS. It has a flat floor and more horsepower (13.5) than most 150s.
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Look at the Like 150i ABS. It has a flat floor and more horsepower (13.5) than most 150s.
That is impressive hp. Prefer the 16" wheels of the GTI, however. Lovin' my Cali Classic though (even w 11.8 hp),
so not in the market for any scoot. If I were, a GTI would be at the top of the list.
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I was wrong, the People 250S does not have a flat floor. While the hump is not as pronounced as the Xciting's it still has one. The GV 250 does have a flat floor.
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:D ..might say the best one is the one you can afford and which is paid. 😊
I actually think this is the best response.
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I imagine that the product which really keeps Kymco afloat....is the 50 and 125 Agility.
If I had but one choice to have one air-dropped to me on a Pacific island ...it would probably be an Agilty. With instructions for making gas from coconuts using my shoelaces and a spoon.
Stig
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I imagine that the product which really keeps Kymco afloat....is the 50 and 125 Agility.
If I had but one choice to have one air-dropped to me on a Pacific island ...it would probably be an Agilty. With instructions for making gas from coconuts using my shoelaces and a spoon.
Stig
Better have the professor along, come to think about it scratch the professor and bring Mary Ann and Ginger.
Seriously though I see very few of the Agility's come up for sale and when I do they are priced high in my area. The 50 seems to be the one of choice by young people without a motorcycle license and by people who have a DUI. The ones that do come up are either pristine or held together by duct tape.
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There is also a new People 150S with 13.5 HP is you dont want the Like mini tires...It's similar to the GTI 300
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There is also a new People 150S with 13.5 HP is you dont want the Like mini tires...It's similar to the GTI 300
I didn't realize it got the higher HP engine in the new People 150S
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It has been awhile since I have been on the computer and looked at Motorcycle forums .
This is a question I have an answer for and I really believe It is the Rite answer .
I believe that the best scooter you can find is the Next one and then the Next one after that .
This year I only bought 1 bike it is an off year, the new and I am sure the Best Scooter is
The Next One ;)
Hopefully a New AK550 how can I possibly be wrong ?
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Look at the Like 150i ABS. It has a flat floor and more horsepower (13.5) than most 150s.
I'd check out the ease of DIY service on the Like150i...before you decide that bit of extra HP is worth the agro.
If you're OK with buying your service - no worries!
Stig