Hello from Philippines

[mattler]

Just thought I`d say hi and introduce myself.
I work in UK but live in PH and just got myself a super 8 150cc
Although my other bike is a 2015 Z1000 I`m over the moon with the Kymco
I`m just breaking in the engine right now and using variable revs all the time and changed first oil at 100km.
I will do another at 500km then 1000km before I start to push it a little.
I`m planning on squeezing a bit more power out of it as it struggles uphill when I have a back ride with me.
Ane thing I have noticed though is the my wife`s Yamaha Mio 115 is a LOT smoother and better response when pulling way...If anyone has any ideas on how to make it a bit more responsive then please let me know
Many thanks
Matty

[PaulF]

Hi Matty, welcome to the forum.  I am a pretty new member myself and have found this to be a very friendly place.  Hopefully someone will have an answer for you.

Paul

[Mr. Paul]

Hello Mattler and welcome to the Forum! I would wait until the Super is completely broken in before I would evaluate its performance. After that, you may want to look in to replacing the stock rollers with Dr. Pulley sliders. They generally give a more linear, smoother, take-off. Best of luck and be careful. 

[beermak]

variable revs is the way to go. but  you should push it... your only worry is having the brakes broken in. i never sustain a constant speed but wot should be the limit.
if then you feel u need some extra accel.. go with sliders. downsize 1 gram and ull see

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[CROSSBOLT]

Hi, Matty! Welcome! Sounds like you are having fun on the scoot as you should. We used to have a guy on here call sign Vivo. He had a tour service/taxi/rental car service somewhere near Manila, I think, and he sent some GREAT pictures of the road to Baguio. He dropped off a coulpa years ago but I think his business just got real busy. Let us know what's happening in the PI and your progress with the scoot!

Karl

[wkreps]

I replaced my rollers with Dr Pulley Sliders (13gram) and got very close to original performance only the RPM's lowered slightly. So you'll want to go lighter than 13 gram.

[mattler]

Thanks for the warm welcome and all the replies guys. I`ve been offline due to having to haul ass back to the UK for a 1 day training course so literally just got back.
As for break in I am following the "vary revs" rule and will use low quality oil until I feel it is broken in then put the good stuff in it.
I also just bought my wife a yamaha mio so that we can both enjoy the world of scootering.