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Downtown 300 / Re: right side oil screen
« on: September 04, 2019, 10:13:31 PM »
Negative .......I have a 2016 Downtown 300i
The Kawasaki J300 is a rebadged Kymco DT 300i

J300 manual is more in depth 474 pages vs 225 for the Kymco

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1309402/Kawasaki-J300.html


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Downtown 300 / Re: right side oil screen
« on: September 04, 2019, 09:14:46 PM »
I like using the Kawasaki J300 service manual ........better than the Kymco ......
See picture.... the one on the right side is shorter than the left.

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Downtown 300 / Re: right side oil screen
« on: September 04, 2019, 07:33:52 PM »
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on September 04, 2019, 07:10:13 PM
You cannot get to it unless the right side case is removed, right?

Yes .... cover needs to be removed.........
Seems like a lot of work (and a cover gasket)

I never knew there was a second oil screen (till today) !!!

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Downtown 300 / right side oil screen
« on: September 04, 2019, 05:28:24 PM »
Does anyone ever bother to clean/check the right side oil screen?
Under the alternator cover ....... (the one on my left side always comes out clean)

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Downtown 300 / Re: cast swingarm removal
« on: August 30, 2019, 11:57:00 PM »
DANG !!!!  .... got it off .....but it was stuck on beyond CRAZY !!!
Are you putting Anti-Seize or grease on the axle on reassembly
to help for next the time ????

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Downtown 300 / Re: cast swingarm removal
« on: August 30, 2019, 07:04:47 PM »
Quote from: Stig on August 30, 2019, 06:29:35 PM
I used a simple and cheap 2 prong puller to ease mine right off on my LIKE200iLX.
Stig

Yes...... my thought too ........off to Harbor Freight for Jaw Puller set !!!!
Beat on it and yanked on the thing with NO results ....
 

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Downtown 300 / cast swingarm removal
« on: August 30, 2019, 05:56:39 PM »
What are people using to get the cast swingarm off the axle ????
Mine is stuck on (like a press fit)
One of my Vespa's does the same thing .......... made a tool for
getting it off ...... (specific for the Vespa)

Thanks!

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Downtown 300 / Re: Does my belt need replacement?
« on: April 21, 2019, 12:04:00 AM »
Measure it..........

Drive Belt Width
Standard: 25.2 mm (0.992 in.)
Service Limit: 23.7 mm (0.933 in.)

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Downtown 300 / Re: Engine Bucking
« on: June 18, 2018, 08:15:06 PM »
Quote from: Stig on June 18, 2018, 06:06:48 PM
Well done Eric!
97 degrees? Heat index will be 110+!

Text us if you can't find your way out!
Stig

I always put a little dab of Dielectric Grease on my spark plugs before I put the wire back on!
(with NO problems)

Braved the heat of the garage ......
wiped down the spark plug and cleaned out the boot with WD-40....

When I push the boot on the only "positive" feel I get is the clicking of the threads
at the top of the spark plug  (then goes no farther)  Guessing that is as far as it goes.....??

Bike starts and runs OK

Eric

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Downtown 300 / Re: Engine Bucking
« on: June 18, 2018, 04:33:08 PM »
Thanks Stig !!!

You are spot on ............. (with a semi cooler head) .... I checked again.

Spark plug wire was off !!!

At 1,800 miles I checked the valves (had spark plug out to turn over the engine)
I always put dielectric grease on tip of the spark plug (I'm sure that helped with it coming off)

97f degrees and humid in garage now.... so in the morning will clean up spark plug and boot of grease...
(and learn a lesson too)

Thanks,
Eric


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Downtown 300 / Engine Bucking
« on: June 18, 2018, 02:37:29 PM »
Hello,

Have had nothing but praise for the 2016 Downtown 300i
.... until today .......... 2,100 miles
Rode the bike down to Walmart today (ran fine)
BUT the ride home engine started "missing" (bucking and sputtering)
at one point it stalled and had trouble starting ..... manage to limp on home
(could still get the RPM up too 5,500 while sputtering)
- certain the gas is good
- bike is still under waranty for another month (but pain to get to the dealer)
- warm day 91 f
- pulled seat and trunk off ....... all seems to connected (hose and wires)

ANY thoughts?

Thanks
Eric

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Downtown 300 / Re: Mirrors-Turn Signal wiring
« on: October 27, 2017, 10:52:14 PM »
Hey Karl,
Yeah .... too good to be true (even the bulbs are there!)
On the headlamp side the ground wires already go into
the lamp socket BUT the signal wires (orange on left and
blue on right) are tied to the grounds on each side (you need to
cut sleeve tubing away to get here)  I cut the signal wires from the
ground junction, soldered and heat shrinked longer wires to them....
crimped a male push on connector.

Bike side I cut the orange and blue wires out of each connector ...
crimped on a female connector.

Added my lying around Triumph Scrambler mirrors........

Eric

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Downtown 300 / Re: Mirrors-Turn Signal wiring
« on: October 27, 2017, 02:55:45 PM »
OK .... my bad .......
The ground my test probe was clipped to did not work on right
side (clipped to green ground wire on right connector)
WORKING!

Thanks.....

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Downtown 300 / Mirrors-Turn Signal wiring
« on: October 27, 2017, 01:58:26 PM »
Hello I have a US-spec Downtown 300i .....
Replaced mirrors and trying to wire up turn signals to inside the
headlamp lens location. I see the wires for the turn signals on the
BIKE side are already run in both connectors to the headlamps .......
however only the left side (orange wire) seems to flash. Right side
(blue or gray wire(?)) does not work with my 12 volt light probe.
(wires that ran to mirrors are unplugged)
Any advice????

Thanks,
Eric

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Downtown 300 / Re: movable drive face bushing direction
« on: September 03, 2017, 12:00:43 PM »
Looking at bottom of box of the Dr.Pulley box reveals orientation of the sliders
(that I understand)
I am asking about the cylindrical bushing that slides into the center of the movable variator face.
(it is not symmetrical in the inside)

Thanks,
Eric

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