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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Downtown 300 => Topic started by: p40whk on June 25, 2011, 06:57:21 PM
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My new burnt orange DT300 should be here next week and I'm completely without any gear! Ordered a helmet last night but would like to add some extra storage. What are my options and are there any must have things I need to pick up for the bike?
Was thinking of changing the oil out right away then again when it was due, do most people recommend this or is the oil, plugs and filters that are in the bike Ok until the first service?
Thanks
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Original break in oil is fine. If you want even you can go right to synthetic, everyone though treats this differently. If you go synthetic also do so for the final drive as well.
Extra storage means a top box. There are so many options here and you have to decide what fits you best. It is however best to get a removable box so you can easily take off without it when ever the need arises.
Don't go for the snake oil performance plug bit. If you want to upgrade to a long lasting and consistent plug at any time put in a NGK CR7EIX Iridium plug as they are good for alot more miles than the stock plug etc.
Safety gear. Every one treats this differently as well, minimalists just get a good DOT helmet then there are those bearing full body armour. Just remember leather is alot easier to replace than skin..................
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Thanks TANWare,
There is a Sport Tour showroom right down from where I work and had planned to stop in and pick up a few things. I'll have to research which top box to buy as I'm not sure what fits the DT300.
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As far as fits allot will. The Givi uses an additional addapter, SR92m, then any mono lock will fit. It becomes more what looks right for your taste. In other words how obnoxious are you willing to go, a massive 55L box or smaller 30L box for example. Then to decide whether to light it as in brakes and/or turn signals.
The Shad addapter uses 2 leg braces that go in front of the brake lens, a no go for me. And forget any universal mount as I haven't seen one that would just bolt to our racks as is.
Another consideration is tail and turn LED's. They are much brighter than stock and getting noticed is all part of the game............
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Welcome! 8)
I also started fresh. And got a jacket and gloves as well.
Like TANWare said, rather replace Leather.
I'm also looking for a topcase now.
Kind of leaning towards the Bestem 929... :-\
Am in dubio about the mount plate...
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After looking at the price on the Givi V46 top case which I saw recommended I think I may have to find a cheaper alternative or wait a bit. The price doesn't even include the mounting hardware which is half again as expensive. I may go with a backpack from these guys: http://www.betterscooterbag.com/backpacks.htm (http://www.betterscooterbag.com/backpacks.htm) in the interim. I haven't read any reviews for them yet so don't know much about them.
As far as safety goes, I ended up ordering a Gmax GM68 helmet which was Webbikeworlds Helmet of the year for 2008, the price was right as well: http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/gmax/gm68s/ (http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/motorcycle-helmet/gmax/gm68s/)
Going to start looking into riding clothing now. I'm a bit longer in the torso than in the legs so I've had problems finding the right fit so this may be the most difficult area for me.
I hadn't considered adding LEDs to the bike but have a really good source for them. http://www.oznium.com/motorcycle-led-lighting (http://www.oznium.com/motorcycle-led-lighting) I've used their product on my boat and the price/quality is fantastic. Once I get the bike I'll have to see where I can integrate a few.
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As far as tail and turn signals this was my order..........
Qty | Product / Options | Price/ea |
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2 | BAU15S-x18-T: 18HP-LED 1056 LED Tower bulb| $ 17.95 |
BAU15S-A18-T: Amber
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1 | 1157-x45-T: 45HP-LED BAY15D Tower Bulb | $ 24.95 |
1157-R45-T: 1157 Red
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2 | RL-650: Tail Light Load Resistor kit | $ 4.95 |
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Kymco Downtown 300i Lights Daytime (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdN0jNmCR9g#ws)
DT 300i LED Tail & Turn, Kymco Downtown 300i upgrade. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjNJqhpqk7c#ws)
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Where did you order your led tail light?
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Where did you order your led tail light?
http://www.superbrightleds.com/ (http://www.superbrightleds.com/)
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Hi TANWare,
The break lights seem very white in the video, is that due to the video quality and is the LED really RED ???
Am tempted to get the Break LED at least...
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Well, picked up my DT on Thursday and almost wrecked it on the way home! Being an old motorcycle guy, my muscle memory had me pressing my right foot down trying to actuate the rear brakes. Needless to say, Taking a tight turn at speed and trying to use only the front brake while confused that my rear wasn't working had me praying I'd slow down enough for the turn. :o
Made it with only my pride damaged so getting used to that change will be the first thing I concentrate on!
Drove it to work this morning, varied the throttle to help with break in but averaged between 55-70mph with no problems. A nice comfortable ride but I think I need some kind of Cruise control or throttle friction lock. Has anyone used a Vista Cruise or Throttle-Miester on a DT before?
I was also considering the Givi windshield but after the review in one of the other threads from the guy in the UK I'm a bit apprehensive. Anyone have experience with the Givi shield?
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Well, picked up my DT on Thursday and almost wrecked it on the way home! Being an old motorcycle guy, my muscle memory had me pressing my right foot down trying to actuate the rear brakes. Needless to say, Taking a tight turn at speed and trying to use only the front brake while confused that my rear wasn't working had me praying I'd slow down enough for the turn. :o
Made it with only my pride damaged so getting used to that change will be the first thing I concentrate on!
Drove it to work this morning, varied the throttle to help with break in but averaged between 55-70mph with no problems. A nice comfortable ride but I think I need some kind of Cruise control or throttle friction lock. Has anyone used a Vista Cruise or Throttle-Miester on a DT before?
I was also considering the Givi windshield but after the review in one of the other threads from the guy in the UK I'm a bit apprehensive. Anyone have experience with the Givi shield?
I had the same brake problem with my People S125 after the honda 750a. Takes a bit of getting used to. I had a friction cruse on the honda but not putting one on this bike. What was said about the givi wind shield? Mine should be here this week. I have seen a lot of good reports on them so one bad one would not deter me much.
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Yes the LED is red. It appears much whiter in the video in real life it is red. The cool white LED's actually seem to make the lens cast a purple hue. The amber is actually a great yellow but both lights overdrive the bloggie camera.
With the tail light there is no need for a load resistor. The turn signals can go without but proper function of the dash and front turn signals is lost and in my case there was no flashing without the engine running.
I am tempted to change the front signal bulbs to LED's in the cown but I think those dummy bulbs are actually load resistors. I should have unplugged it when I had the cowl of to see if the dummy bulbs has electrical connections and to see if there was resistance. As they say hind sight is 20/20.
My daughters wedding is over so now on to my own projects. Top box is one but also I have the 20x12 14GR dr pulley rollers. I only need to find somewhere one of those pulley holders with replaceable pins. I have a Ryobi Electric impact wrench and am about to get a torque wrench and impact sockets but it is all useless without a way to lock up the pulley.
As a side note is the FT/LBS suppsed to be 70 on that nut? I found a metric conversion that said it was like 68.xxx FT/LBS.
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Make your own tool for taking apart the variator. 2 peaces of flat iron, 1 long, one short. Bolt together like the blades of a sissers, take 2 longer bolts that will fit the holes on the variator nuts on each side of the strap iron and cut the heads off. I have made a couple of then and they work great.
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It may come down to that. If I can't find one locally then most likely I will just get one on the net. I've been thinking of also trying out the 20x12 16GR Dr Pulley if the 14GR revs to high at crusing................
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I am happy with mine as it is for now. Just put on the Givi wind shield so waiting to see how much the milage goes up. The big wind shield on my 125 made quit a difference. I fulled after I put it on so will see in a couple of days. My big thing now is a second set of hid in the hi beams. Ordered bulbs today and will take the balests off the 125 to test.
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I am happy with mine as it is for now. Just put on the Givi wind shield so waiting to see how much the milage goes up.
Let me know what your thoughts are on that windshield, I'm seriously considering it since I'm on the highway quite a bit.
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Yesterday I got caught in a torential down pour with the stock sheild for 45 minutes. At 10 MPH the stock body work and sheild were useless, the traffic backed up and that was all I could do. Once off the parkway at 35+ mph the coverage was pretty good, not perfect but tolerable. When I first hit normal rain levels at 75 MPH only my helmet was getting nailed and that was blowing right off.
I imagine the GIVI gives even better protection at speed. At low speed I think any shield is about useless. With the sever rain I could feel the gloves still being hit on occasion with the stock sheild hopefully the GIVI would stop or lower the occurance.
I was the one fool on a bike still able to ride. all other bikes hid under a bridge. Even a couple of full dress bikes were stopped and alot of cars had to pull over and stop as they couldn't see from the rain. I had no visability issues what so ever.
I will say though without rain gear I got pretty wet. Once I do get proper rain gear I would have nno issue with the rain except one. While I hit the rain at 75 MPH the bike felt stable even in the high winds gusting all over at 40+ MPH but I was not comfortable risking it at that speed. I pulled to he right lane backing down to 55 MPH and the bike felt better planted.................
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Just put on the Givi wind shield so waiting to see how much the milage goes up.
Did you get any sort of fittings or collars with the screen?
What did you think of the fit of the lower mounting bracket?
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Did you get any sort of fittings or collars with the screen?
What did you think of the fit of the lower mounting bracket?
I had read about this so I had 4 small O rings available. Put 2 on each stub and then put the screws in. Easy and nice and tight. Coated it with furniture polish today to help get the rain off faster. BTW do not use rainX on it as it will turn yellow.
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I had read about this so I had 4 small O rings available.
Well that's some consolation - I usually get the faulty kit if there is one!
So basically, although we used our "engineering skills" to overcome the problem, it could be said that the Givi D294ST is NOT actually a complete kit?
Thanks for the tip about rainX - worth knowing - I have been using a good quality non abrasive car polish on the painted panels and screen so I hope that does not make it change colour.
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Well, just went through my first "Complete" fuel up and got 68.8 Miles to the gallon! That's pretty good considering it's not completely broke in. I'm hoping that after break-in and change of oil/plugs that the number will improve.
Not sure how the GIVI windscreen will affect things but I'll probably upgrade this fall. Not going to look into a top box as of yet since My cooler and 2 bungie cords seem to be working out well.
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The Givi windshield is larger and will cut into the MPG a bit. The protection should be awesome. just remember it is slightly over 6" taller so if too high you may want to cut it down a bit and this too could restore some of the MPG.
I am torn between the better size ratio of the V46 and the capacity of the E55. If I could make up my mind I'd have ordered by now. The extra capacity of a topcase would make shopping much more practical on the bike.
Great to hear about the good MPG, I am averaging as you can see below. This may drop as I am going to try out the 20x12 14 gram DR Pulley rollers soon. If not satisfied with the MPG I may then try 20x12 16 gram DR Pulley sliders instead of going back to stock.