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General Discussion / Beware: Kymco Parts Monster
« on: July 04, 2014, 08:26:23 AM »
Hi All
Just a heads up to beware when purchasing from Kymco Parts Monster http://www.kymcopartsmonster.com/
They also are affilliated to Polaris Parts Monster, Suzuki Parts Monster, Victory Parts Monster, Yamaha Parts Monster.
The contact email is parts@interstatecycle.com but you will not find this on their website because the customer service page has been removed.

I live in New Zealand and ordered a complete clutch and drum for my Bet & Win 250, using Paypal. I waited and received the goods 3 months later, but the clutch was wrong -it was for a 150 B&W. I tried to contact them for another 3 months - they initially responded and then...nothing. Paypal will not refund because it is out of the 45-day refund period.

I am now out of pocket by $250 AND I still don't have my parts. I have been mugged by these criminals. So beware.

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Bet & Win 250 / Help for J Costa install into B&W 250
« on: May 23, 2012, 01:26:58 AM »
Hi All
I am a newbie to this forum and would like to hear from someone who has installed a J Costa variator into their 250 B&W. I bought my 2002 scoot in South Africa and shipped it over to New Zealand where I now live.

Some background:
I ride 80km (50miles) a day to work and back on flat roads, so I upgraded to the TKC muffler and 24g weight rollers. This gave me more top end and a really noisy scooter. 12months later the TKC bracket broke off, throwing the muffler on to the road which a car promptly rode over and destroyed. I resurrected my old muffler which has nothing left inside but still works.

My Variator:
After 30 000km (19k miles) using the 24g rollers I decided to service the belt/weights and my local scooter shop talked me into importing a J Costa variator + Malossi belt. Big bucks and 2 months later I installed the Costa. The instructions were not really good and I had no idea where to put the thin metal washer, but the rest of the installation was straightforward enough and I put in the new belt as well. However, during testing I found the revs to be way too high (60kph at 6000rpm) - definitely something wrong so I put the old belt back - same result, although the Malossi was a bit on the slack side with higher rpm's at takeoff.

The centre steel bush lengths of the Costa is identical to the stock bush, but I think that either the Costa bush is too long for this setup (maybe shorter with a spacer against the engine?) or the sliders are too light. No, I have not changed the clutch.

Has anyone had similar problems? Any advice appreciated.....

cheers
Nigel

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