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I like it MUCH better.

You may wind up changing the bar ends to hang below the grips. I had to because I was constantly hitting them when they were mounted like yours.

thanks zombie. i do to. and yes i have noticed that i do bump them with my wrist when moving the bike around or taking my hand off to wave at the kind drivers when the move to let me pass. i am adjusting but i my rotate them a bit to avoid that. maybe this weekend.

oh and i found where the windshield really makes the difference in the wind. up to about 70mph... no problem above that around 80+, wow wind lol, can really feel it. not really turbulent but feel it pushing on your chest and head. quite exhilarating haha. still like the look with out.

still gonna try and refinish the windshield so i can have it on hand if im planning on a long haul or something. also though of when i get it all sanded and polished, maybe iu can have it trimmed to help keep the lopro look but still have a bit of wind deflection. we will see. right now, enjoying it way too much. the bike seems to turn more heads when i fly by. think people are looking at it trying to figure out what the heck it is lol.

Any brand/kind of bar end that expands to fit/lock into the inside of a 7-8th inch bar should work?

thanks, i picked some up off amazon and installed them last night. the actual expandable part i didnt end up using as the bar ends for the xciting have a threaded hole built into the bars and the bolt threaded right into it, i had to add a couple washers on the throttle side though so the bar end mirror mount wouldnt rub on the grip on the throttle, it wasnt allowing it to spring back when let go. simple solution though. they are awesome. love the look over the antlers (oem mirrors) looks more streetfighter lol. and i can see behind me way better. my elbows and shoulders arent in the field of view anymore. the ones i got are slightly convex mirrors so i see quite a bit more and more behind me as well. i will get a pic asap. really like these and would recomend them on the xciting

http://stores.ebay.com/taiwanbigscootershop/category5062057012-/_i.html?_fsub=5062057012&_sid=1183316162&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322

I've done business with him and he's a good guy. He has bars for the Downtown but not listed for the exciting but I'd send him a message. It's worth a shot, If  they exists he'll find them.

Be Big,
AMAC

Awesome thanks. Im curious what the factory bars under the plastic look like. Wonder if I can just remove the plastic and have nice black bars. I just like the exposed bars look. Also thinking of making a shorter wind shield, sportier look

hello fellow xc500 guys. question, at what mileage did you guys replace your drivebelt. i have just under 20,000 miles on my xciting 500 ri, on the original drive belt. i have had it inspected by 2 shops including the dealer and both said it looked good. i use it as a commuter so i would say about 80-85% of my mileage is freeway. what are your thoughts?
also when you replaced your belt, what else did you replace? what was the cost?
thinking i can do it myself borrowing some tools. i have swapped a variator on a super 8 150cc but this is a much more robust setup on the xciting 500. i still cant imagine it taking much longer than 30 minutes to install one.
any info, tips tricks are appreciated.
thanks in advance guys.

Anyone put aftermarket handle bars or remove the plastic covering from the stock bars of their exciting. How difficult is it to do? Pics? Ideas. Kinda like exposed bar look. Also, anyone shorten or trim or put a shorter windshield on the exciting?

Finally after what seems like an eternity, almost 2 months. I have scoot-zilla back and shes running better and stronger than ever. As mentioned the valves were faulty and they found at the end that something had got sucked up into and emissions line around the charcoal canisters that was blocking the air flow. Pretty much guaranteed that was the cause for the random choking out at a stop after a long hwy haul. But the way everything trickled down, It has a whole mew top end, throttle body, sensors, etc and all under warranty as it should be. Im just so glad to have it back and be on 2 wheels again.

update, kymco has sent them an extensive list of peramiters to test and get back to them with. so its still in the shop. hard to be optomistic right now. missing 2 wheels like crazy. hoping and hoping and hoping and cant see any light at the end of the tunnel

update, still in the shop!!! almost a month now. they still have it torn down and were communicating directly with the manufacturer. yesterday kymco told them to hold off because they got another one that is exhibiting the exact same issue and the same bike. this can be good news since that one is at the manufacturer so they have the parts on hand. so they are going through everything, then gonna let the dealer know what to do. i am really hoping we are getting close. this has taken way too long and i dont want to have to deal with lemon law if i dont have to cause then i need to consult a layer.