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Regarding the flanking lights: Is your scoot Canadian?  My Vitality 50 2T is.  For that matter, so am I.  Anyway, the lower lights are the turn signals indicators.  They have been disconnected and rewired to the upper turn signals which are a factory add-on for the Canadian and possibly some other markets.  They can be removed and rewired back to the original indicators.  The reason for the disconnection is that someone thought that the headlight was too bright to allow the turn indicator lights to be effectively seen.

Regarding the headlight switch, or lack thereof: There is no on off switch on Canadian scoot lights either, because daytime running lights are and industry standard in Canada.  They turn on and off with the ignition.

If you and your scoot are Canadian, there is your answer.  If you are American, you have a scoot that somehow came through the Canadian market.  If you are from somewhere else, you country's rules may apply.

All the best!

Jay

UPDATE:  I decided to go out in the wind anyway, so I rigged up my Garmin Nuvi 650 and off I went.  I found that across the range of speeds my speedometer was a full 9-10 kph faster than the GPS speed.  My maximum GPS reading was 73 kph and to achieve that the speedometer was buried over the 80 kph mark.  Next upgrade: Technigas Next R Chrome exhaust.  That should get the engine breathing a little bit better and it looks sharp too, especially since the silencer is colour keyed to my blue scoot.  All the best!

UPDATE:  I took my scoot in today for its 300 km work over.  I spoke to the dealer about derestricting the machine.  He said, "No problem."  They just swap out the stock regulated variator bushing that has the Kymco collar for a straight bushing.  He is also going to rejet the carb.  Piece of cake.  Tomorrow, I'll be able to tell you how much this piece of cake costs me from the dealer.  Stay tuned.

Hello all.  Jay here from Mount Hope, Ontario.  Mount Hope is just south of Hamilton.  For those unfamiliar with our area, look to the far west end of Lake Ontario and you'll find Hamilton. 

Many years ago, the bride and I were in Bermuda, ripping around for a week on a scooter.  I loved it.  Since then, I always wanted to get back in the saddle, but for one reason or another I never did.  Well, I'm up again. 

Just yesterday, I took possession of my new blue Vitality 50 2T.  So far it is great.  I am slightly disappointed by the full throttle restriction that does not get me over 57 km/h (35 mph).  I know I was not buying a speed demon, but I want to be somewhat competitive with the flow of traffic.  Legally, I can have a maximum of 70 km/h, so I definitely have room to grow.  I have found several online articles, videos, and sites about the ease of derestricting a scoot by removing the "spacer."  A Kymco article refers to "inserting a new spacer."  Does that not defeat the purpose of removing the spacer anyway?  Is that a misprint and the old spacer is trash? 

I appreciate any insight any of you may be able to offer.  All the best!