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People s200 / Re: New-to-me People S 200 and why are parts so hard to find?
« on: June 26, 2020, 07:25:21 PM »
Thanks for the replies!

I usually don't like to go through dealers because, based on my experience with local car and scooter dealers in CA, they charge SO much money for items that I shop online for parts. However, I did take a look at the dealer recommendations from Stig and I'm going to order from Solano Cycle in Orange Park, FL (Orange Park is where they complete all their online orders, FYI, not the other locations). Their prices were somewhat similar to other prices I've seen online, but it was all in one place, so that's where I'll be getting parts.

If you're curious, I'm ordering the following, which comes out to $150 plus shipping:
Drive belt
Rollers
Slider things that go near the rollers (there are 3)
Front and rear brakes (drums!)
spark plug
Air filter

I found a few online tutorials, and one great Youtube video, that show how to perform various maintenance on the People S 200.
Here's the Youtube video that shows a bunch of service items for Kymco scooters (brakes, belt, clutch, variator, lots of things, really cool!), but I think our scooter is a little more involved because it looks like we have to take off a lot of the body panels to access certain thing. Nevertheless, this video is still very clear.


Rear brakes drums (this seems like a really involved process, is this true?)
http://scooterpitstop.blogspot.com/2013/04/kymco-people-200-s-rear-tyre-shock.html

Drive belt:
https://daphnelcc.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/how-to-change-your-kymco-people-s200-drive-belt/

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People s200 / New-to-me People S 200 and why are parts so hard to find?
« on: June 25, 2020, 06:52:37 PM »
Hello,

Here's the gist: I'm trying to find out what parts are interchangeable, meaning how can I successfully search for parts for this 163cc scooter that doesn't seem to fit any standard engine size.

Longer version:
I recently picked up a 2009 People 2 with about 10,000 miles on it. I'm not new to scooters/motorcycles, as I have had a 2009 Genuine Buddy 150 and currently have a 2005 Yahmaha FZ6. I do all the maintenance on my scooters and cars, so I'm not a newbie to wrenching.

With that being said, I'm having a really difficult time trying to find parts for this scooter. It seems like I have to piecemeal an order from Scooterworks, Amazon, foreign websites, and a local dealer to find what I want, and I don't know if this is similar to what others have found.

I've always used https://www.scooterworks.com/ for parts for my Buddy, but their selection for Kymco is laughable.

I've also found this site: https://www.racingplanetusa.com/. They are in Europe, but they seem to have many parts for Kymco, even variators, brakes, and rollers, but I'm not familiar with many of their brands (such as Naraku, RMS, or Polini)
Also, some of the parts seems to be the wrong size, even though it's listed as compatible (such as this drive belt https://www.racingplanetusa.com/bando-kymco-scooter-replacement-belt-kymco-agility-like-200i-people-super-150cc-people-200cc-scooters-p-26087-1.html?backcPathco=284&cPath=2_16710#.XvTyFKZ7nIU, where it says the belt size is 781 X 20 X 30 belt, but other searches show that it's 795.5x20x30,

I'm having difficulty because, even though it's a 200, it's not, right, it's 163cc. Everything I find is either for 50cc, 125cc, 150cc, or 200+cc engines. I called Scooterworks and they said it's NOT the same as a 150cc GY6, and I've read through some threads that say it is. What's the deal?

I want to change the following:
-rollers (maybe try 12g, but I'm OK with sticking to stock 13g). I keep coming up with Dr. Pulley sliders, but what if I just want rollers?
-drive belt ( I know stock is 23100-LCD4-E0A) and I found it https://powersportsoutlet.com/drive-belt-like-200-people-200, but any other brands? Any other options? . I can't find it on Amazon, I've looked using many different search terms (do YOU have a link?)
-Brakes! This should be simple, but not! What is the front brake size, and why does every website says the People S 200 has rear disc! It doesn't, it's a drum brake. But what's the size??

Parts I've been able to find on Amazon: air filter (I believe these are interchangeable with other Kymcos?), spark plug (standard across many scooters), and the 12g Dr. Pulley sliders, and a front tire.

Thanks! I hope to learn a lot here and contribute, but I need to get parts before I do.





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