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Hi Guys, I have just struck a deal with the Suzuki Dealer and traded my X500 in on a new Burgman 650 Exec. I have now done 6000km on the X500 and really enjoy the scoot. This has been a great forum and I enjoy keeping an eye on what the guys are up to and learned a lot as well, thanks. I have no serious issues with the bike just worried about the glazing of the clutch pads and the high speed weaving, but my biggest concern is that I am a bit tired of struggling to get any kind of response or service out of the local Kymco Dudes. The Burgman has been my dream scooter for a while now so I have decided to go for it. Kind Regards from Durban RSA.

Hi Rozz, Yep here on the east coast we are kept warm in winter by the warm ocean current coming down from the tropics. Further inland it can get cold, some areas are -3c this morning. Regards from Durban RSA.

Hi Rozz, Glad you got that baby running well again. I sure feel for you guys with those winter months. Here we are in the winter right now and this morning it was 12c when I left home with a predicted max of 25c later. Lovely riding weather. As far as swopping for a "real" bike, well that's another matter. I rode my GSX R750 to work today because my scoot has that glazed clutch thing and as far as convenience, comfort, packing space, slow traffic etc there is just no better commuter than the X500 as far as I'm concerned, I sure missed the scooter big time. Regards from Durban RSA.

Thanks, I'll definately consider that a bit later, right now while it's covered by warrenty I'll just let them do it their way. I should also rethink my style of riding, maybe I'm feeding in too much gas when taking off and forcing the revs too high while the incline and weight is preventing the speed from increasing enough and contributing to the excess spin going on in there, what you guys think? I see an advert in the local media that the Vespa agents in Cape Town have been appointed as Malossi agents so I'll also chat with them when the time comes. I certainly can't imagine sitting with this problem every 5000 km. Now the dude tells me he doesn't have the parts in stock and Kymco SA is closed for two weeks for a stock take. I told him make a plan I am not waiting two weeks. Regards from Durban RSA.

Had a chat with the dealer and he tells me they had a X500 in last week and replaced the clutch assembly. Seems very similar to how mine is reacting. They have collected the scoot and taken it in so now I wait to hear what they find. I'll keep you posted. Regards fron Durban RSA.

Hi Guys, can't see any difference just looking at the caliper, looks the same as mine other than the colour. I'll check the part numbers, just curious. Looks like that topbox bracket is also just mounted to the rack like mine so I would suggest being careful with the weight. I see Givi has special brackets designed for our scoot to accomodate the weight but I'm not gonig to buy them because I only carry a 29 lt Givi briefcase normally for work and switch to the 32lt topbox when I need the extra space. I'm having battery trouble with mine last few days it strains to turn the motor to start and a few times goes dead for a second and the clock time changes etc. Makes me think there's a short in the battery. It's 9 months old. Took it out last night and put in on the Optimate 4 charger, the charger tells me it has "a short ciruited cell" so today it's me and the dealer. The Evoline what can I say. I'm a shark fan and also have a S800 and an S900. I use a full face for riding my other bikes and when taking longer runs. I believe that is the best safety wise. There is a lot of literature out there about the flip-up helmets, mainly about the hinging mechnisms which utilise space which should be used for temple protection and the consequense of side impacts causing temple/eye socket injuries, and it make sense to me. The Evoline is just for town riding and commuting because other than the obvious advantages of a flip-up I drive through a high security checkpoint which requires I stop and press a button to open a boom and at the same time a digital camera is right in my face and takes a photo. If I use a fullface they shout and insist it is removed for the photo but will allow an open face helmet for recognition purposes, hence the Evoline works for me. I accept the risk to enjoy the convenience. It is a heavy helmet, bigger than normal and not nearly as comfortable as the other two and it is very noisy in the wind as well. It's not my favourite. Regards from Durban RSA.

Way to go, I love it. There's a few HD's around my hood and those dudes give me the glass eye when I zip past. I had the cheek over the weekend to pull into the HD dealer to have a word with a friend. Now this is their turf and imagine my pleasure when there just happened to be a open slot right in the middle of the row of shiny black and chrome HD's in front and all the dudes sitting around sipping whatever HD dudes sip at 10h00 on Saturdays. I slipped my blue X500 right into that open spot and walked past smiling and greeting the guys. My buddy told me to beat it because that was the reserved parking for the chairman of the board or pack leader or what ever they call the main dude. By then there was quite a crowd around the scoot and I heard some pretty tough talk about plastic toys, blow-up dolls and some really bad words that would make my mom blush. I think they were on the verge of picking up the scoot and dumping it in the trash bin so I beat it wishing them all a lovely day. Such a sweet bunch of guys. Regards from Durban RSA.

Mine's also a bit strange, in fact I think mine was built in 07 (haven't looked) and first registered in 09. It was probably the last carb model left over and had been standing around in the showroom for a long time hence it had a few small nicks and scratches and I managed to get it at 25% less than the X500i. They're not big sellers here and the few that were sold the guys all ordered the fuel injection ones. Here In my neck of the woods it's the year of first registration that is regarded as the year model for all purposes including insurance etc except when you buy parts. I bought my GSX R750 early this year, it was left over stock from 08 (built in 07) and Suzuki was offering the 08 at 25% less and the 09 at 12.5% less than the 2010 model. Technically the same bike just different paint jobs. Anyway mine is registered and regarded now as a 2010 model. Crazy way of looking at it I think.