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Looking for some advice/insight:

I'm a daily commuter from Brooklyn to Manhattan over the past few years, and make a 20 mile round trip currently every day. I have had a very rare occurrence, one of which happened this morning, and am looking for insight. An identical event has occurred with my engine dying and needing to be restarted mid-ride and it's happening on the highway as well which makes it much less exciting. This has only happened a couple of time, but I'm hoping to resolve so I don't have to deal with it.

Scooter Stats:

2018 Kymco Like 200i

ODO: 3,100 Miles

Engine/Trans Specs: 4 Stroke Single Cylinder 163cc, Fuel Injected with CVT Transmission



Event:

Has happened a few times to me over past year, always in the morning, always about 2 miles into my ride, and in the same spot on the highway.

-Leave House, Travel 0.5 miles to Highway at about 15-20mph in no traffic.

-Merge onto highway, full throttle up to 45-50mph for about 1 mile with light traffic.

-Hit bumper to bumper traffic merging onto main highway into city, and get into a stop/start varying traffic situation (typical Brooklyn rush hour traffic). I am probably going between 0-15mph and constant start / stop.

-As I am coasting along in this start/stop traffic at 5mph without any throttle whatsoever, the engine dies out. The first time this happened, I was a little concerned getting the scooter to turn back over and start, but in subsequent times I just need to hit the starter and the engine will start back up within about 5-10 seconds of realizing engine died out.

-Both times I resume my ride, and finish out the remaining 8 miles at a steady 20-55mph mixed highway/city with a few stops.

The engine never dies out like this in any other circumstance, and it's such a rare event that it's hard to pin down. Looking for some insight from you all, and would love to avoid this happening at a time when I need my engine on the highway.


Would love your advice.