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Super 8 / Re: cuts out at full throttle HELP!
« on: May 19, 2012, 09:52:00 PM »
i doubt it is the carb....it is possible if you live at a different altitude than where you bought it or it sat for quite awhile and the carb got gummed up, and/or bad/old gas

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Yager GT 200i / Good way to change transmission fluid
« on: May 19, 2012, 09:33:32 PM »
The book calls for .2 qt or .18L, well .18L is 180ml (to be technical about it, .2 qt is 189ml).  The draining isn't a problem, remove the 10mm drain bolt, spin the rear wheel to get all the fluid out, put the bolt back in.  

The problem is filling, knowing how much 180ml is and getting it in that little hole.  This is what I use:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Big-Syringes-60cc-60ml-with-Caps-Dispense-Adhesives-Glue-Grease-Paste-Gel-Oil-/110846106763?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cef15c8b

The syringe is 60 ml, put your new fluid in to a cup (easier than sucking out of the bottle), draw 60ml in to the syringe, fits perfectly in the fill hole.  Do this 3 times, you have 180ml, and only takes a minute.

I also pull apart the syringe when i'm done and clean it, can be used for many times

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Yager GT 200i / Re: Battery draining issue
« on: May 19, 2012, 09:29:01 PM »
Quote from: S/W on May 16, 2012, 12:27:01 AM

(a poor battery connection will affect other things, however it will not cause a battery drain)



True, but, this fools alot of people into thinking it is a battery drain, when actually the dirty terminals are preventing a good charge. I have had guys clean terminals and still not get a good connection. No matter who worked on a problem before you, always start from the beginning.

yep, seen the same thing, i ride ATV's alot, with mud, dirt, dust, routine maintenance is good.  I use Penetrox on the battery connections.

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General Discussion / Re: Scooter Stolen and Retrieved with Iphone Ap (criminal arrested)!!!
« on: May 18, 2012, 07:00:10 PM »
i just had to put my Rottweiler down in February after 11 great years, he rode all over with me on my ATV, think he would have ridden on motorcycles and scooters if he had a good place to stand

so I just picked up one of these, maybe I need a side car, lol, the dog is a Dogo Argentino:


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Yager GT 200i / Re: New scoot...lots of oil...need some advice
« on: May 18, 2012, 05:27:02 PM »
definitely check the air filter, overfilled oil will get in the filter. 

It is a good thing it is running well, was overfilled will also usually affect the sensors for the fuel injection system. 

Other thing to check, there is a crankcase breather drain, which permits you to drain water and oil that has condensed in the air cleaner.  Download the users manual and you can see it on page 42:

www.kymcousa.com/owners/onroad/Yager200i.pdf

then change the transmission fluid, page 50, don't know how long it has been since it has been changed.

Other than that, might want to go through it all, make sure bolts are tight, check the brake pads front and rear, verify the battery is still holding a good charge by checking it with a meter.

good luck with it

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Yager GT 200i / Re: Yager seat
« on: May 15, 2012, 11:33:04 PM »
there is foam cutters you can buy that would make the job much easier and cleaner:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Foam-Cutter-Bow-Guide-Woodland-Scenics-NIB-1437-/270934097145?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item3f14ee3cf9

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STYROFOAM-hot-wire-bow-cutter-block-sheet-foam-craft-/360458809069?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53ed04eeed

I have one I use it for cutting foam for gun and accessory cases.....

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Yager GT 200i / Extra Keys
« on: May 15, 2012, 11:27:00 PM »
if you want some extra keys, you can get them here:

http://mysecuritypro.com/kymcokym2rmotorcyclekeyblanks.aspx

the more you buy, the cheaper they are, i got 2 extra's which were $2.36 each plus shipping, got a local locksmith to cut the keys, work great.

The key I got was the Silca KYM2R

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Yager GT 200i / Re: Newbie with a new Yager GT200I
« on: May 12, 2012, 07:01:20 PM »
good deal on the Yager search, I picked mine up used as it popped up on cycletrader with only 107 miles on it, for about half price, well the guy that traded it in dropped it, had light scratches on the upper and middle panels on the right side, costs me $184 shipped for the panels, then dealer said it had a charging issue, figure being that my BS Degree is in Electrical Engineering, wouldn't be hard to troubleshoot, done it many times before

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Yager GT 200i / Re: Battery draining issue
« on: May 12, 2012, 06:49:19 PM »
fshfindr, it is a dielectric grease, non-conductive, they get carried away with it, it is in all connectors, it won't short anything, but since it is non conductive, it can actually cause a poor connection from my experience

ok, mine is fixed, there is only two things I did, i had disconnected the battery, first the negative cable to use a 12v troubleshooting light, and I cleaned the connections, a poor battery connection will affect other things, however it will not cause a battery drain

second thing I did was to clean out the ignition with CRC Electrical cleaner, that same dielectric grease was in the key hole, when I sprayed it in, that crap came out....

Been riding it around a few miles and checking the battery, it is working fine, it is charging good when the machine is running, and not drain on the battery....

the drain was one of the reasons I got it for cheap, less than $1800 out the door.  The dealer was not a Kymco dealer, they took it on trade, so worked a deal with them. 

So far so good, will report back if any other issues.

S/W, battery is new in the machine, the only thing the dealer did was swap the battery twice with new ones.

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Yager GT 200i / Re: What engine oil and transmission fluid?
« on: May 10, 2012, 10:27:09 PM »
thanks for the info Karl, I agree, sythetic is the way to go, even polaris runs it straight from the factory, but I go at least one oil change before switching.  On my dodge cummins diesel I ran it up to 20K miles before switching to Rotella synthetic....

I will be switching the transmission oil to Lucas sythetic 75w-90 on the first change....will run Castrol 4T standard 10W-40 in the yager after the first change and switch to synthetic after that

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Yager GT 200i / Re: Battery draining issue
« on: May 10, 2012, 09:41:47 PM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on May 10, 2012, 09:01:25 PM
Not on mine, Dave. But you are on the right track in finding the problem. Guessing it could be a bad rectifier in the regulator.

Karl

yea Karl, that could be the problem.  This morning I used some CRC Electrical Cleaner and sprayed in the key hole, man they put that dielectric grease in there too, rotated key back and forth several times to all positions, the battery is not draining.  Will keep and eye on it and report  back, the yager only has 108 miles on it.

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Yager GT 200i / Battery draining issue
« on: May 10, 2012, 06:05:27 PM »
I bought the Yager recently, traded in to a dealer that wasn't a kymco dealer, guy dropped it over on its side, so had some scrapes on the right side, ordered all the parts for it and dealer said it also had a battery draining issue.  I paid less than half the cost of a new one, scooter was mint shape other than the scrapes which I already ordered the panels, $184 shipped, and the battery draining issue.

So I pulled off the negative wire on the battery, put a test light between the battery terminal and the wire i pulled off, it is not lighting up the test light, could be the 12v/5w light needs to be less.  I put a DVM on it set on amps, measures .003 amp drain.  So may put on a LED to see if it lights it up, need to run to radio shack to pick one up.

I left the key in last night after putting the wire back on the battery, put the key in the lock position, and had no drain overnight.  I've seen problems on motorcycles where the ignition caused the drain, but not sure yet what is draining the battery on the yager.
The yager is charging the battery correctly, but when sitting has a slow drain.  Just wondering if anyone has seen this on their vehicle or another Kymco?

I did read about someone removing the bulb for the light in the met-in box, but thats not the problem on my machine, it is something else.

If I can get a constant drain and be able to see on the test light, I can remove fuses one by one to figure out the area that is causing the drain and go from there, just looking for advice or anyone else that has experienced this.

Thanks.
Dave.

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Yager GT 200i / Re: What engine oil and transmission fluid?
« on: May 10, 2012, 05:03:33 PM »
break in on motors is almost as controversial as break in on a rifle barrel

Polaris on their ATV's run synthetic from the factory, i have one, put alot of miles on it, runs great....

i think alot had to do with tolerances of vehicles, much tighter tolerances today.  I think what is more important is the rpm's during break in, that you vary the rpm's, and that you run the rpm's up through a range

i used to race motorcycles, we built alot of motors, we varied the rpm's and even ran them up to redline during break in, we just never held them constant, but we ran rpm's up to get a good seating of the rings to the cylinder walls....

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Yager GT 200i / Re: Storage options for the Yager
« on: May 09, 2012, 10:59:49 PM »
there are some nifty storage on some of the ATV's I there, i think yamaha that we have used on others, you have to cut out a big hole in they slide in to an area where the wheel well is on an ATV, I haven't had mine apart yet to see what is behind the area in front of my legs, but  a possibility

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Yager GT 200i / Anyone running HID's?
« on: May 08, 2012, 08:24:27 PM »
looking for more light out of the bulb, have done several conversions on ATV's, but the light on the Yager is pretty weak. Anyone know the bulb type, is it an H4?  Any info would be appreciated

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