Used 2002 Kymco Bet and Win 250 - What do I need to do?

[AZCycle]

Thanks for the comments - I appreciate the help.  The scooter was serviced in early August, full service including fluids and a new battery.  I suspect it was not being used much before and since then.  In looking at the battery it is a little low (12.7v) and the readout indicates only 2 'dots' out of 6(?).  I did not get an owner's manual with the scooter so it is a bit of an Easter egg hunt locating things. 

One other thing that came up in another discussion that I did not find an answer to is the engine kill switch.  Is it supposed to be in a particular position (on = the scooter engine will not run, off = the scooter engine will run) when the bike is parked/stored for longer lengths of time and does this affect the amount of draw on the battery?   

Meanwhile, I'll check things out and let you know what I find. 

Well I think its a good habit to turn off the kill switch when it's not in use but as to it affecting battery draw I wouldn't think so.  I think only the key "on" would suck power from the battery. Motorcycle/scooter batteries can die pretty quickly if not used or charged regularly so even with a "new" battery in August, it might be pretty low.  I'd purchased a motorcycle trickle-charger and keep it on that when not in use.

When my battery died, it was sluggish to start and yes, the battery display only showed about 2-3 "dots." Mine went bad so fast that it wouldn't even hold a charge overnight.  So $65 later and a new battery, no problems.

I didn't get an owner's manual with mine either, but luckily the local scooter shop had a nice employee with one and he copied it for me.  PM me and I'd be happy to send you a copy either via snail mail or I can scan it and send it to you as a PDF. 

You mentioned how they are supposed to idle a bit fast on startup until they warm.  Mine does this half the time, and the other half it just idles normally (I think they should idle about 1400rpm).  I haven't set mine on a real dwell-meter/tachometer and set the idle by the dashboard display, with is obviously difficult to get exact.  I think my biggest problem is it not returning to idle when I come to a red light.  About half the time, it stays revved-up around 3000rpm.  I then have to give it a quick 'punch' of throttle, which will knock the idle back down.  I still may have clogged jets.

Good luck, and feel free to PM me if you want a copy of the owner's manual.

[FRANKJ3]

Hello my fellow "KYMCO-IANS"

I'm another Newbee to this forum and haven't done a lot of "surfing" the forum.
But I would like to chime in on the lower turn signals.

I bought a new '07 Vitality 4T and it had both the upper and lower turn lights.  My lower lights were not hooked up by the B&M.  I noticed the bulbs in them and discovered the wiring harness hanging down so I plugged it in.

TaaDaa!!  Another set of turn signals - and they are bright enough to be seen with the headlight on.  The bulbs are the original bulbs from the factory - not caps on mine.

My B&M apologized for not plugging them in when he did the pre-sale inspection.

As for my KYMCO - I wouldn't trade it for anything.....except maybe another KYMCO!

Ride safe and proud.

Frankj3

Texas Gulf Coast

[driver8]

Thanks AZCycle for the offer on the Manual and additional comments.  I found the owners manual on the Kymco site yesterday.  Some funny translations in there, and the description of the kill switch is not very good.  It seems to suggest only that the "On" switch (the on position for the ignition switch) is the only position that will create significant current draw, which agrees with your thoughts.  I charged the battery for a couple days and started it up today.  Much better.  The voltage dropped to about 11.2 so I think I've got enough juice and the battery is taking a sufficient charge.  Also put some SeaFoam in the tank and will see if it smooths out the idle.  Thanks again for the suggestions. 

[driver8]

I noticed last night when checking the air filter that the filter box and filter smelled like gasoline.  As well, the filter was partially discolored - one area was black (very dark), the rest very clean (it's a relatively new filter - less than 200mi).  I'm not familiar with carbureted engines, is the crankcase ventilated to the air box?  Is this normal?  Thanks again.

[AZCycle]

I didn't realize you had responded so sorry for my late addition.  Glad you found the manual. As to your air filter question... I wish I could help. I'm not sure if the crankcase is ventilated through the airbox, but I *think* so.  When I cleaned my air filter it smelled slightly of fuel as well... though it wasn't discolored.