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Hello,

Back at it again.  Scoot is running great, and now I'm looking to get a little bit of noise out of the exhaust.  I'm looking into drilling the exhaust (as I don't plan on selling this bike) but I'm not sure where to drill or how big.  Everything I've watched on youtube shows people drilling directly into their exhaust through the baffle inside, but if you have actually looked into the 500's stock pipe, it curves downwards, so there's no direct view/access to the baffle.  My next option is a slip on.  I don't care how it looks, or if it's used.  I just want more noise out of this thing.  It's too quiet.  I'm even thinking of straight piping if possible (I know it's horrible for the engine.)

So, my heat gauge was halfway the whole trip.  I first experienced a loss of power, like the engine wasn't revving all the way through it's power band.  I pulled off to the ide of the road, threw it on the center stand, and it revved fine.  No visible smoke or oil.  Got back on, rode maybe 1/2 mile, and I experienced a loss of power again.  I looked in my rear view, and there was a good amount of smoke trailing me, I looked down at my heat gauge, and it was still at the half way marker, so at this point I'm thinking it's an issue with my clutch/belt.  I pull over, and put the scoot on the center stand, and pulled the key out.  This is the weird part...Once I stopped, there was smoke definitely coming from the front portion of the engine, and not the crank case.  Once I noticed this, I put the key back in the ignition, and turned the instrument cluster on.  Immediately I was greeted by the sound of a fan of some sort, I didn't notice that before, ever, as well as my heating gauge being buried in the red.  At this point, I noticed some oil under the scooter.  A 2 half dollar sized spot below.  I rubbed my finger in it, and it was most definitely oil.  At this point I was worried the engine would seize, and I called it quits.  Called a tow truck, and I got towed back.  This is 2+ hours later.  Once in the garage, I checked the dip stick and there is definitely oil in the engine.  Without screwing the dipstick in after whipping, there was an 1/4 inch of oil on the filled indicator.  Screwed in, it was all the way up. I put the key in to try to start it up, and it fired right up (YAY NO SEIZE!!!)  and I turned it off.  I just got this machine from a dealer on a trade in for my 2013 super 8.  I'm going to see if I can get some sort of fix in place at no cost to me, because I have had it for less than 40 days, and the odo has less than 50 from when I got it.  As for the coolant, I know there's a little slot on the left side, and it looked to be in good form.  2/3 of the way full from the looks of it.  One thing I will say, is the fan I heard initially, I think is having issues.  I'm about ready to bite the bullet and buy a motorcycle.  I couldn't see where the oil was coming from.  The center stand brackets were covered in it.  I haven't been into the guts of this scoot yet, so I don't know where anything is, very frustrating.  Thanks for reading!

Thats what I was thinking. When your first crank it, the choke is on supplying extra fuel to the carb. at idle. Once it warms up, the choke is off. Try turning the idle screw up and it would not hurt to run a little Seafoam through the carb to clean it up a little.

That's the puzzling thing. The idle screw is tightened as far as it will go. 

What's the lowest temperature you like you start your 500 at?

Are the cold start issues just related to the fuel injected versions of the 500?

I live in Syracuse NY. It gets cold but I winterize. I don't ride unless it's warm.  Does this scoot have trouble storing in the cold??

Hey Gents! I hope everyone is having a safe warm winter. I noticed the super 8 has two new models. Both of which have some different stuff going on. My question: on the Super 8 X, do you think those extra nobby tires would fit on my 2013 s8? Do you think those nobby tires are a bad idea(because the are nylon)? Also, do you think it's possible to get the seat and naked handle bar configuration?  I'm envious already. Give me your thoughts!

I ordered the yoshi. The two brothers only makes a slip on. So. It should be here in 2-43 days. Super pumped.