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Xciting 500 / Re: Xciting 500 2007 won't turn over
« on: January 16, 2016, 11:01:57 AM »
Quote from: willembop on December 12, 2015, 07:04:23 PM
So I finally got the top end apart and the exhaust cam out. The cam lobe appears to be worn beyond limits. Calipers measure it at 1.46" and the service manual gives a limit of 1.4744. I'll have to find my micrometers and confirm the measurement before I order parts. Also need to check the intake cam. The decompression cam looks okay, but I removed it from the exhaust cam to see what it looks like inside, and released three tiny sets of springs and balls from inside the mechanism, and I'm not sure how to get it back together, although I'll attempt it -- with the shape of the springs, there's only a couple of ways they could go. Doesn't matter because I probably need a new cam and can order the whole assembly with a decompression cam.

When I finish measuring I'll try to post some photos.

Bill in Fredericksburg



My dear friend sorry that i will disappoint you but a new cam will not solve your problem . ( i have had changed 2 , with the decompesor )
As i can understand you bike has a carburator and not injection fuel system.
Try to close the idle bolt fully so the bike can not hold idle ar all.
If you try to start it the starter will not hesitate at all.
Try to find the epitome of good idle , maybe a bt less than 1300-1400 rpm . perhaps 1200 rpm so the butterfly is a bit closed.
The bike will start more freely. I did not solve the problem until i sold my bike    but this trick made my life a bit easier particularly in the winter season .
I hope you find the solution and please post it here.
I will be glad to reading it.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Clutch slipping, squealing **SOLVED** Cheap Fix
« on: April 24, 2014, 08:33:48 AM »
Sorry that i will disappoint you but the problem with the new bell will not be solved permanently. The reason on the discolored bell is not solved just because you change it with a new one.
The new one will be bluish again if you continue to drive in the same way that you used to.
Kymco did not change the material of the bell till now for the xciting model or the downtown model. It is the same unfortunately. It will solve your problem for a period of time but it will come back.
The design of the transmission is but when we speak for temperature. The only solution   that works here in Greece for many Xciting 500 owners is to change the clutch pads with Ferodo that are softer and have more grip and with that ( if your bell is in a good condition ) make holes on it as some sport bells have. I personally have done this mod and now after 25000 klm i have no problems at all.
Previously like you i cleaned the pads and the bell , and my bell was never discolored like yours.

Friendly of course , nothing personal.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Once again the clutch gets noisey.
« on: June 02, 2013, 10:17:02 PM »
Well if the bell brakes down I do not think that the things are so simple. Probably all the parts in there will brake down. The worst scenario is to get stuck and block the tyre! If that happens you will can hurt yourself! It is the risk I and many other guys have took. Since now non of us have any problem! I hope everything continues that way!!!

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Xciting 500 / Re: Once again the clutch gets noisey.
« on: June 01, 2013, 03:44:02 PM »
Whatever you say boys. I told you my experience and how I solved the problem. And believe me I solved it. Now believe me once more that my scooter use is very rough and there is no problem with the bell. I took my chances and I succeed , you can try cleaning your pads every 500 klm if that is good for you. Simply it was not good for me. Now why Kymco does not make a good pads - bell combination , if you know the answer please notify me.

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Xciting 500 / Re: Once again the clutch gets noisey.
« on: May 31, 2013, 10:30:00 PM »
Hello from Greece my friends. We also had this terrible noise in the clutch section. We solve the problem without the dealers help. You can change the clutch as many times you want. The noise will appear again.
What we did. We send the bell and the clutch to a brake shop and put instead of the original clutch pads , pads from Ferodo that are softer than the oem. Then we took the bell to an iron factory and drilled ten holes on each outer space . Internally of the bell we cut some lines for the pads to breath and remove the used pad materials easily. I have done all these on my xciting 500 2005 and I am a happy user for 15000klm !!!

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Xciting 500 / Re: Inacurate Speedomoter/anyone got a fix it idea?
« on: October 20, 2012, 07:11:24 AM »
yes but there is not one for our model. Or is there a Kymco Xciting model and i do not see it?

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Xciting 500 / Re: Tank Slapper
« on: February 09, 2012, 05:46:27 PM »
Quote from: Bryan on November 12, 2009, 06:10:45 AM
Hi There, has anyone experienced a tank slapper or should I rather say knee slapper on the X500? I noticed initially when coming up close behind another vehicle, getting ready to overtake, that the wind turbulence gets the scooter to gyrate a bit and this gave me the feeling that it could start to resonate and go into a slapper. This morning on the way to work the dude in the car I was passing started to accelerate when I was next to him so I kept the throttle full open, when I had passed him when I started to move back into the lane the scoot started to gyrate. This built up and I was sure it was going into a full blown resonance slapper and could end in disaster. The needle of the speedo was creeping past 160 km/h. The dude in the car was right on the back of me and still pushing and there was no power in reserve to power out of this. I knew I had to break the resonance somehow so I leaned forward, eased my but forward and transferred some weight from the seat to my feet while gentle easing off the throttle,  this seemed to do the trick and break the pattern. Wow that was a shock and I had a real scare. I checked the coolant, oil and tyre pressures this morning before leaving all were ok. Scary stuff. Regards from Durban RSA.

Did you solve the instability problem my friend? i think i have the same issue. When i move the steering right left roughly i feel that something is moving at it`s own and stops after the steering. I can not sya more.

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Xciting 500 / Re: problem when speed go's up
« on: January 04, 2012, 05:31:41 PM »
Well I changed the diaphragm today . The problem shorted out completely. Thank's a lot guys!!

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Xciting 500 / Re: problem when speed go's up
« on: January 02, 2012, 12:44:29 PM »
Now that is bigger you have the same problem as I have?

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Xciting 500 / Re: problem when speed go's up
« on: January 02, 2012, 02:40:30 AM »
Well I have this problem too. I had it and in my 250 carb and now with 500 carb. If someone figures it out please post your findings! I' ll check the diaphragm tomorrow. Can the diaphragm  be just loose? Or became  bigger by time only??

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