good buy?

[Dale4]

 Hi, I just found a people 150 with 6000 miles for 1300 dollars and it seems to be in great shape...my question is,is this a good buy? is that too many miles(its a 2009).is there any thing I should look out for? The only other scooter I ever owned was an Agility 50 and I just got my license and am moving up to a bigger scoot.And how fast will it go(I'm 200 lbs) Thank you for responding....Dale

[Calothrix]

Sounds like a good deal to me.  Check the odometer.  If it's like my '05, it is in kilometers, not miles.  Not sure if you did the conversion already.  Either way, that is not many miles.  I have over 17000 km on mine and it still runs like new.  Top speed is about 55-60 mph and it should get about 70-75 mpg.  The 150 is a great scoot!

[Calothrix]

Just found this on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2009-KYMCO-PEOPLE-150-MOTOR-ENGINE-TRANSMISSION-STARTER-/300743445783?pt=Other_Vehicle_Parts&hash=item4605b4cd17&vxp=mtr

Shows that the odometer on a 2009 also reads in kilometers.

[John in PA]

Just a head's up on speed.  The speedo on these reads about 15% optimistic, so your INDICATED 55-60 is actually a good bit less (maybe 47-53?? WOT)  See my article on mods in this forum.  You can spend SEVERAL hundred dollars and get very little return on investment (maybe 3-4 MPH?) in terms of extra performance.  If you won't be happy with those speeds, get a bigger scoot.  I like mine fine, but won't be taking it on any 4-lanes where I might get run over from behind!!  I use it for grocery runs and carry it on a hitch rack on a RV and the People 150 was the heaviest Kymco I could put on the rack.

I ride Moto Guzzi motorcycles when I want to go faster, but can't carry one on the RV rack!

[Vivo]

Hi JohninPA, Welcome!.. You're right about gaining speed.. but a lot of scoot owners really enjoy the "fun" part and with 3-4 mph increase... the degree of satisfaction and enjoyment of tinkering with the toys, I would say, would be great..

[John in PA]

Yeah, I did enjoy the challenge, and had fun doing it.  Learned a lot too, having never worked with a CVT before.  And, I'm the original "If it ain't broke, fix it till it is!" guy.  Just wanted the prospective buyer to have realistic expectations.  That crucial difference between 50MPH and 60 MPH can make a difference where you can and can't ride the scoot.

I'm still keeping the carb and inlet tract change in the back of my mind, but don't want to do it without authoritative experience on what to expect and the certainty that it will work.