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So I walk into the dealership that has a couple brand new people s 250's, and they are charging MSRP (4499) plus freight (about 200) and setup (about 150).  At the end of the day, it was going to be over 4800 out the door for the scoot.  All I said was (i'll do the deal now if you can get me out the door for 4000, and all of the sudden they lowered the asking price to 4159 and waived both the setup and frieght fees. 

I just think you need to be tough and you can save yourself a lot of money.  Just curious, how many people here paid these fees?

Im getting my people s 250 friday.  How does the acceleration compare to the BV200 you had?

Well, I'm buying a scooter as my primary mode of transportation.  As a recent college graduate, a monthly payment of 75 plus 100/year for insurance is a lot more affordable than a car...

So I WILL need to have it on the highway on occasion.  Sounds like a 250 is substantially more powerful?

On the same note, do you guys know anything about the Aprilia SportCity 250?  I am between that and the People S 250

Put her on craigslist.  Runs great.  Brand new belt, variator, and rollers.  Moving to boston, no way of getting it back there (not planning on riding it 350 miles on the highway!)

http://ithaca.craigslist.org/mcy/1245896963.html

I'm currently riding an old ZX50, and I'm going to upgrade to a 250cc soon.  I am torn between the xciting 250 and the people s 250, and I just wanted to know which one handles better.  I am a 'spirited' rider.  Is the 16 inch wheel on the people a good thing of a bad thing?

Sounds good.  Where can I get a new CDI?

I also noticed a couple cracks in my tire right around the rim.  The tread is great, but I don't want a catastrophic blowout.  Is this OK? 

I am not the type that likes to spend money on things, so when it came to changin my belt I was annoyed that I would need either a special 'holder' tool and an impact wrench to get the job done.  After staring at the transmission for a couple hours scratching my head, I did some research and figured out how to do the whole job with a plane old socket wrench and $15 dollars worth of stuff from lowes.  So, here's how to do it.  You will need:

A socket wrench
3 feet of nylon rope (I used 3/8 inch)
1 strap wrench http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=253674-16878-50540

First, remove the variator nut.  To lock it in place, remove the spark plug and turn the nut counter clockwise until your piston is almost at top dead center.  This is important, as you don't want the rope getting in any of the ports in the sleeve.  Now, feed as much of the rope as you can into the spark plug hole.  I was able to get about 2 feet of it in there.  This will lock your piston in place, and the soft nylon rope will do no damage to the piston.

Now, crank that nut off.  It takes some force, but I was able to do it after about a minute of tugging.  There you go, variator comes right off.

Now, to remove the clutch, take your strap wrench and clamp it around the clutch bell/clutch outer/whatever you call it.  Again, crank the nut off.  This, too, took a little bit of tugging and force, but just takes a few minutes.  Now you have your clutch nut off, and the whole assembly will come right off. 

To put everything back on, it's just the whole process in reverse.  Remember to TAKE THE ROPE OUT OF THE ENGINE before tightening it again.  Bring the piston to almost top dead center by turning the crank clockwise, and then re-insert the rope to lock the piston before tightening it. 

Bam.  No impact wrench, special holding tool, or anything else needed!  If you are concerned with the whole putting a piece of rope in your engine thing, do some research; it's been done for a hundred years, and does NOT damage your engine as long as you get your piston to almost TDC. 

Ted

Hey everyone, I'm brand new here.  I picked up a used 2000 ZX50 Super Fever yesterday with 3,000 miles on the clock.  It ran great yesterday, and I rode it about 5 or 7 miles with no trouble.  When I got home, I derestricted the CDI box, and then rode it for about 5 miles with no trouble (41 mph, an increase of about 10 mph from the day before). 

All of the sudden, going about 40 mph, the bike lost power and the engine died.  I could not get it to start back up, and the engine struggled to turn over.  I figured it was vapor locked.  I waited it out, still didn't turn over.  I ended up taking out the spark plug and replacing it.  There was still so much compression that the engine didn't really turn over with the starter motor, so I started jumping on the kick starter.  Eventually, I got it to fire. 

However, now the engine runs and revs up fine, but the wheel doesn't move at all.  The kick starter doesn't spring back after kicking it, I have to kick it back each time.  What is wrong with my tranny?  Does anyone know?  I am going to open it up tomorrow, but I would appreciate anyone's input on what the probably cause is, and what it might cost to fix. 

Thanks in advance!

Ted