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I welded up the end of my exhaust pipe yet again today, and I have been toying wi the idea of replacing the exhaust from the head back. Has anyone else had the head pipe crack, perforate, split, or fall apart in some way? Is my exhaust causing issues that I can fix with a jet change or adjustment? Or should I just make a new pipe al together with added strength in the head flange area? I am asking cause if im to lean or rich could this be something that will just keep happening?

My starter went out and I can not find a place to get one for less than 140 bucks. Any ideas? I wish kymco would have given the 250 a kick start.

What size jets are in the stock carb? Has anyone changed them? Is so what size and how did it run?

I have been looking around for a while for modifications for the people 250. There are not many out there and there are even fewer pictures. So I thought I would see what people on here have done to their Scoots. I will hopefully get things rolling with mine so far.

I have a 2006 People 250. It was once the wine red color, but it is now Flat Black. I have been through several colors : Flat White, Baby Blue, Sea foam Green, And a Mix of those colors in two tone. But now, BLACK. I have the original windshield and I added a case in the back. I first changed out the headlight for a 3000K 55watt bulb. I love it and it stands out in traffic. It also cuts down on eye strain at night. I do a lot of night riding.

I have also replaced the front fender with the rear fender off a different scooter. A roketa I think, it was just sitting around the trash of the scooter shop here in town when they went under. It looks way better than the original in my opinion and after riding with no front fender for awhile, I appreciate not having water thrown up in front of me all the time. It bolts to the mount for the original fender. I have been working on adding some kind of fog light to either the same fender mounts or to the body of the scooter around the grill or below the turn signals. thoughts?

next I added the ABS like brake pulser up front, also a dumpster dive at the old shop. It works too. I also added the stainless steel braided lines at the same time. They were pulled from a track car I wrecked and parted out. I cut through the front line twice before I changed them, it was rubbing on the tire.

That brings us to the tires. They are 120/80/16 up front and 130/90/16 in the rear. I had to drill an extra hole to move the rear fender up a bit to get the rear to fit but other than that I love these tires. the change in the tires changed the whole feel of the scoot. I have more ground clearance and cornering clearance, but most of all it raised the top speed and made the scoot way better on long highway rides. I would tell anyone who needs new tires to look into changing sizes. There are way more options for the larger sizes.

I also added an IGT filter to the stock intake and rejetted the carb and changed the plug to a silver core plug thats a bit hotter than stock. I am looking for a new muffler, because the original is shot. I cut it open and shook all the crap that had broken down inside out and welded it back together. its ugly but holding for now. Looking at a suppertrapp shorty to replace it.

Last I cut the rear off below the license plate and rounded it to look better. I also added the planet express sticker to the side because I had it and I'm an incurable nerd. So the future looks to hold a new exhaust and maybe a big bore kit if I feel like it over the winter. I ride all year as long as there is no snow on the streets. Any one else have Ideas? Have you done something cool or unique and would like to share. Post up some pics. Tell your story. Show off your sweet scooter.

Ok, so I moved to a larger set of tires this fall. I love them and think they improved everything about the scooter. But I have had an issue with speed and acceleration. I have checked everything and nothing seem wrong. New Bel, new rollers (20g) and carb cleaned and checked, new spark plug and everything tested. My question is, with a larger diameter rear tire, would I need heavier weights to match the extra torque from the rear wheel? It tops out at about 50-55mph and it never gets into "low" or "high" gear. nothing ever seems to shift. Any ideas would help.

I have had a growing issue with my scoot not getting above 55/60 tops, but occasionally it will "kick up" and go full speed. there is also an issue with slow acceleration. seems like it is not getting into low or high "gear". i have checked the clutch, the rollers are new. any ideas? scoot is a 2006 people 250, 15000k