...Finally, he said the shift pattern is four-down. I questioned that, and judging from what I've read here, that has something to do with a recall? What's the deal, is this bike supposed to have that shift pattern, or does that mean it's an older, pre-recall model?
It's obviously one of the early K-Pipes that hasn't had the linkage added. If you can remember to shift it in the proper direction buy it. The linkage installed for the recall makes it shift very poorly. The proper fix would be a different shift drum but KYMCO USA went the easy route.
I removed the recall linkage, installed a heel/toe shifter I had in my inventory and found it shifts very well. Folks that road race or ride old bikes will already be familiar with an all-down pattern.
I myself would still like to know if the bike was properly fixed for 2017 with a different shift drum or if it still uses linkage.
As mentioned if anyone wants the shop manual send me a PM with your email address.
Removing the emission stuff is pretty easy. The hardest part is making a plate to fit on the head where that chromed pipe was bolted in place. Basically you just want the engine to vent to the atmosphere and you can do that by running the crankcase vent hose down toward the ground behind the motor.
There's a vacuum line that goes off the intake manifold you'll need to cap off, too. A short length of hose with a bolt in it over the nipple on the manifold is the easiest way to fix this and could be reversed if you wanted to do so. Safety wiring this is a good idea. Alternatively you could remove the intake manifold and seal the hole with JB Weld.
I should have written down the jetting I'm running but I didn't. I'll get that for you ASAP along with an eBay item number for the Mikuni carb. At most they're around $40 although I just bought one for $27. I had to add an adjuster to the carb top which required me to tap the hole in the top (6mm x 1?). Again I'll measure the adjuster, etc. and get this info to you.
As mentioned I don't trust the vacuum operated petcock under the tank so I bought one on eBay, made an aluminum plate to mount it and swapped it in place. When you swap carbs you'll lose the carb-mounted petcock.
I'm making all this sound a lot more difficult than it really is. It's a wonderfully simple bike that invites tinkering.
