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Xciting 500 / MPG
« on: August 01, 2013, 07:51:31 PM »
I,ve got a 2013 Downtown 300 and getting 75 mpg.  I,m thinking about getting a new Exciting 500 due to the fact I,m having a hard time with the seat on the DT 300. It is extremely uncomfortable and very hard on my lower extremidites.  What would be the average mpg on the Exciting 500 vs the DT 300. The Exciting 500 is a little larger bike and the seat is more comfortable

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Downtown 300 / Re: Seat options for Downtown 300i
« on: July 15, 2013, 09:48:51 PM »
mnpugdog.   You can go to the companies website that will have pics of all of the available seats.  They provide a strap that clips on to the underside of your seat and goes across the top of the seat.  Attached to the strap is a strip of Velcro.  The underside of the pad has a piece of Velcro which keeps it in place.  The bottom of the pad is made of neoprene.  I found that the seat stays in place without any type strap being used.  I got the large size and it worked great for me.  Hope this helps.  http://www.amspecialtiesusa.com/

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Downtown 300 / Re: Seat options for Downtown 300i
« on: July 15, 2013, 01:10:34 AM »
I just received my max gel pad seat cushion made by American Motorcycle Specialities.  Wow. did that make a huge difference for me. Rode 100 miles today and it was unbelievable what a difference it made  I didnt slide forward and my butt wasn't sore. I'm not a spring chicken anymore and sitting for long rides is hard on my lower extrimities.  The seats on the DT 300 is terrible in my opinion.  My wife has a matching DT 300 bike and she is much shorter than me and she doesnt have any problems.  I ordered a large neoprene cover gel pad seat for$89 plus shipping.  I called and talked with the owner about my bike and the problems with the seat.  I mention that others on this forum had ordered one.  He ended up sending me the more expensive one with the sheepskin cover for the same price.  Excellent company to deal with.  Very nice qualitiy.  Check out thier website.  Just sayin that this may be an option for making the ride a little easier.

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Downtown 300 / Re: Seat options for Downtown 300i
« on: July 10, 2013, 01:42:21 AM »
I did some further checking and found that the xxx-305-T01 is  not the seat listed online but is really the xxx-306-T01 online.  I did some further checking and  found out from Kymco that they no longer make the xxxx-305-T01 seat  They only offer the xxx-306- model and is readily found online.  That's the same seat that came on my new DT300.  Sorry for the confusion.  I just ordered a gel pack seat cushion on-line for $89   Hope this works for me.     :)

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Downtown 300 / Re: Seat options for Downtown 300i
« on: July 08, 2013, 09:18:27 PM »
I,m having the same problem with my seat being too uncomfortaable. I just got a new 2013 DT 300i. I lifted up the seat and on the bottom of the top portion of the seat were the part numbers of 77201 LEA7-E100. I believe this may be the domestic seat version.  I did some further checking and found the export seat 77200-LEA7-305-T01 is available at KYMCOPARTS123.Com for $169 plus shipping. Tried calling them but they were closed for the day. Trying to find out if they know anything about this particular seat and the differences.  Parts are returnable if not satisfied. I will be calling them tomorrow.  My dealer didn't have a clue as to what I was talking about

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Downtown 300 / MPG
« on: July 05, 2013, 10:08:22 PM »
Just filled my tank after the first 200+ miles. I got 75.8 MPG. That was a little more than I expected for the first fill up.   The only problem I'm having is how uncomfortable the seat is.  You would think that Kymco would make a better seat for the DT 300. I read the reviews on the gel pack seat cushion. I guess I will give that a try. Can't handle the sore butt after riding. The DT300 is such a great bike with plenty of speed, power and looks.  Why spoil it with such a cruumy seat. I keep sliding forward on it making things very uncomfortable. Time will tell after ordering the new seat cushion

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Downtown 300 / Re: 2013 DT 300i Clock
« on: July 02, 2013, 08:29:10 PM »
My manual states to set the time in the ODO mode.  I can set the time but there is no way to toggle to 12 hour vs 24 hour. When I press the Mode button it will change the miles/kl  No way to change to 12 hour time unless I'm missing somrething

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Downtown 300 / 2013 DT 300i Clock
« on: July 02, 2013, 06:40:21 PM »
Reading the manual in setting the clock it shows AM and PM  My clock only reads in miltary time.  Am I missing something or is the manual wrong

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