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Downtown 300 / Re: Speedometer stopped working
« on: March 21, 2018, 10:21:39 PM »
Thanks for the responses guys. I'll check the wheel speed sensor again and trace the wires back to the instrument cluster. However, wouldn't the sensor only affect the speedometer when the wheel is actually moving? The speedometer doesn't even sweep during the start up sequence which makes me think something is wrong inside the instrument cluster.

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Downtown 300 / Speedometer stopped working
« on: March 21, 2018, 08:57:19 AM »
Hey all, so the other day I noticed that my speedometer stopped working. Normally when you turn the key before you start the bike, the speedometer and tachometer will do a sweep. The speedo doesn't do the sweep anymore but the tach still operates like normal. Both displays illuminate... the speedo just doesn't move, even when riding. I thought maybe the ECU had a glitch from the rain we've been having recently so I disconnected the battery for 24 hours and reconnected it...made no difference. Not sure what else to do, is it possible that the gear that operates the speedometer needle took a dump? The scoot is a 2012 with 5,000 miles. Has anyone else had this problem?

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General Discussion / Re: New Kymcos to come to U.S.
« on: November 21, 2017, 01:43:49 AM »
I just visited my local dealer today and probably saw the very first Kymco X-town 300i in LA being put together. For some reason it looks a little smaller in person from what I imagined, I don't think the post stating it being air cooled is correct as it has a coolant reservoir tucked behind a panel in the front. I suspect maintenance on it will be a breeze much like the DT300 since it looks like the seat bucket removes the same exact way the DT300 does. However, the battery is now accessible behind a panel in the seat bucket and the LED light seems to have an optical sensor probably to remedy the issue of draining the battery when the seat isn't shut properly. Overall the scooter looks fantastic, my only gripe without having ridden it yet is the rated 23 horsepower.. this puts it closer to the 250cc category in terms of power.

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Downtown 300 / Re: Iridium Spark Plug
« on: October 03, 2017, 09:02:34 AM »
I just replaced my stock plug with an NGK iridium plug today as well at 4k miles. Power band is vastly smoother at low speed operation, and it is not just my imagination!! Before, my DT300 would lug at low throttle opening... giving it any more gas would make the scooter lurch forward like flipping a switch. It would lug and lurch whenever operating at low speeds and I just learned to live with it. After changing the plug the problem is entirely gone. I highly recommend changing your plug to an NGK Iridium plug if you have the same issue I had, even if you barely have any miles on your stock plug. It's well worth the $8-$10 investment

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Downtown 300 / Re: BEARINGS STEERING STEM
« on: October 03, 2017, 08:42:58 AM »
I found the culprit to the wandering/steering instability issue. The problem happened to be with the stock maxxis tires I had on the scooter...not sure how tires can make a scooter handle so poor, especially with so much tread left! I replaced them with Metzeler Feelfree tires and it handles like a dream now! I cannot believe how well the scooter rides, incredible!

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Downtown 300 / Re: Protection from wind on legs and hands??
« on: October 03, 2017, 08:21:10 AM »
Quote from: Nireen on September 09, 2017, 08:56:20 AM
I know you can buy those mits you put over the handles but I would like some kind of guard.  I have heated grips which helps amazingly but still a wind shield would be awesome I would think.  Also for the bottom part of my legs that to gets alot of wind.  Any ideas!?

Hey Kat, I had a post here somewhere showing my set up. The Termoscud is the best option in my opinion to keep your legs warm and dry, forget getting special motorcycle pants! After a while you will not like putting them on and taking them off when you get to/leave your destination. With the Termoscud and hand guards you can wear your regular riding jacket, gloves, and helmet and be covered all year long. The hand guard I use is called Barkbuster's Blizzard hand guards, they keep the wind and rain off of my hands and make the heated grips work that much better. This combo has worked so well to keep me comfy that I ended up selling my car :)

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For Sale / For Sale: 2012 Kymco Downtown 300i - SoCal
« on: July 12, 2017, 04:36:10 AM »
I'm thinking about selling my Downtown 300i to get a small car.
Link to craigslist ad. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/mcy/6210520476.html

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Downtown 300 / Re: High beam modification - low beam to stay on when sw to high beam
« on: February 12, 2017, 01:18:39 PM »
Quote from: de dee on February 12, 2017, 03:36:59 AM
check your elec. out put with both lights on you may not have enough power to run both headlights, I installed two cray LED spot-lights to light up the road, for my high beam, and installed LED H8 or H11 bulbs they both fit,  the headlights are good up close and the cray lights are good for about 150 feet +

Where did you mount the CREE LED spot lights? I have some mounted on my Kawasaki Ninja 500r and I have a spare set laying around somewhere back when I wanted to install them on the downtown but I never found a suitable location to mount them. I was thinking about mounting them on the fender like I did on my Ninja 500 but the downtown's fender bolt hole is recessed and probably wouldn't be a good place to mount it unless I make a spacer or something to make the recess flush with the fender. Also, did you just tap into the low beams for power?

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Downtown 300 / High beam modification - low beam to stay on when sw to high beam
« on: February 12, 2017, 02:49:16 AM »
Has anyone modified their headlight switch or harness so that when you switch to high beams, your low beams do not shut off while your high beams are on? Essentially what I want is for all the lights to be on for really dark areas when you need maximum visibility. I can do this by holding the flash to pass switch, but I'd rather have the feature work when switching to high beams.

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Downtown 300 / Re: Changing grips.
« on: February 04, 2017, 11:26:13 AM »
Quote from: kneeslider on February 03, 2017, 09:20:44 AM
Hey, thanks for the pics.

I probably will go with the ACTIVE throttle tube. I better double check the dimensions of the original cam & the clearance inside the cover of that cam so I can try to fit a new tube with a bigger cam for the quick throttle action.

Sounds good, let me know how it goes!

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Downtown 300 / Re: BEARINGS STEERING STEM
« on: February 02, 2017, 06:47:04 AM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on February 02, 2017, 02:08:28 AM
The Maxxis tires are BAD about following everything. Metzelers are HUGE improvement as are nearly every major aftermarket brand. I could not believe the difference when I put 'em on my original DT300i.

Karl


Thanks for your feedback Karl. I look forward to changing them out now!

Quote from: ole two wheels on February 02, 2017, 02:26:34 AM
What do you think about drilling and tapping a hole in the neck, screwing in a grease fitting and just filling that sucker up? Sounds like a lot less trouble.


Mac

That sounds like a great idea, although I can't imagine how it would be done in my head... Honestly, it wasn't that big of a deal taking the wheel/forks/handlebar off. If you can figure out an easier way that would be great! Although I think I would still prefer to take the thing apart just to be able to clean the old grease out and inspect the races.

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Downtown 300 / Re: BEARINGS STEERING STEM
« on: February 02, 2017, 01:07:36 AM »
Quote from: de dee on October 27, 2016, 06:45:42 PM
  what kind of tires do you have?, I put city grips on the back wheel and power pure on the front tire, and my scooter runs well over most roads and RR tracks


I'm still on the stock Maxxis tires. Have you tried the Metzler FeelFree tires? I took the handlebar off again and tightened the steering head nut some more until it wouldn't tighten anymore, that seemed to have helped tighten up the steering a bit, now there is a bit more resistance when turning the handlebar left and right but riding over cracks on the road will still disturb the bike, also riding at high speeds 75+ mph will oscillate the bike left and right ever so slightly, is this normal?

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Downtown 300 / Re: Headlight halogen to LED conversion.
« on: February 02, 2017, 12:32:12 AM »
You have to remove the windshield and the plastic trim underneath it along with some screws and nuts. Check out this thread http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=10361.0
The pictures show which ones you need to remove, make sure you remove the correct ones as shown, once you do that it takes a little bit of tugging to pull the front end off since they're locked into tabs. Actually I think you're right, there may only be vertical adjustment for the low/high beams. Here's a pic of the headlight assembly from the back. The silver piece with the phillips indent is the piece you rotate to adjust, each low beam and high beam has one next to the corresponding one it adjusts. And to answer your question in your original post, there is a rubber cover behind the headlight bulb which i'm sure you know of by now, I'm able to stuff the ballast and everything inside and pop the rubber cover back on with the cyclops adventure bulbs, not sure how large the other ones on the market are.



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Downtown 300 / Re: What did you do to your DownTown today?
« on: February 02, 2017, 12:05:51 AM »
Quote from: tvniklas on February 01, 2017, 04:29:47 PM
Where did you buy those warmed up seats?
Are the comfy to sit in?

I bought them on amazon. They're just 12v butt warmers that you would use in a car. They plug into your standard 12v cigarette lighter socket which I have connected to the battery. I used to ache after riding for about an hour, now I don't after installing these so it does help, at least for my size and weight. 5'8 150 lbs. My only complain about them is that they have an LED on the 12v plug that will drain your battery if you leave it connected so you have to connect it/disconnect it every time you ride. I hardly ever use them anymore for the heating feature now that I have the leg cover

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Downtown 300 / Re: Headlight halogen to LED conversion.
« on: February 01, 2017, 11:30:22 AM »
Quote from: kneeslider on October 25, 2016, 03:13:52 AM
I managed to squeeze in the led bulbs but I an not convinced they are 'locked' in.

I still can't find the notch in which the 3 tabs sit in, maybe because the tabs on my led bulbs are plastic and slightly thicker.

But anyways, here are the 2 pics before and after.

The led bulbs seem to have a dark spot right in front of the bike but has much better light spread.

Have you tried adjusting the headlight aim? There's horizontal and vertical adjustments behind the headlight assembly. You need to remove the entire front end to get to it though. It's really no big deal, takes maybe 20 minutes to do. I'm using the Cyclops adventure sports led bulbs, I use them on all my bikes. Don't buy the chinese knock off's, get the original/best! I have them on both the low beam/high beam, big improvement over stock. Where I live the projector is the high beam and the reflector lens is the low beam. Here's what the low beam look like. I'll try to get some pics of the high beam projector, and both of them on at the same time. It really lights up everything in front of you. My only complain is that the high beam no longer has a hot spot for seeing at long distances, it's now a very crisp flood light.



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