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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Re: Reflex spotting !!@
« on: April 17, 2016, 02:48:36 PM »
Nice. My sister wants to get a scooter and I was thinking a used Reflex would be perfect for her. Seen a few red and yellow ones for sale around here.

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Xciting 700i / Re: Clutch slipping?
« on: April 17, 2016, 03:24:04 AM »
Quote from: Stig on April 17, 2016, 02:15:55 AM
Service write-up guys can be scary....but his remark is pretty spooky. Best to just keep his mouth shut and write your concerns. New scooter which is dangerous in an intersection because it is just being run in.!
Mine 1st experience with one in a 2 wheel dealer was off-putting.....when he told me it would take "a couple of hours" to get down through the plastic panels on my LIKE200i to do a valve adjustment....and at $378 !
I'd never seen a scooter close up...but I had the feeler gauge in the valve lash in not much more than 30 mins....which is why they rarely get to see any of my scooters.
Good luck.
I'm thinking leaking seal putting oil on belt or clutch .....? What is the birthday of the scoot? Dry, cracked belt or shaft seal?
New belts are tight, not loose. KYMCO didn't fit the wrong size belt.
Grease flung onto a part that should be dry?
Would think they might spot it straight off when belt cover is removed.
Strange....but you are well covered. It is the KYMCO flagship model.
And this is not a new scooter design with teething troubles.

The build date is March 2014. He actually suggested as a possibility of a seal leak as well. Let's hope it's something simple and quick to fix so I can get back to riding it rather than having it in for service.

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Xciting 700i / Re: Clutch slipping?
« on: April 17, 2016, 01:00:26 AM »
Got up early this morning to drive up and drop off the scoot by 9am. I can't believe the writeup guy even suggested it might just be breaking in. I said it didn't do this until I hit 140 miles on it and that it was all of a sudden. I don't feel confident in making it through an intersection from a dead stop. No way that's breaking in on a 700 bike. Anyway it's in service and hopefully they can visually see something when they open it up. Then it will be waiting for parts. I'm figuring I'll be without the scoot for 2 weeks as a guess. They said Tuesday is when they will have time to check it out. After I hear back I'll post up what they found.

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Xciting 700i / Re: Nice 700i article from 3 yrs ago
« on: April 15, 2016, 06:33:21 PM »
Quote from: Stig on April 15, 2016, 11:24:11 AM
HECK of a price on that great scooter!!
Waiting for service posts...pictures.....videos!
Interested small kymco rider here...

Yup. Already building a list of modifications I want to do besides the seat and some kind of fairing mounted mirrors. As soon as I get to my first service I'll do some kind f photo/write-up on it. It's a bit funny that the MyRoad and Burgman 650 share tire sizes and spark plug part numbers.

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Xciting 700i / Re: Anyone done seat mods?
« on: April 15, 2016, 06:07:41 PM »
Got on my Burg 650 this morning to ride in and thought whoa legroom after being on the My Road for nearly a week. What a difference in riding position between the two. Hopefully I can remedy that soon when the money presents itself, lol.

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Xciting 700i / Re: Clutch slipping?
« on: April 15, 2016, 05:35:45 PM »
I wonder if its actually the belt slipping during taking off from a start. Either way I'll be dropping it off in service tomorrow. They have already said they probably won't be able to diagnose it until Tuesday and then if they find the cause parts will have to be ordered etc... The one thing I'm fearing a bit is will the dealer or Kymco stand behind it if they feel it's the clutch or belt since as per the warranty normal wear items are not covered. I would hope so since I only have just under 200 miles on the bike. Fingers crossed they will take care of me and my bike.

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Xciting 700i / Re: Clutch slipping?
« on: April 14, 2016, 03:48:45 PM »
Bought it brand new. I rode it to work this morning. If I don't let the PRMs go past 3,000 on a take off once it hits about 15mph it seems just fine. It's just not exactly safe worrying about taking off from an intersection without getting run over because you really can't launch it. I can't take it in till maybe Saturday to a local dealer (not where I bought it) so I figure I'll ride it with extra caution till then.

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Xciting 700i / Clutch slipping?
« on: April 14, 2016, 03:00:21 AM »
Has anyone had a clutch slipping (can smell it) issue? When I bought the bike taking off from a start the clutch would initially engage around 2,000 RPM and be good after that. I Just got off work and rode home then close to my house at a stop light taking off it was slipping all the way up to about 5,000 RPM but seem ok once I'm at speed. Not real happy at this moment.  :o

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Xciting 700i / Re: Nice 700i article from 3 yrs ago
« on: April 14, 2016, 01:08:27 AM »
Didn't realize it was that early but I knew they had sold them in other markets before the US. I've also seen a few other colors offered elsewhere but not here. They range from a couple of blues, white, silver, gray, black, and a gold color. Why do other markets get nice colors and we get stuck with white? A few dealers have been blowing them out at $4999.00 plus tax/fees/etc. That's why I bought one.  ;D

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Xciting 700i / Re: Anyone done seat mods?
« on: April 14, 2016, 12:53:48 AM »
Quote from: Stig on April 13, 2016, 10:32:53 PM
I guess I thought Corbins were built on the existing seat pan. They make a new pan?
If they don't - surely a motorcycle bike seat builder could make a very good seat for less.

All Corbin's are on a custom pan they make. If the placement issue is because of the stock pan then one would have to be made to make it right. I love the Corbin look and back rest style. I'm sure someone could do something but the seat pan on this thing feels paper than compared to the Burgman seat.

Here's a photo of the one they do for the Kymco Xciting 500 R.


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Xciting 700i / Re: Anyone done seat mods?
« on: April 13, 2016, 07:09:11 PM »
Quote from: Great White on April 13, 2016, 02:21:27 PM
No it did not move the butt stop back. I don't believe that would be possible because of the shape of the seat pan.

I did look at that though it looks as though some of the foam could be removed to gain some space. I really need to bug Corbin cause the seat is what's really holding this bike back from being ridden more. Thanks.

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Xciting 700i / Re: Anyone done seat mods?
« on: April 13, 2016, 01:44:49 PM »
Quote from: Great White on April 13, 2016, 12:44:28 AM
I had a local motorcycle seat builder to redo my front section of the seat. I had him take out the slope. Now it rides much better as I don't have to correct my seating position often.

Thanks. Did he move the butt stop back also at all for a more stretched out riding position?

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Xciting 700i / Anyone done seat mods?
« on: April 12, 2016, 04:29:47 PM »
Has anyone done seat mods or had a custom seat made to their 700i yet? The seat is too far forward and sloped for me to be comfortable riding anything but short distance. I messaged Corbin but haven't heard back yet.

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Xciting 700i / New MyRoad Owner
« on: April 12, 2016, 01:18:20 AM »
Just picked up a new 2014 MyRoad 700i on Saturday freshly assembled from the crate. Haven't had much time to ride her around yet, just some on Saturday and today to work.







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Xciting 700i / Re: Discontinued in US?
« on: November 06, 2015, 08:00:40 PM »
Quote from: Grand Vista/YagerRider on November 06, 2015, 07:28:50 PM
MJR - I figured out that my computer using Microsoft Edge was "caching"  older pages showing the 700 and other models as current.  I looked at the kymocusa.com website on my phone last night and immediately saw what you were talking about.   A restart of my desktop computer corrected the caching.   

Sorry about me trying to correct your statement about the 700 being discontinued.  You were stating exactly what the website is now showing.

After that last time that's what I was thinking it was displaying and old page. Nah no big deal. :) Maybe Kymco has enough stock in '14-15 models they won't do a 2016 here and bring it again in '17-18. Honestly I'm tempted to pick one of these up. I've seen a few new ones below $6K but too bad they are on the other side of the US from me.

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