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Title: Need accurate belt size for People 150
Post by: John in PA on September 21, 2012, 10:39:13 PM

I want a kevlar belt for a 2009 People 150.  I just received a Gates belt from a scooter parts dealer.  Size WAY wrong! Apparently some (many?) of the aftermarket databases show incorrect info.(!!)   Original Kymco belt has no size numbers, only a Kymco part number. 
 Does anyone know with certainty which size belt is correct for the People 150? I'd like a Malossi Kevlar if I can get the correct one.  Best info I can find says 795-19.8-30??

(cross-posted from the People 150 thread)

Title: Re: Need accurate belt size for People 150
Post by: mrmike on September 21, 2012, 11:38:27 PM

John

Don't know if this helps any, but my 2010 people 150 belt says   Kymco 23100-KEC4-9000  Bando DBKYUECB. I looked awhile back and found this bando belt. Maybe you can cross reference it.

Title: Re: Need accurate belt size for People 150
Post by: John in PA on September 22, 2012, 02:03:33 PM

thanks for the tip.  I'll see what I can find.

Title: Re: Need accurate belt size for People 150
Post by: John in PA on September 22, 2012, 06:33:54 PM

No luck searching the letter designation.  Lots of Bando automotive belts, motorcycle superstore has a stock belt, and another brand, Erlandson, which is labeled Kevlar, which, at $35, is the cheapest Kevlar belt I've seen.  Anyone ever try that Erlandson  brand??

Title: Re: Need accurate belt size for People 150
Post by: John in PA on October 08, 2012, 10:48:20 AM

OK.  I can verify that the Malossi Kevlar belt  sized 795-19.8-30 is a direct replacement for the factory belt in the People 150.  Also, the Dr Pulley variator for the GY6 150 works well.  With 13 gm sliders installed, I could notice a seat-of-the-pants improvement in take-off acceleration, but lost a couple mph maximum speed.  I put in a set of 15 gm sliders and I would say acceleration was similar to stock and that, in combination with the Malossi belt, I might have picked up 3-4 mph top end.

I would say that, so far, the performance gains over stock vs. time and money spent achieving them are not worth the money.  I think the 50cc scooters can be changed dramatically with modding, but the People 150 performance is apparently nearly optimized at the factory, at least with the stock carburetor.  Whether a larger intake manifold and a couple mm larger carb would change much is a question I don't think I'll bother to investigate.  And the CVT drive ratios with the 16" wheels don't allow sustained top speeds even on mild hills at WOT.