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People s200 / Re: Carb bowl draining issue
« on: January 31, 2022, 04:22:57 PM »
Thanks again for the info @Iahawk and Ruffus. I was planning to take off the front cover to replace the speedo cable and that's a good point about changing the fork oil while the cover is off. My plans to remove the front cover are based on the info from this video: but if you have any other tips or tricks, I'd love to hear them. Looks like the screws are pretty straightforward but the little plastic tabs are finicky. Wanted to open the front cover up also to check the cables for my glovebox and seat lock. Both the glovebox and seat releases don't work using the key and ignition to unlock them so I'm thinking the a cable might be unplugged or possibly needs to be replaced since it's affecting both of them. The seat doesn't lock and is perpetually in the unlocked position (better than perpetually in the unlocked position, haha). Tried shining a flashlight through the grill to see what's going on or if anything is obviously unplugged/out of place but can't get a good enough look to determine anything conclusive.

The scoot's got about 7,300 miles on the odometer but that figure isn't completely accurate. The mileage on the odometer doesn't increase while riding (presumably because of the broken speedo cable) so the 7.3 k miles doesn't account for whatever miles have been added since it broke.


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People s200 / Re: Carb bowl draining issue
« on: January 25, 2022, 02:38:33 AM »
@Ruffus and @Iahawk, thanks again! I think I'll hold off on trying to attach a new drain tube for now and maybe make that a summer project. I figure since I already drained whatever is in the carb bowl and don't intend to do so more than once per season, probably better to not mess with it at the moment. I'll probably make that a future project along with the front fork oil. Thanks for the fork oil tip. Sounds like a worthwhile investment of time. I'll have to look into it and look at the forum post. For now I think I'll button her back up and move to my next project-replacing the speedometer cable.

For context, I am a newish owner of a 2008 S200. Got it in December (perfect timing to buy a new bike in the Midwest, lol). I've owned multiple Honda Aero 50s and Honda Cubs from the 1980's but decided to finally get a more "modern" bike for commuting. I am okay with basic bike maintenance and have a fairly limited knowledge of small engines but I can do most basic things. First impressions after getting a few rides in with the S200 were great. Love the extra power compared to 50cc bikes and handles beautifully. Very pleased with it and can't wait for the weather to get warm. In the meantime, I need to replace the speedo cable (which I already have a replacement part of) but I'm not sure how to lubricate it. The manual says to apply grease but I'm not sure a) what kind of grease or if silicone spray is okay and b) where exactly to apply it. Should I cover the whole cable and then reapply in the speedometer cable housing or just lubricate the ends or just the middle? I've seen a lot of different opinions online. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! Also, I'm attaching a couple photos of the bike.

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People s200 / Re: Carb bowl draining issue
« on: January 20, 2022, 02:41:40 AM »
Wow, thank you Ruffus and Iahawk! Very helpful information. Based on Iahawk's photos I can definitely see that while my drain hose is attached at the very beginning, it most definitely is not routed out anywhere from what I can see. My best guess is that it's snipped pretty high up and probably only runs about 4 or 5 inches in total. Now that I'm thinking about it, when I first loosened the drain screw, a little bit of gasoline ended up seeping to right around the area where Iahawk's second photo showing the routing of the tube is at. I had originally thought it was just dripping down from the screw hole but the tube being cut short makes more sense now. I guess now I have to decide whether it's worth pulling things apart to replace the drain hose or just leave it be. Thanks for the help figuring this out. I'm a new member to the forum and it seems like this community is an invaluable resource already!

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People s200 / Carb bowl draining issue
« on: January 15, 2022, 10:54:22 PM »
Hi all! I’ve got a weird issue with my 2008 People S 200. When preparing to store it for the winter I loosened the carb float bowl screw to drain the gas from the bowl. Instead of the gas streaming out the bottom like it’s supposed to according to a video on YouTube, it just never came out. A little bit of gas trickled out the screw hole but it never drained how it’s supposed to. I can’t seem to find where the line it’s connected to actually goes. I see it goes straight back but can’t follow it any further. In the video it looks like it’s supposed to end up at the bottom towards the middle of the bike on the left side. The only line there is capped off. I uncapped it and some oil trickled out but not gas. It also looks like there is supposed to be another line next to the one with the oil but there’s no line there. Anyone know what the line coming out of the bottom is supposed to look like or what might be going on with mine? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’d love to know where that gas is ending up. Thanks!

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