4° on a LIKE200eye

[Stig / Major Tom]

4° Fahrenheit, 5:45 AM, arriving at work. (Oh yeah- the scoot fired instantly after sitting at cold temps - including below 0 - for days. Ran fine and idled perfectly on this very cold ride into work. EFI, Iridium plug, bigdam Yamaha fuel pump -? Whatever , I trust this scoot to perform on very cold days.)

Forecast was for "0% precip, cold & sunny" - what I got was snow flurries all blessed day!
HA! too cold & windy for it to stick! so I took the long way home from work.
OK, I gotta admit it is a little bit embarrassing at stop lights. (not a single other 2-wheeler moving - people tend to stare.) This is the one thing I do not like about riding a scooter - You are very conspicuous in the Land of F-150's. Thank goodness for the privacy of the full face helmet.

The first 50 ft - and final 50 ft - of my commute were the only tricky bits. Concerned that if I slip on the ice I'm going to drop my scoot! (I'll try to have it fall on me...)


OK men, we can do this thing....
Stig

[ScootCoot]

You're my hero!  Four degrees, especially at 5:45 am, is way too cold for me!

[atxscooterguy]

That's just too hardcore for me I absolutely loathe the cold weather. That's why I live in Texas! Supposed to be 67 this Saturday in Austin, setting up for my first ride of the year! Very excited.

[TroutBum]

What a diehard. Good on you Stig. Do you use studs on the tires? I would be nervous to ride in that weather. Years ago when I was much younger I used to ride my dirt bike in the snow. It was tons of fun until you hit that patch of black ice. I don't dare try that today. It took me a year to fully recoup from a fall in my house. Getting old can suck. 

[Stig / Major Tom]

No, no studs. I never ride on ice, or roads that might be about to develop ice.
I looked forward all week to a Saturday sunrise ride....but the roads were glossy and dark after a night frost, so I turned around and went home.
Spent the morning servicing both scooters.
Very cold - and dry roads, and I'll head out for a ride.......but it is no fun if you're worrying about going down.
Some Forza owners ride at 70mph....I've been at 55 ,or so a couple of times for 5 or 10 minutes. I'm no thrill seeker and speed has never been my thing.
Stig

[2wheelfun]

300cc, that will probably top out around 100mph.

[0BARK4322]

Why did you change the fuel pump?

[Stig / Major Tom]

Why did you change the fuel pump?

There's a long sad series of posts, here, when I was trying to sort a running issue at low, steady speeds on my LIKE200i.
Was not getting any help from the dealer - so checked in with the forum members and began sorting the issue on my own. Sea Foam, a new  coil, plug, injector and fuel pump were some of the things I tried.
Then a member lent me a KYMCO diagnostic tool to plug in - and I found the throttle position sensor to be bad (which I suspected - but could not prove without the diagnostic tool. Then had to wait for the dealer to obtain the same tool ! so they could see what I was talking about) The dealer and I did 3 rounds, then I called in KYMCO USA and they lit some fires and got my new throttle body installed under warranty. This took a few months.
Stig

[0BARK4322]

Darn..........well at least you got that fixed