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Xciting 500 / Re: Good price???
« on: February 01, 2016, 12:04:49 AM »
The problem on the fuel injected bikes, (mine is a carbed 2007), seems to be a cold start issue? The bikes seems to need a fully topped up/off battery to spin the engine fast enough to start. The cold lowers the cranking amp's, and the bikes won't start. I think when Kymci went from a carb to F-INJ, they did not up-date to a larger/more powerful  battery? A true gel battery has the most cranking amps of any lead acid battery. I would think a lithium battery even has more. Going to 1 of these should fix the problem? If you need to you can plug in a battery tender type of charger to keep the bike up to top charge at all times. Just pug it in after you ride. :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Darksiding the Xciting
« on: January 28, 2016, 04:09:30 PM »
Its been a while. Can we get an up-date on how everything is going? What PSI do you run the tire at. How well is it holding up, etc.  :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Good price???
« on: January 28, 2016, 03:48:26 PM »
Good price, and not everyone has had this starting issue. :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Variator rollers fitted incorrectly by dealer
« on: January 28, 2016, 03:46:13 PM »
Also, maybe some one put in cheap chinese rollers to save on cost or what ever? This would account for the wear issue also. :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Variator rollers fitted incorrectly by dealer
« on: January 27, 2016, 12:05:45 AM »
Sounds like someone put in a smaller size? It really make no diff if the rollers are installed one side facing one way or the other. For the plastic of the roller to wear down on one side to the point the metal was hitting the ramp plate, there would have to be side to side movement. Meaning the rollers had to be to narrow? I would put in new rollers and a new ramp plate. You don't want to have a roller go side ways and lock up inside of one of the ramps! Bad news as it will come apart in a violent fashion.  :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Exhaust can time again
« on: January 11, 2016, 05:02:50 PM »
30 gm stock. Dr pulley has 31 gm round rollers. I can find nothing heavier. :-*

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Xciting 700i / Re: Discontinued in US?
« on: December 29, 2015, 12:47:01 PM »
They did that with the xciting 500. It vanished from their site for quite a while. I thought they had dropped it to bring in the 400. But now it's back for 2016? Maybe to much over stock of 2013/14's?  :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Xciting 500 2006
« on: December 29, 2015, 12:35:58 PM »
I would maybe bump up the idle to around 1,000-1,100 or so, but if it does this after it has warmed up (as in the temp gauge needle points to/at about a half), then it may be the electric choke is acting up? Quick easy fix. Start the bike on the center stand. Start it and let it warm up. Then unplug the elec choke. Just lift seat and remove storage bucket. Then see what happens? If it keeps running fine, then it's the choke. My bike has always started perfect. But this is why a manual choke with a choke lever on the handle bars is OK with/for me. It's this electric crap that is an intermittent problem/break down. Or leaves you in the middle of the road, in the middle of no-where.  :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Leaking oil!
« on: December 21, 2015, 04:17:14 PM »
For head gasket maybe? But 5 hours?? To silicone where stator wires come out of top of engine. 1/2 hours max. If they need to remove side cover on engine to put in new gasket, 2/3 max, and thats a stretch. Valve cover gasket an hour. Remove some plastic, and a few screws and your done. Find a new shop. Find an independent shop. :-*

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Xciting 500 / True Gell Battery. Cold stert fix.
« on: December 18, 2015, 01:00:04 PM »
My old battery was getting real weak. Just barely turned the engine over. Bought what is called a true gel battery from ebay for $77.00 & free shipping. Can't beat that! It has gel inside, no water/acid. Must weigh 25% or more than the old battery? Turns over/spins engine faster than any other battery I have ever had. It was a bike master true gel. You fuel injected guys with cold starting problems may want to look into this. Next step up would be a lithium at about $200.00 or so.  :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Leaking oil!
« on: December 18, 2015, 12:52:10 PM »
It's either what xsell777 said, or it's the valve cover gasket. Both easy and cheap to fix. Silicone where the wires come out on top of engine, and or replace valve cover gasket. No biggy. :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Kymco xiting 500 cluster
« on: December 01, 2015, 11:22:37 AM »
Charge battery to full. If cluster does same thing? You may need a new one. After charging battery, I would leave battery dis-connected from wires over night. Then hook up wires and ride for a hundred miles or so. My bike did this once when a battery died. After getting a new one, all of a sudden the cluster started to work perfect again?  :-* ??? ??? ??? ???

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Xciting 500 / Re: Clutch slipping, squealing **SOLVED** Cheap Fix
« on: December 01, 2015, 11:17:44 AM »
Go to kymco parts usa, type in your model, year etc. Then look at pulley parts. This will show an exploded view picture. The seals are inside the clutch drive.  :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Help: Xciting 500 (carb) won't start
« on: November 02, 2015, 11:47:12 AM »
He can't move that part closer, it is plugged in in line with/after the stator/generator. This part could be weak or breaking down intermittently? A new one may do the trick. If he has the right side cover off, I would replace the statot/generator at the same time. This is the charging system. Mine started to go bad, and took a year or so to finally die. It's 60 some bucks, I would replaces it. :-*

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Xciting 500 / Re: Clutch slipping, squealing **SOLVED** Cheap Fix
« on: October 17, 2015, 11:16:56 AM »
Team T. There is a short shaft the runs through/between the 2 pulley half's. This is where the torque drive is and is what is greased with a seal at both ends. It is a quick repair to replace the seals. I would get new seals and grease before you destroy your belt.

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