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I have 5 weeks and about 400 miles on my NOS 2010 S200.  I have noticed that the underseat storage area is quite hot after a ride.  I realize that it is atop the motor and being that the S200 motor is air cooled it gets hammered by the radiated or maybe even air flow directed heat, but boy it sure seems to be excessively hot.  I had my rain goggles in there and when I took them out this weekend I found the glue that attaches the foam to the frames had come undone.  I have had these goggles for many years/miles and were still in great condition, but they sure were warm when I took them out.

Next time I head out for a run I'll take a thermometer with and get a real number because I'm in Minnesota and maybe my estimation of "Hot" might be different from someone who lives in Arizona for example.    For now though, I don't feel safe carrying anything like a camera, cellphone, or something that could be damaged due to the heat.  My wife did suggest using a small cooler in there to protect the camera so we'll probably give that a shot.

Just wonderin if others have noticed this.  I have read somewhere that the GY6 motor used in the S200 is unique to the S200 only so maybe the heat I'm feeling might not be felt in say the People 150.  Don't know.... Just askin.

tnx

George

A few weeks ago I bought a NOS 2010 S200 and have put on about 300 solo miles on it.  Yesterday my wife and I went on a 2-up ride for about 30 miles and we stopped about mid way where the scoot was parked out in the direct sunlight for a hour or so.  After we finished our ride we noticed that the seat had 3 lines about 3" long worn into the seat cover where it ramps up from the driver to the passenger area.  We determined that the lines were caused by the center and left/right pocket seams on my Levis jeans.  At first I was thinking that with my wife on the seat it was stretching the cover tighter over the ramp area (which it is) and my butt (Levis) was leaving it's mark.  She pointed out that the marks were not there before we parked in the sun so it probably has something to do with the heat of the seat.  It's probably a combination of both.

So I was wondering if anyone else has seen this sort of thing on their seat, and if so what did you do to protect it?

My first thought was to just pick up a sheepskin or some type of seat cover for it but after spending the morning searching I have yet to find any type of cover made for our Kymco's.  Even looking at the OEM parts list they only show the complete seat and that said "Call for price".  I was thinking that I could order a new OEM cover if/when I finally sell it but that does not appear to be available.  FWIW, my wife and I both agree that the OEM cover is the best we have had on any of the motorcycles/scooters (11/3) we have owned, we don't slide around every time we hit a bump.

Thanks for any comments/suggestions.

George