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General Discussion / Re: Done rideing for a while.
« on: November 19, 2016, 07:16:22 PM »
Hope your down time will be short and you'll be back in the saddle soon.
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General Discussion / Re: another fatality
« on: November 19, 2016, 07:13:20 PM »
Sorry to hear this news. The cagers just don't pay attention sometimes and cell phones have not helped. I always say a prayer for safety before I ride and thank Him when I get off. My prayers are with the family.
Mac, aka ole two wheels
Mac, aka ole two wheels
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General Discussion / Re: Newbe
« on: November 19, 2016, 06:59:19 PM »
Hello Jim and Sandy. Welcome to the forum and to the scooter world. I am a "newbie" on this site, as well, but by no means new to motorcycle and scooter riding group. I come with 57 years of riding experience have taught motorcycle safety and maintenance over the years. Getting back to your question about what to look for in a used bike. It is always VERY helpful if you could possibility talk with the previous owner, as they can provide you with some history of the bike;ie, maint. intervals, type of lubricants used, ridden mostly one up or two up, and city or hwy use, etc. The overall physical appearance is important as it's a good indicator of how the bike was taken care of. If someone disregards the outward appearance, which the Can see, it is likely that they will not be all that concerned about the things that they cannot see. Then there the actual ride. Is the CVT quite or noisy, (squels or rattles), whining in the final drive, are there any misfires under load. You can see the brake pads fore and aft, with a flashlight, fir thickness, (not a bad or expensive fix) and are the rotors scored? There is much more that others can add, but maybe this will help. I owned an Exciting 250 once. Very good bike. I now have a Kymco Downtown 300i and it,s proving to be a good ride also. Good luck and happy riding to you and Ms Sandy.
Mac, aka ole two wheels
Mac, aka ole two wheels
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General Discussion / Re: Shell Rotella T6 5w-40....
« on: November 17, 2016, 02:05:14 AM »
Mobil 1 10w 40 (not Motorcycle oil) but High Mileage. Since scooters do no have wet clutches, there is no need for m/c oils, and those friction modifies are good for your engine. Shell Rotella is a great oil also. My favorite oil is AMSOIL. It is the only TRUE "fully" synthetic oil All the rest that claim to be fully synthetic start with a crude base and as such require all sorts of additive packages to offset the harmful effects of carbon, which is found in all dino oils. AMSOIL needs no additives because it starts with an all man made synthetic base. Nothing in it comes from the ground. Unfortunately it is very hard to find on the shelf and ordering is a hassle. Everyone has his or her's favorite motor oil, but the truth is, all modern oils will get the job done id they are changed at the proper intervals. Just my thoughts.
Mac aka ole two wheels
Mac aka ole two wheels
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Technical | How To / Re: Fuel Tank relocation for a DT 300i
« on: November 15, 2016, 03:28:47 AM »
I doubt that I will be doing much touring, but bigger is better when comes to fuel tanks. I guess that was a pretty dumb idea. Frame alterations are an absolute No No. May just have ti learn to live with the hump. This is a good bike and I've done all the other creature comfort mods. Might as well learn to live with it. Thanks for you reply Karl.
Mac aka ole two wheels
Mac aka ole two wheels
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Technical | How To / Re: Fuel Tank relocation for a DT 300i
« on: November 14, 2016, 08:55:48 PM »
I didn't know the frame was in the hump also. In that case, that idea is out. Maybe a small yard arm with a stirrup?? Just kidding...Anybody got a GT 300i they'd like to swap? Maybe since I can lift my left leg, I need to practice mounting from the right side. Dismounting is easy . I just put my left foot on the ground and than drag the right foot over the hump. Thanks for your feedback. I'll come up with something cause I ain't gonna give up riddin til I can't walk anymore.
Mac aka ole two wheels
Mac aka ole two wheels
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Technical | How To / Fuel Tank relocation for a DT 300i
« on: November 14, 2016, 03:55:39 AM »
This might already be on here. I called myself reading thru everything, but I could have missed it. I have been thinking about pulling the fuel tank out of the floor and putting under the seat. Probably sounds like a silly idear, but I have some hip and lower back problems that make it hard for me to get my foot over the "hump" where the tank resides. I wish I had bought a GT 300i People now, because me and that flat step-thru sure would get along much better. I've already got the DT 300i amd I've put all the other mods on it, that I wanted and it's a good bike. If I could just get rid of that hump, it would a Perfect bike. I can handle the modification okay, but I was concerned about placing that much weight up that high. It would surely move the CG. I've already put a heavy tool pouch up there and haven't notice any difference in handling. The tools are only for the test and would come out if the tank or a tank goes in there. Any idears?? Thanks gang.
Mac aka Ole Two Wheels
Mac aka Ole Two Wheels
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General Discussion / Re: Deer are moving around
« on: November 14, 2016, 03:29:08 AM »
As Crossbolt said the deer are really on the move here in west Tennessee. I live in Oakland and see does every time I drive or ride something. Have any of you ever put the "Deer Alerts" on your bikes? I've used them for years on scoots and motorcycles and all our cages have them. I believe they do work They are about $7. at Wallyworld and on the scoots you can hide them up over the front fender.
I've approached deer at night 4 to 5 hundred feet ahead in my headlights and seen their ears go up just before they dash off. They also let the dogs know you're coming so they can get ready to chase you..
Mac aka ole two wheels
I've approached deer at night 4 to 5 hundred feet ahead in my headlights and seen their ears go up just before they dash off. They also let the dogs know you're coming so they can get ready to chase you..
Mac aka ole two wheels
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General Discussion / Re: How do I attach pictures to a post?
« on: November 13, 2016, 01:29:08 AM »
Thanks for your input. I'll try again in a day or two. My files are all jpg, which are allowed. The copy and paste part, I understand. If you wanna move something to another location, ie; an e-mail you are going to send. You just right click and one of the options in the new window is "copy". You left click on it. Then start wring your e-mail or post and when your are ready to transport what you have copied you right click in the body of your message and one of the options in the new pop up window is "paste" you left click it and what ever you copied will appear in what you are writing. If you are coping and pasting something, there MUST be something you're put in the message body. If you aren't gonna write anything with what you are pasting then just put a "period" in there. The paste will not transfer if you haven't put anything in the body. (There be a shorter way of explaining this) I post picture on Criagslist all the time, but this forum is different. What I did was go down and click on attachments and and the Choose file, after I clicked that my pictures came up
on the screen. I doubled left clicked on a picture and the jpg file number appeared in the attach box. Then I went up and clicked on the "add images", you described, but nothing happened. Thanks again.
on the screen. I doubled left clicked on a picture and the jpg file number appeared in the attach box. Then I went up and clicked on the "add images", you described, but nothing happened. Thanks again.
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Downtown 300 / Re: What did you do to your DownTown today?
« on: November 12, 2016, 02:38:23 AM »
After a 20 ride at 65 to70 mph, I parked it in the garage and notice oil dripping from bottom side. Looked and the bottom side was soaked. Pulled the seat off and discovered the crankcase pressure recirculating hose from the valve cover to the intake had slipped off of the valve cover. It had one of those dinky little wire clamps on it. I replaced it with a screw type band clamp. End of leak. Just a messy clean up..
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General Discussion / How do I attach pictures to a post?
« on: November 12, 2016, 01:02:09 AM »
If someone could explain to me I can attach pictures from My Documents to my post. I can pull the pics up and hit "add Images" but no pics are uploaded? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
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Downtown 300 / 2012 Kymco DT 300i
« on: November 11, 2016, 09:26:42 PM »
Hi newbie here. I'm Ole Two Wheels. Just got a 2012 Kymco Downtown 300i and the seating was a mess, but I already knew about it, because I had researched it on this forum. So I made some mods to the scoot and they have made it much better. Took me a while to locate some steel to attach to, so I thought I'd post a few pics to maybe help some one else. The pictures are of poor quality, but maybe you can see what I did. I have owned two Silverwings and a bunch of motorcycles. Been riding for 57 years. Last year, I broke my left hip and then had the right one replaced and so I decide it was time to hang my helmet up. Soooooo, I sold my geezer glide and the wing. Then this fall, when the weather got really nice, I started having them ole feelings, you know, want to get my knees back in the breeze. Yelp, you know what I mean. I was really impressed by this little 300i. I thought it'd be to slow for me...hee hee, this bike is darn near as good as the Silverwings were. No red light embarrassment here. Good power and acceleration .
I'm thinking, I've got me a keeper here. Doesn't look like the attachments got on. May need some instructions on adding pictures?
I'm thinking, I've got me a keeper here. Doesn't look like the attachments got on. May need some instructions on adding pictures?