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Xciting 700i / Re: New News on the BIG one?
« on: October 11, 2011, 03:01:59 AM »
Good news.  I happen to live part of the year near KYMCO USA HQ, and have learned from someone who works there (and who didn't say the info was confidential) that the MyRoad 700i is planned for introduction in the US next year (2012).

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Downtown 300 / Re: Downtown seating position
« on: May 22, 2011, 03:28:21 PM »
Think Taiwan and Asia.... the DT300i is a luxury car for many buyers here (I'm currently in Taipei).  The inclined foot rests are for a child sitting on the nose of the seat.

Riders over 5'10", esp. over 6', may want to remove some of the seat pan so that the seat bolster will collapse under the weight of the rider.  This is a popular mod on the SYM 300i Citycom for tall riders.

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Downtown 300 / Re: Need Opinions from Downtown 300i Riders
« on: February 13, 2011, 07:21:39 AM »
I've ridden a D300 (and a "Nikita", as the D300 is called in Taiwan). I'm 6'2".  I was too cramped to consider buying one.  It was OK for a short ride, but I wouldn't think about touring on it. Ergos are very dependent on the individual, of course, but I'd say anyone over 6' may have issues on a D300, or even shorter if your height is "legs" vs. "torso".

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Downtown 300 / Re: Downtown 300i
« on: December 23, 2010, 06:05:25 PM »
Thanks for the reply.  It appears that the SYM Citycom remains the "sit up and beg" scooter of choice for taller folks.  With the Citycom, there a common mod in which the "helmet dome" is excised from the seat pan, which gives another 5" (~13cm) of seating distance from the handlebars.  Ergos are just as important on a scooter as on a road bike (I, too, ride bicycles more than scooters or motorcycles; my car is rarely used.).  The Citycom could use more power with two up (it's superb with one up, even in the mountains), so it looks like I'm still waiting for the long-rumoured T-Max 750.  

If you want an experienced scooter riding partner, google "Kiwiscoot" and "Christchurch". (Not "Kiwiscoota").  He does 1600 km rides on his Citycom.  He invented the seat pan mod... he's 6'4".

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Downtown 300 / Re: Downtown 300i
« on: December 23, 2010, 07:15:35 AM »
@ artig.  Would you say that, other than higher seat height, the riding position is more similar to the "lounge chair" or "recliner" position of Burgman/Silverwing/TMax scooters, vs. the more upright positions of 125cc and 250cc class scooters?

May I ask your height ..... and how you would compare the legroom  of the Downtown vs. Burgman/Silverwing/TMax scooters, and also vs.  125cc and 250cc class scooters.

You commented in your July thread that the Downtown has better acceleration to 80 kph than the Burgman, but lags the Burgman after 100 kph, and won't top 140 kph WOT.  Are you disappointed with this performance?  Has performance improved with time?

I have a SYM Citycom 300i, and it's fair IMO to say that the Downtown is Kymco's response to the Citycom and to the Honda SH300.  Have you ridden a Citycom?  If so, how would you compare them?  The Citycom tops out about 130 kph, but the Downtown claims 38% more horsepower than the Citycom.  It seems that the Downtown doesn't deliver significantly better performance.

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Xciting 700i / Re: new video of the myroad 700
« on: June 01, 2010, 04:52:44 AM »
If you spend many hours per week in stop and go traffic, a 700cc with CVT becomes very attractive.

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Kymco News / Re: 2009 Kymco Downtown 300i
« on: March 29, 2010, 07:46:17 AM »
In Taiwan, the Downtown 300i has been renamed the Nikita 300, and is now in dealer showrooms.
The lowest advertised price I've seen in Taiwan is NTD 188K, which is about USD 5,875.
http://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/1204744760

I doubt there will be a name change for N.Am.

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Xciting 700i / Re: New info on X700
« on: March 29, 2010, 07:41:52 AM »
The MyRoad 700i is being "promoted" in Taiwan...
http://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/c47734865?u=l9568
so it's on its way.

No word on N.Am.

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Kymco News / Re: 2009 Kymco Downtown 300i
« on: March 09, 2010, 10:04:31 PM »
I called Kymco USA today.  The Downtown 300i will hit US shores in July/August 2010, and will be a 2011 model.

There's no word on the Xciting 700i.

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Kymco News / Re: 2009 Kymco Downtown 300i
« on: February 18, 2010, 08:25:05 AM »
Quote from: ts1 on August 17, 2009, 09:06:17 AM
... (in Taiwan no motorcycle, regardless of power, is allowed to use the highway!) ...

This is no longer true.  As of last year, "large, heavy" motorcycles (those with more the 550cc displacement) can use all highways except the National Highways (equivalent to Interstate Highways in the U.S.).  This change in the law opens up many expressways to motos.  Such "large, heavy" motos receive a red license plate and must park in car stalls, cannot lane split, and cannot use scooter boxes at intersections (typically, enforcement of the last three items is lax).  Riders of red plate bikes must pass a driving test using a "large, heavy" moto.  The 650cc maxi-scooters (there are not many in Taiwan) have red plates and can use the same highways as red plate motorcycles.

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