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I wish I had a Super 8 to put this exhaust on it:
http://www.yoshimura-rd.com/ps-3925-1493-trc-stainlesscarbon-full-system.aspx

That's if you have $400 bucks to blow. But for some cheap stuff get a Dr Pulley variator, Dr Pulley weights ( 2 grams lighter if you want more speed at takeoff, but you will lose top end. 2 grams heavier if you want more top end, but slower at take off.), then a red MRP clutch. The clutch has more pad so it engages faster. Buy a Nology coil wire and an NGK iridium sparkplug. Also a racing CDI. That should be good for now (you're already close to $1000 bucks!). The biggest bang for your buck are the weights and clutch. All others can be purchased with future pay checks. There's a whole lot more you can do but I think this is a good starting point.

PS- look on a dealer website first then look on Ebay. Ebay usually beats them but some things are sent from overseas. Good luck!

PSS- Youtube has lots of videos on how to do these things.

Hi, I've been eyeballing this exhaust for a long time.

http://www.scootertrap.com/People250.htm

I am not sure about P250s but I overfilled my gear oil on my Blur 150 and it turns out there was a weep hole located between my rear wheel and CVT cover. And its only job is to drain overfilled gear oil. So now I use a measuring cup when I replace that oil.

Here's another view of Big Grey. I am the third owner. It has 27,000 kilometers on it. And when I bought it off Craigslist for $1800 I didn't know it had a charging problem. I replaced the rectifier and battery. Still it would discharge. I actually had to break into the engine casing and replace the stator. Which was completely fried. The first Kymco P250 the scooter store has ever heard of. So basically I have an entirely new electrical system.

Well you gotta consider a few things. For instance, my People 250 is ugly! Its a 2004 and it looks like a creepy robot from Lost In Space. Although it gets up to 85 mph very quickly you are not going to find a lot of people tricking it out. I've installed Dr Pulley weights,  a new variator, and a kevlar belt. I've cut the windshield down because I don't like things in my line of vision. I am currently working on my Blur 150, trying to make a fast little sucker. And the thought has crossed my mind on making the People insanely fast. Unfortunately its my wife's scooter and she says to leave it alone. But I have done things to it without her knowledge as she does not ride it that much. Maybe next install a flatslide carb, or weld a White Brothers exhaust to it, or install a cylinder kit. Who knows, the skies the limit.

Thanks for the website ts1! Unfortunately I could not find Kymco in there line up of scooters. Also the German translator on my computer would not translate the emission results. I was wondering if one of my local garages that has emission testing equipment, would test my exhaust. Just out of curiosity. I'll give them a call and post my results.

I just read an article that most scooters and motorcycles can be 4 to 20 times more polluting than a car. Lets eliminate the two strokes because I know how dirty they are. So my question is, which Kymco scooter has catalytic converters? My People has a gigantic exhaust on it, is there something in that sucker?

Hello, way back in January I wrote about the same problem. Except mine would wobble all the time. My responses to my post really didn't help out my situation. So I was pretty much resigned to living with the wobble. So after I passed the problem by my local mechanics they suggested the head bearing. But I did the head bearing test as well as the left/right test, and did the poor man's balancing. All seemed to work as advertised. But being motocross guys, they asked about the fork oil. Now I wouldn't suggest you go tearing into a new scooter. But mine is old and I am the third owner, so I said "What the Heck! I have a spare scoot anyways." Fork oil can get old and rancid, and will foam after a long period of time. If you research your Kymco book , you will notice nowhere does it mention anything about fork oil. Thats because they make it extremely hard to change. Basically its a plastic cap, held on by a wire ring, holding a big spring in place (and the oil back). So you have to remove your fender, front wheel, and pull off both forks. I destroyed both retainers in the removal process. But a couple of 1 1/4" snap rings from Ace solved that problem. Don't quote me on the size, I'm going off my failing memory. I poured the fork oil into a measuring cup and got approximately 150 ml from each. The old oil was as black as can be. New fork oil is clear like mineral oil. I used 7 wt which is an average weight. Bought it from the local Honda dealership. Put back in the same ml, with just a hair over to compensate for breakdown. With my wife's help we put the plug and snap ring back in. And installation was the reverse of removal. I swear the ride feels tighter and less wobbly. It may be that the factory short changed one of your forks, or one fork leaks. Or it may be as Ole Bull says, that its the People's pogo stick design. But anyways, thats my 2 cents.