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Thanks everyone - the direction given in from Stig's post and Robot's video make more sense considering the engine's rotation.  I even dug up an older service manual for a Kymco Xciting which was consistent with Stig's image, so I think I've got them installed correctly now.

As to root cause for the failed belt, I don't think it was rollers falling out of their track.  Everything seemed to be in place when I removed that assembly.  Well, that is until I popped open the ramp perhaps a bit too abruptly and rollers went everywhere...   Also, the width of the still-intact portions of the belt that remained was only ~21mm, so whatever caused it appears to have happened over time.

Anyway, I did re-check clutch operation today in the garage and on a test ride - it still operates smoothly.   The only other potential issues I could think of are:
1) Belt age.  I still have the original packaging from that belt, and although it was installed on the scooter in 2018, the belt itself was manufacturered in 2013.
2) Riding style.   Most of the miles on this belt were long-distance miles as opposed to just cruising around town or maybe the occasional 20~30 mile trip.   One long trip was around 900+ miles stretched across 3 days.  Another was the around 200+ miles.  Of those 2 long trips, I pretty much cruised at a speed of 70mph or so.

If you can wait, HD200's from private sellers come up from time to time.

Depending on what part of FL you're in, you may want to check into this one:  http://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2009-SYM-HD-200-111355065 .   Or at least use that as bargaining power at the dealer you've been talking with.

The 50cc fuel tank appears to be the same for the 150 (schematic-wise), so you may want to follow the instructions here for troubleshooting (section 17-1):

http://www.49ccscoot.com/manuals/Kymco_Super8_50_Service_Manual.pdf

I'm assuming it sometimes has/will go back?  If so, from the symptoms, sounds like perhaps an intermittent short to ground on Blue/White wire, or an intermittent connection on the Yellow/White wire (or connector to the fuel sender)? 

Amongst more unlikely things, I suppose these could go wrong:
1) sender itself could go bad,
2) float springs a leak (so it just doesn't "float" anymore),
3) instrument gauge itself gone bad/bad connection.

Good luck, and let us know what it turned out to be.

Cheers

What heater outlets?

There's 2 of them - 1 on the left, and one on the right of the front panel - just next to the key (see attached pic below). 


No forced air/fan, and with the lower cc (and therefore heat output) of the engine, it's not as effective as a car's heater, but it does make a difference on cold morning commutes.   For summertime, the vents do have louvres so you can re-direct the air out and away.

I considered the newer GT versions of the People and I decided in the end to get the Downtown instead.  After owning my (non-GT) People 250, with it's tons of underseat storage + topbox, I just couldn't go for the GT version (which essentially has just a small glovebox under the seat).   

I originally planned on selling the People 250 (as that was the justification for getting the Downtown, but after changing the tires, it addressed my biggest complaint being poor handling (had head-shake and a bit of top-heavy feel to it).  With new City Grips front and back, all of that is gone, and it rides more like a motorcycle.
In terms of other maintainance, in addition to tires and normal oil change/lube/air filter, I changed the belt, brakes, and that's about it.   

I'd think a 250 be perfect for riding 2-up, especially around eastern Ohio backroads.  The HD200, if I'm not mistaken, although from what I hear it's an excellent ride, it won't give you much more power than you already have on the 200i.

For reliability and servicing, from my experience owning both Kymco and SYM while in Taiwan, they are similar.   What steered me towards Kymco when I moved back to the states was dealer network and parts availability.

Hope that helps

+1 on the questionable quality of these. 

I bought a couple sets of these 3 years back.  Admittedly, they sat in a closet for a couple of years until I got around to putting them on, but when I did open the package, the cap on one of them did partially come off (and so I never ended up putting those on the bike, or anything for that matter).

I've got one mounted on the People, but it only has the smaller brake light towards the top (not the wrap-around LEDs).  The only very minor problem I had was that they shipped it with the mounting hardware loose inside the top box, which in turn broke the wiring clips inside the box.  After a short e-mail to Bestem, they had new clips on their way, so they did follow up well.

I also added couple of rubber small bumpers on the front mounting channel to keep it from rattling, but that's not really necessary.  Other than that the mount, install, and has been stable on the bike.

One thing is that it doesn't look all that weather-proof.  So if you're planning to ride around the Ohio countryside in mid-winter with this, you may need to figure out a way to add weather strip or pack the things inside within a plastic bag to keep it dry.