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Grandvista 250 / Dash illuminating back light

« on: February 29, 2024, 10:43:08 PM »

My dash illuminated backlight has gone out. I’ve seen some discussion on this issue but I’m seeking more information. This seems like a daunting task just to even get to the inside of the dash where it’s located. Does anyone have a detailed description of how they have removed the dash housing and then fixed this issue?

Grandvista 250 / 2009 Grandvista side stand scraping

« on: February 23, 2018, 02:43:27 PM »

i took the Grandvista for a run the other day as the weather was summer like on the noth east coast. On my ride as I was going around a left hand curve my side stand scraped the road. I really didn't think I was leaned over that much to have that as an issue . Has anyone else had this experience. After parking it and looking at the side stand and the the down and up stops on the mount it looks like there is some room left where I could grind the tab so that the stand would be just a little higher while riding. Has anyone done this or come up with another solution? Would this modification mess up the kick stand kill switch function?

General Discussion / Scooter or motorcycle

« on: February 20, 2018, 11:51:25 PM »

I am 67 years old and own a 2009 Grandvista 250 .Today I rode a 2017 Honda Rebel 300 thinking it would be a nice step up with it having fuel injection ,nice low seat , 6 speeds and only 600 miles on it. Maybe I've gotten lazy, but I fell back n love with my Grandvista after upshifting and down shifting on the Honda Rebel. I felt the Rebel was a good quality bike , but I also felt I had to pay more attention to the gear position I was in than actually enjoying the ride. I now really appreciate just starting my scooter up twisting the throttle and accelerating down the road and when it it's time to stop I grab the hand brakes and I stop wth no other extra moves. All I have to do is twist the throttle and the CVT takes me up to speed in seconds without interruption. I also have tons of storage under the seat, something the Rebel simply did not have! I do have a love of motorcycles, but after riding scooters for years now I'm enjoying the simpler ride my scooter provides. I just want to say make sure you are actually enjoying your two wheel ride whatever it may be.

Bet & Win 250 / Seat modification

« on: May 21, 2014, 12:40:38 PM »

The seat on my 06 Bet and Win 250 leaves a lot to be desired on a long ride in my opinion

. Even though I'm only 5,5 ft tall with 29 inseam I find that I feel like I'm being forced forward and up at the same time. It seems that if I could reduce that hump that is in the seat it would improve the riding comfort level. Anyone have the same experience? Has anyone tried to modify or change the seat to help out this situation?
Thanks all,
OGBillyT63

Technical | How To / Bystarter check

« on: February 20, 2014, 01:11:54 PM »

I tried to check the bystarter on my 2006 Kymco Bet and Win 250 by taking it out before start up, then measuring the plunger ,then reinstalled the bystarter and started the scooter up and ran it until warmed up(10-15min). After warm up I wanted to remove the bystarter in order to measure the length of the plunger to see if it changed. I tried to pull the bystarter out after removing the hold down screw, but the plunger seemed to be stuck and I didn't want to force it out so I reinstalled it. Is this a normal thing or not? I know that the bystarter works off the carb as I tested it by direct hook up to my battery.

Thanks all

Bet & Win 250 / Kymco bet and win 250 carburetor jets

« on: January 29, 2014, 11:43:36 PM »

Can anyone tell me the correct size jets for a 2006 Kymco Bet and Win 250. Mine has a 35 slow jet and a 102 main jet. I have seen specs that say 38 for the slow jet and 108 for the main jet. So what size should they be?

Thanks all.