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Technical | How To / Re: Best and safest way to haul a scooter
« on: May 28, 2013, 06:55:59 AM »
Thangs Vivo,where do you find a carrier like this? I have never seen such a hauler, but it looks very safe.

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Technical | How To / Best and safest way to haul a scooter
« on: May 28, 2013, 06:11:41 AM »
 I want to haul my 230lb scooter to the beach. Will a hitch hauler be ok or should I get a small trailer. I want to save money and get the hitch hauler, but is it safe with a small suv kia sportage. This has proble been asked many times and I mised it, any advice from you pros may save my life, thanks

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I'll be 52 next month and I wonder how a young fellow like me can be that old.I'm like you I plan to live over 100, so far so good. I bought my first scooter this year a 2007 people 50 and I wish I had bought it 5 years ago. I have learned more at this site than everywhere else combined. You'll are a great bunch, I should post more often, thanks for letting me tag along.

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General Discussion / Re: Where is Everybody?
« on: February 23, 2013, 11:15:13 AM »
That dish looks wonderful, what time are you serving dinner?

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General Discussion / Re: Padlock Alarm
« on: February 08, 2013, 07:39:15 AM »
I just checked this out, here in the states they are less than $20 WITH SHIPPING. Thanks for the info

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General Discussion / Re: What's hapenning?
« on: February 02, 2013, 07:05:01 AM »
Thanks Vivo ...... I stand corrected

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General Discussion / Re: What's hapenning?
« on: February 02, 2013, 06:54:54 AM »
    ...Virtually never are murderers the ordinary, law-abiding people against whom gun bans are aimed. Almost without exception, murderers are extreme aberrants with lifelong histories of crime, substance abuse, psychopathology, mental retardation and/or irrational violence against those around them, as well as other hazardous behavior, e.g., automobile and gun accidents."

-- Don B. Kates, writing on statistical patterns in gun crime

I'm with you 100%     It's a crazy world

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General Discussion / Re: Suggestion for all members
« on: January 31, 2013, 06:31:54 AM »
Peters you sound like my kind of man!!!  How fast will your people 50 run flat out? I dropped mine off a steep hill tonight and hit 53 (45.5 gps) is this about tops?

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General Discussion / Re: Suggestion for all members
« on: January 31, 2013, 03:23:23 AM »
Sweet, sounds like a plan.

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General Discussion / Re: Suggestion for all members
« on: January 31, 2013, 02:38:20 AM »
I'm brand new to scootering and this looks like one big happy family. I bought a 2007 people 50 w/3000 miles earlier this month and I'm scootering in greensboro nc (I've probably drank a beer with Peters at some time or other). I'm glad I found this motley crew!! I'm also new to forums so bare with me .... I'm learning.    oiwb = Oak Island Wanto Be, a very nice little beach close to Willmington NC

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General Discussion / Re: Newbie at everything...here
« on: January 30, 2013, 10:11:37 AM »
I spent most  of the day working on/or reading old posts about people 50's. I recleaned the carb and still it would fire right up and idle fine then when you rev it up after about 10-15 seconds it would die unless you let off the gas. I took the exhaust pipe off for the thrid time and out of deperation I started it (without the pipe) no change. I checked everything I could think of then as I was turning screws on the carb I put my hand against the carb intake and it made a funny sucking sound and started instantly running better.Something clogged somewhere. I remember reading that you needed the air cleaner on for it to run correctly. I put that on and spent another few mins.  fine tuning the carb and presdo its back to running G-R-E-A-T. thanks again for your help and if this is just another normal day of scootering, please don't tell me.

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General Discussion / Re: Newbie at everything...here
« on: January 29, 2013, 08:42:59 AM »
Thanks Blue,rp and MotoRandy123 for your advice on my problem. I didn't get to monkey with it today but...all day tomorrow something is going to give. Is there a sure fire way to tell if the pipe is stopped up? I took it off (no build up that I could see)and it seemes very,very, heavy but I don't know how heavy it's suppose to be. I'm sort of learning to navagate this site and I researching everywhere I can find this type thing. Thanks again for your help and support which I find encouraging and delightful that there really are good ,kind people left in this world that help folks, just because they need it. Thanks for allowing me to slip in amoungst you'll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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General Discussion / Newbie at everything...here
« on: January 27, 2013, 11:50:18 PM »
Hey folks, I've been living in the background, for a little while. This is my first scooter and my first post at a forum. I know you'll are busy, but I could really use some help. 3 weeks ago I bought a 2007 people 50 (2-stroke) w/ 4800 k looked and ran like new. Now it won't stay reved up, it will for about 20 seconds then die if I don't let off the throtle.It idles fine, I cleaned the keihin carb-youtube video-jets are 35 and 70,(it was spotless)turning screws on the carb does't effect it much,checked fuel filter,its acts like its running out of gas,but the bowl is full.Took the pipe off to look for obstructions,nothing although it seems very heavy. I managed to find lots written by Art and wordslinger about the ppl 50 but not this problem.Please know that anything I know about a scooter I've learned very recently so It may be somethig basic?The last thing I want to do is take it to our ONE kymco shop in town... one last thing I put 2 oz of sea foam cleaner in the gas tank, problem started about 50 miles latter? I'm at my witts end.  Thanks for any help

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