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Look what Kymco did to the Super 8!:

http://www.kymcousa.com/showroom/scooters/super8150r/index.html

They took all the stuff that made the Super 8 a Super 8 like the sport bike styling and 14 inch wheels and turned it into an Agility 150.

What a disgrace.

Welcome to the forum Louanne,

The only place to get one is Kymco or call around to several scooter shops to see if anyone has one. Guessing you did that already...

You can replace yours with a new GY 6 150 which is a copy of the Kymco, which is a copy of a Honda, which Kymco made for Honda. Got that??

Here's the engine I am talking about...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/150CC-GY6-Scooter-ATV-Go-Kart-Engine-Motor-150-CVT-Carburetor-Complete-Package-L-/310657548005?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4854a1fee5&vxp=mtr

The only thing you have to do is take the stator out of your engine, and install it in the new one. The engine will then be plug, and play. The whole job is under 3 hours for someone that has never done it before, and a good scooter mechanic can do the work in about 1/2 that time, including road test.

Post up if you need help, and someone here will walk you thru it all.

Have you actually done a GY6 swap into a Super 8? 

I ask because I read somewhere else where someone tried to put a GY6 into their Agility 125 and he said it wouldn't fit because the engine mount was located in such a way that it wouldn't mount up to the frame.

And although a Super 8 uses a GY6, it's their version of a GY6.  I've noticed subtle differences such as the position of the exhaust port, the ignition pick up coil is located at 5 o'clock instead of 12 o'clock on a standard GY6, uses a 12 pole stator, the CDI has 8 pins instead of 6 and the final drive gears are located withing a detachable housing where on a standard GY6 are located in the actual engine case. 

I've considered doing a GY6 swap because the performance parts out there will fit but all those differences I found make me think that a GY6 swap isn't going to be easy.

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag400/pbae42/20150105_153918_zps982d24cc.jpg

http://i1373.photobucket.com/albums/ag400/pbae42/20150105_153840_zpseb4b8455.jpg

Also don't go cheap, Dr. Pulley sliders are like $30 shipped for gy6. I would think with everything else stock 10g well rev wayyyy over the power band. If your happy with how it performs with your stock weights go for 13 out 14g Dr pulley s

maybe not 10 grams but I would probably go down to 11 grams because my Super 8 was super slow when it was stock.

I've since extensively modified my Transmission and am using 12 gram Dr. Pulleys and I still want to go down to 11 and possibly even a 10 gram weight.

You should be able to see the oil if you can get the right angle on it. I try to aim for the mid point on the stick.

With only a 0.95 qt oil sump, I feel every bit of oil counts since these are air cooled engines and the oil accounts for a good amount of that engine cooling.

I'm curious what the top speed of this Movie 150 is. I really like the look of this scooter and the big under seat storage is what all scooters should have.

But 90-95 kph is not that fast in my opinion. 

My Super 8 could do that and it doesn't have a 4-valve head.

I'm curious to see how fast you could get it up to after the engine has been broken-in.

Hi fellas,

My super 8 150 won't start after the winter.  I think its cuz I didn't winterize it well; it cranks but wont start.  I have gotten another new battery but still the same.  I think I need to take the carb off and worst the gas tank off to clean them.  I will greatly appreciate if someone has the service manual and is willing to share it with me since I haven't work on super 8 at all.  PDF is fine. 

Sorry to start this forum by asking a favor.   

Thanks in advance!

Before you start tearing anything apart, try starting your scooter without the gas cap on.

If your Super 8 is completely stock, I suggest going to 10 or 11 gram weights.

The Super 8 comes stock with 13 grams and I found those to be too heavy for the stock clutch torque spring.  When my Super 8 was stock, it felt like it went into high gear really quickly and accelerating would be slow.

Do you live at sea level or close to sea level?

If so, it might be due to the air/fuel mixture screw needing to be adjusted. 

Due to emissions standards, the Super 8s come from the factory with the air/fuel ratio on the low side.  I live close to the beach and when I first got my Super 8, it would hesitate to accelerate from a stop just as you're describing. 

I turned out the air/fuel mixture screw and this helped out the situation a lot.  The only problem is that the air/fuel mixture screw is under a metal cap that you have to drill out or if you're lucky, you'll be able to use a small flat head screwdriver and pry the cap off.  And then you'll find that the screw doesn't have a slot to insert a screwdriver so you'll have to use some really fine needle nose pliers to turn the screw counter-clockwise. 

Also,you might need to re-jet as well as the stock main jet is a tiny 103 size but I would try turning out the air/fuel screw first as it doesn't cost you anything to do.