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I ride to work (12 miles one way) until it hits about 20 degree Fahrenheit. I'll keep riding around the neighborhood (up to about 5 miles or less) no matter what temperature. I will TRY to wait for any ice to melt, but I've been known to go out after a snow storm in the day time. I'm a little chicken to ride with "black" ice on the ground at night.

On my wife's Sym, we were able to make a shorter duplicate key that won't work in the ignition, just the glovebox door. Most glovebox locks don't let the ignition key go in all the way and will allow a shorter duplicate key just to access the glovebox lock. When we go somewhere she has to secure the glovebox, she just removes this key. I mounted it in a small plastic knob with JB Weld to make it easier to turn.

You might check and see how far the ignition key goes into the glovebox lock to determine if this would work.

Jinx

Well, attempt #2 worked. I got the key cut, then with the hole pre-hammered on the knob (from attempt #1) I was able to just slip the key in. First I put on some PVC cement on the key. Now it's drying/curing. I did put it in the glove box and ignition to make sure it worked first. Just like Jinx's SYM!

Thanks for the idea!

I like this idea! I'm going to check it out tomorrow. Thanks!

Thanks,

That probably makes much more sense than drilling out the lock. That would be really bad for resale value!

Maybe I can keep the lock open and find some sort of latch to mount instead.

Thanks for the advice!

Yeah, I thought about that. That goes back to fishing around for something while driving to get it open.

I just want a way to pop it open on the fly, so I can toss something in there while riding.

So, you may have read about my issues with "Engine Dropouts at High Speeds" on my brand new P150.

Somebody said my scooter was back to "normal"

Speaking of "normal" Kymco, I'm wondering if somebody could help me figure out if mine is "normal".

I've had so many problems that I can't really tell.

First, let me say, I had a scooter a long time ago (the 1980's), then got away from it for a while. I bought a motorcyle and rode that for a while, then got heavily into electric biking before realizing the need for speed again, and looking at scooters once more. I bought a Yamaha Vino 125, and now my People 150. My dealer does not do test drives, so I was stuck buying without riding. The bike feels great a lot of the time, but still feels strange to me. I'll try to describe it as best as I can.

I am expecting the bike to coast. I guess it goes back to my motorcycle days, when I would put the bike in neutral and coast to a stop. The scooter doesn't do that. I find that unless I have the throttle down, it always has some pull back to it. Even at high speeds, it will roll pretty well, but as soon as I let go of the throttle, the bike slows down quite a bit. I know my Yamaha was the same way. What I'm trying to figure out is this "normal". Are my expectations just off? With all the problems I've had, I keep getting worried that something is still wrong, becuase it feels like the bike is bogged down. But then, it is a 150, and I may be expecting too much.

If you could provide some feedback, I would really appreciate it.

Going back to the shop for the idle mix screw adjustment. They told me last time, if I still had problems, that was next on the list. It's a brand new bike still under warranty, so I'm letting the dealer do it all. Plus, they are only 5 miles away, so its pretty easy for me to just take it there.

Read my "Engine Stall out at High Speeds" thread.

I was getting dropouts at 60 mph or greater. The shop replaced the carb, but now I'm having issues with the idle. I was trying to adjust the idle screw.