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Downtown 300 / Re: Downtown 300i ABS in USA?
« on: November 04, 2012, 01:03:53 PM »
No ABS on US Downtown 300i.
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Downtown 300 / Re: Downtown 300 hesatates
« on: October 18, 2012, 05:48:45 PM »
Okay, I've retrieved my 300 from the dealer. They put in the CR7EIX plug and it made no difference so they pulled a new 300 from the showroom and repeated the test run on it. It also had the very same hesitation and the Kymco told them over the phone that they have not had any other reports about this problem. So, they declared it NORMAL. But they didn't charge me for the new plug so I got that for my effort at least. They also could find no steering problem and everything was in spec. They said what I was experiencing was that the small tires on a scooter have a tendency to follow imperfections on the road surface compared to the larger tires on a motorcycle.
I took a small test ride with my wife and cannot say that there is much difference between the spark plugs. It does have a slightly different growl but it doesn't seem to have as much pep as it did with the factory plug. When I crank it open it is slower to accelerate than before, but still acceptable.
I took a small test ride with my wife and cannot say that there is much difference between the spark plugs. It does have a slightly different growl but it doesn't seem to have as much pep as it did with the factory plug. When I crank it open it is slower to accelerate than before, but still acceptable.
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Downtown 300 / Re: Downtown 300 hesatates
« on: October 16, 2012, 06:59:04 PM »
I'm having the 5000 RPM miss problem also and have my 300 at the doctors as we speak. My dealer called Kymco, at my suggestion, and Kymco was clueless as to what causes it. I explained that I've read that several people have experienced this hesitation and some got good results with changing to the CR7EIX spark plug and others with changing the ECU. Kymco told the dealer to try the plug and if that doesn't solve the problem to change the ECU. They had to order the plug. It should arrive tomorrow and they test it and let me know. If it requires another ECU that will take several days to get one in. I'll let you know how I make out.
I also asked them to try to figure out why my scooter seems to have unstable steering. I tried raising and lowering the tire pressures and also tried changing the shock settings but nothing seems to improve the sensation that the scooter seems to try to follow all the imperfections on the road surface. I was told that is normal for a ride with small tires??? All I know is that it wasn't that way until just lately and it's kind of scary to drive now. It's seems okay on new road surfaces. I know that it doesn't have the Kendra tires on it. They are MAXXISIPRO tires, which I'm told is a cheaper tire. I don't want to have to shell out for new tires already as I only have 350 miles on the scooter.
I also asked them to try to figure out why my scooter seems to have unstable steering. I tried raising and lowering the tire pressures and also tried changing the shock settings but nothing seems to improve the sensation that the scooter seems to try to follow all the imperfections on the road surface. I was told that is normal for a ride with small tires??? All I know is that it wasn't that way until just lately and it's kind of scary to drive now. It's seems okay on new road surfaces. I know that it doesn't have the Kendra tires on it. They are MAXXISIPRO tires, which I'm told is a cheaper tire. I don't want to have to shell out for new tires already as I only have 350 miles on the scooter.
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Downtown 300 / Re: DT300 tires and exhaust question
« on: September 27, 2012, 11:34:12 AM »
My tires have less than 400 miles on them. I'd hate to have to replace them so soon. I just use it for around town errands, no trips.
Thanks for the steering tips. Sounds like I need to talk to my dealer. I'd have done that first but they are new to handling Kymko (2nd year) and they don't have a lot of answers to my questions yet.
Thanks for the steering tips. Sounds like I need to talk to my dealer. I'd have done that first but they are new to handling Kymko (2nd year) and they don't have a lot of answers to my questions yet.
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Downtown 300 / Re: DT300 tires and exhaust question
« on: September 26, 2012, 01:31:19 PM »
I was going to try lowering the tire pressure but decided to try a little higher first. It did seem to help some. I'm not sure if the Maxxi tires are to blame or if I have another problem. I've had this 300I since March of this year and it's just recently developed this handling problem. Does anyone know if there's any adjustment for the front end? Maybe some way to stiffen the steering a little?
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Downtown 300 / Re: DT300 tires and exhaust question
« on: September 20, 2012, 07:46:31 PM »Maxxis make good budget bike tyres, you should be fine with them at the correct pressures.
I noticed that they were nylon tires. I didn't realize that they still made nylon tire.
How good quality is your pressure gauge?
I have a fairly high quality digital gauge that is suppose to be accurate to a tenth of a pound.
Have you tried altering the rear suspension spring preload?
No, the rear seems okay. I'm experiencing trouble with the front tire.
The swirling noise may just be the drive belt which rotates constantly with the engine.
Coming from a motorcycle the exhaust noise is completely different.
Thanks for the response.
~Roger
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Downtown 300 / DT300 tires and exhaust question
« on: September 20, 2012, 01:38:35 PM »
Tires
I've just done a search on DT300 tire pressure and became aware that my new 2012 does not have the stock Kenda tires on it. The scooter has a pair of MAXXISIPRO tires from new. Are these tires any good?? I'm noticing a lot of road-find on the front tire. It wants to follow every little groove or formation on the road which makes handling somewhat unstable. I've checked the tire pressure and it's set at 29 PSI in front and 32 PSI on rear which is what the manual calls for. I'm tempted to lower the front tire pressure but I'm not sure how much would be safe, particularly in cornering? Or, maybe there's something not correct in the front end alignment?
Exhaust
I'm new to scooters, but I've had my share of motorcycles. My exhaust sounds something like plastic marbles swirling in a tin can. Is that correct or should I take it back to the dealer and question them about it?
I've just done a search on DT300 tire pressure and became aware that my new 2012 does not have the stock Kenda tires on it. The scooter has a pair of MAXXISIPRO tires from new. Are these tires any good?? I'm noticing a lot of road-find on the front tire. It wants to follow every little groove or formation on the road which makes handling somewhat unstable. I've checked the tire pressure and it's set at 29 PSI in front and 32 PSI on rear which is what the manual calls for. I'm tempted to lower the front tire pressure but I'm not sure how much would be safe, particularly in cornering? Or, maybe there's something not correct in the front end alignment?
Exhaust
I'm new to scooters, but I've had my share of motorcycles. My exhaust sounds something like plastic marbles swirling in a tin can. Is that correct or should I take it back to the dealer and question them about it?
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