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You could also check by feeling out if the starter is cranking slower than usual, or if the old battery looks either swollen or 'shrunk'. Finally, a battery conductance tester should give you the truth.

Thanks for all the comments!

@PaulF The Sym HD200 has
a) A sometimes failing thermostat, which leads to cooling not kicking in, overheating engine, blown head gasket
b) Issues with leaking gas because of a not sealing gas cap. Seems because the plastic gas tank deforms.

@ole two wheels The DT300 is not my style. Also it's even longer than the People

@Tromper Come on - no way the HD is about as quick as the People. Maybe the intersection take-off (which the people wasn't that great at), but right after... nope.
The Burgman 400, just as the Downtown, is not my style. And it's huge - 6 inches longer, 120 pounds heavier than the People.

And as @Stig mentioned the price tag makes dizzy. The low seat height combined with the overall length does make it feel like a rolling couch. lol. Other than that it's probably a great machine.

@Redk I have no hopes of recovering it. Those where professionals. Two people on a scooter or motorcycle. Did their research before stealing. Took them about 20 seconds to unlock my scooter. Unfortunately, the camera footage does not reveal any useful details beyond that.

@AMAC1680 Was that a newer Blur with the overheating issue? I am not planning on longer highway rides, but need reliability going 70mph for about 15 miles

@CROSSBOLT oh no - did your insurance even give you a penny for a 'vandalized' scooter?


Generally. At the moment I have 20 mi on the hwy with about 5 slow miles, and some time in the city. Also I stay off the hwy after dark because of the increased percentage of blind and brain-dead drivers.
I have no issues riding a big bike, but pushing 400 pounds onto the sidewalk, over the lawn or up a ramp is kind of painful. Also it makes squeezing by standing cars almost impossible and stop and go traffic is harder to manage. Yes, maybe the large wheels contribute, but balancing a scooter is harder than a motorcycle anyway because the knees cannot be used to keep the thing straight.
Btw - whoever experienced the roads around Boston will wish for 30inch tires. Maybe more.
So yes, it's difficult. I am looking for agility & speed, urban warfare & highway comfort.
Many of you recommend the Piaggio BV, so maybe that's what I should go for. Still wondering though if the Blur 220 is a viable option as well.
sigh...

So I picked up a 2014 People 300i this weekend. Registered it today and went on 1st ride. Wohooo! Had no idea there was something like acceleration beyond 45mph 

Sorry mrmike, I was too impatient. But I am sure you'll easily find a buyer this spring. As far as the price goes. I'd roughly stick to what KBB suggests. http://www.kbb.com/motorcycles/kymco/people-gt-300i/2012/?pricetype=retail. $2,875 at the moment. Maybe you can bump it up a little with the windshield, top box and GPS. Helmets are most likely not adding any value.

The maual says 'turn the cam chain tensioner screw clockwise to tighten it'
Sounds weird, I know.
The image shows what it looks like from the top: An upper ring with grooves and a seal around it and a regular screw beneath it.
Well, I will try my luck again one of these days.

Actually everything is leaking. Memory, wallet, ... even time it seems.
With the scooter I also had the problem that my front valve was bad. Two times this summer my front tire was half flat in the evening.
The ride to the gas station was very interesting. Did you ever ride a scooter with half flat tire? It's ridiculous. Almost uncontrollable. Equivalent to drinking a bottle of Vodka I imagine. Pretty scary actually.

Did you sell it? I am about ready to upgrade and would be interested.
E.

Hi,

My scoot (2009 Agility 125)  is having low compression and the issue points to the valves.
The scooter still runs fine, but is missing the 'oomph' that it used to have.
Unfortunately it seems impossible to just buy valve stems and seals, so I want to try my luck with doing some valve grinding.

Aside from welcoming general input I am having the issue that I cannot seem to remove that screw on the cam chain tensioner. It is now resting, soaked in pb blast, but in case that doesn't help - do I even need to touch that thing in order to remove the camshaft etc?

For the valve grinding I was planning to do something like this guy here: but without gluing anything to the valves.

Thanks,
E.