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G'day wingman7000, most here swear by the Avon Viper Strykes but, as they are not available where I am, I have just put a pair of Michelin Pilot Sport on my ZX 50. I had put the rear on a little over a week ago and am happy with it, so bought another for the front. As my speedo is so far out, I went from a 110/70-12 to a 120/70-12 to try to bring the speedo back into line. Will go for a first ride today to see how they are together, (easy at first, of course . It seems that with these tyres they are suitable for front or rear aplication.

Thanks for the advice sid. I've seen the Avons in my search. I think I may go with the Pirelli MT75. Anyone else out there installed these?

Well I finally got it fixed. The problem was that the throttle valve guide inside the carb. Half of it was bent 90 degrees and wasn't allowing the valve to slide in all the way. I had to break off that half and then the throttle valve slid all the way in the way it was designed. Now the scooter starts the way its supposed to, on the first try with the electric starter and no kick start. Its been quite a while since its run this smooth. Like a totally new scoot!!! I'm soooo excited!!!

right now its all the time. I think it may be the pilot jet. I tried to spray carb cleaner through it and it didn't come out the other side. I am trying to clean it again, but will probably order a new one too just so in case I can't clean this one.

Anyone know of a good place to order carb parts?

Hello everyone. I'm new here to the Kymco forums but have had a 2003 People 50 for a couple of years now. I've really been having problems with getting it started. It would take me about 30-45 minutes to get it started, but once I did it would run smooth. Since the weather is getting nicer I decided to clean the carburetor to see if I could get it to start better. Well, now it won't start at all pretty much. I've gone and adjusted the pilot jet, the air valve, idle everything I can think of and did get it to start. However, the thing is running wide open. I think I may need to tighten up the pilot jet a bit and close the air a bit too, but one thing I noticed is that when I try to throttle up with the handle, I get no response. I think the throttle valve is sticking in the carburetor and not moving because I can get a response by moving the needle inside the carburetor with needle-nose pliers. I don't have much experience with carburetors so I feel really lost as to what the problem is. I also know that the throttle cable is not broken because it will contract when I take it out of the carb. This is really driving me crazy so if anyone could give me some advice I would greatly appreciate it.