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Super 8 150 / Super 8 facebook page

« on: March 28, 2013, 02:33:35 AM »

I started a facebook page for the super 8 for us English speaking consumers. The only other one seems to be primarily Philippino. I think the FB idea will work better for photos, and other issues. Come on by, toss it a like, and any Super 8 thoughts you have at all.

Kymco Super 8 English

https://www.facebook.com/#!/KymcoSuper8English

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Super 8 150 / Kymco/BMW Super 8 Police Special

« on: March 17, 2013, 07:54:07 PM »

Here are the final pictures of my scooter conversion. I didn't really care for the original paint decals, so this is what I ended up with. My pic files were too big for this, so they are photobucket linked. Let me know what you think.

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n485/bigalsnow/Kymco%20BMW%20Super%208%20Police%20Special/IMG_1346.jpg

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n485/bigalsnow/Kymco%20BMW%20Super%208%20Police%20Special/IMG_1345.jpg

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Super 8 150 / Gear oil puking into airbox

« on: March 11, 2013, 01:06:07 AM »

My new kymco super 8 with 30 miles is puking oil OUT of the upper breather tube in the rear hub, into the airbox. I took filter covere off, and could definitely tell this is where it is coming from. It is a gear oil, not motor oil. My guess is the factory or dealer overfilled the rear hub and this is why this is happening. I see a bolt about mid height in the rear hub that I would guess is the fill hole. Is the full oil level supposed to be at the lower level of this bolt hole? If this is the case, it seems it would be difficult to overfill. Your thoughts and input appreciated, my dealer is quite a ways away, and if it is easy to fix I'd rather do it.

I'm also trying to find a dealer service manual in paper form, I can't find nothing online and that seems odd. Any help there would also be appreciated.

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Technical | How To / Gear oil puking into airbox

« on: March 11, 2013, 01:05:01 AM »

My new kymco super 8 with 30 miles is puking oil OUT of the upper breather tube in the rear hub, into the airbox. I took filter covere off, and could definitely tell this is where it is coming from. It is a gear oil, not motor oil. My guess is the factory or dealer overfilled the rear hub and this is why this is happening. I see a bolt about mid height in the rear hub that I would guess is the fill hole. Is the full oil level supposed to be at the lower level of this bolt hole? If this is the case, it seems it would be difficult to overfill. Your thoughts and input appreciated, my dealer is quite a ways away, and if it is easy to fix I'd rather do it.

I'm also trying to find a dealer service manual in paper form, I can't find nothing online and that seems odd. Any help there would also be appreciated.

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Super 8 150 / Stripped nuts and bolts, a little bummed

« on: March 02, 2013, 09:52:58 PM »

I bought a new/old stock 2009 super 8 a couple days ago. Being a body man/fabricator/painter, the first thing I did when getting it home was to tear it apart in preparation for a black/white paint conversion installing BMW emblems, reminescent of the European BMW Policia special scooters. Yes, I am also a BMW motorcycle owner. I started with the seat and seat tub, and was surprised to find two nuts and bolts stripped upon removal. A few minutes later I went to the foot pegs and found two of the four alan head bolts were stripped upon removal. The worst one was the one in the bottom of the battery tray, that was just a shaft that once was a bolt. I spend a couple hours running taps and dies to restore these situations. Keep in mind, this is a brand new scooter, and the strippage was found upon disassembly, not reassembling process, by a professional mechanic.

My question about Kymco scooters, is this typical? I really hope mechanically this scooter is more sound than the body parts.

Wrench heads, do tell if I got a lemon or not.

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Technical | How To / Stripped nuts and bolts, a little bummed

« on: March 02, 2013, 09:51:33 PM »

I bought a new/old stock 2009 super 8 a couple days ago. Being a body man/fabricator/painter, the first thing I did when getting it home was to tear it apart in preparation for a black/white paint conversion installing BMW emblems, reminescent of the European BMW Policia special scooters. Yes, I am also a BMW motorcycle owner. I started with the seat and seat tub, and was surprised to find two nuts and bolts stripped upon removal. A few minutes later I went to the foot pegs and found two of the four alan head bolts were stripped upon removal. The worst one was the one in the bottom of the battery tray, that was just a shaft that once was a bolt. I spend a couple hours running taps and dies to restore these situations. Keep in mind, this is a brand new scooter, and the strippage was found upon disassembly, not reassembling process, by a professional mechanic.

My question about Kymco scooters, is this typical? I really hope mechanically this scooter is more sound than the body parts.

Wrench heads, do tell if I got a lemon or not.

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