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I was hoping to order up a Givi for it, but they didn't have a bracket for the 250 B&W.  They have one for the smaller B&W's but I looked at the diagram for how it would go on and the 250 has too much plastic in the way.  It is supposed to use the top bolts on the shocks, and come out a bit and back, but that would assume that the bolts were in plain view and they are not.  The idea, though, is simple enough and I'm tempted to ask one of the many local metals shops if they could fab it for me, or ask some of the students and profs at the college where I teach.  It can't be much more expensive than what Givi wanted for theirs.

I may also have the (Taiwanese) wife-unit call Kymco and see if those guys make anything for it, perhaps in the Euro market as I don't think Kymco sells the 250 in Taiwan.

Hi all,

My speedo is not working. It shows nothing during riding.. the needle doesnt move and also the mileage on my clock doesnt alter either. I had a look at the front wheel.. spinned it round a couple of times and there seems to be like crunching of the bearings inside.

Do any of you know how to rectify it??

Thanks.

If the speedometer cable end is not put back correctly this can happen.  You can try removing it on the wheel end, and with the wheel propped up, you can try to spin the wheel and gently push the cable end back, in hopes that it will "catch" when it lines up down there.  I would first unscrew the cable from the top end, below the speedometer, and pull out the long, springy center of the cable--the part that actually spins, as transmitted from the wheel.  Have a look at the length of it, and consider greasing it.  Also look at the bottom end of that piece and see if it's all crunched up. If so, you're probably looking at replacing the speedometer cable, if not also the part within the wheel assembly that spins with the wheel and transmits that motion to the speedometer.  Good luck and please report back how it goes.  --Mike D.